EUMEPLAT Project Output: Special Issue of the Central European Journal of Communication

The team from the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism (ICSJ) has prepared a special issue of the Central European Journal of Communication focused on the future of platforms and their social construction. This project originated within the Horizon 2020 EUMEPLAT program and offers unique insights into topics such as surveillance and resistance, the future of algorithms and free choice, and the relationship between communication technologies and armed conflicts.

The issue was edited by Nico Carpentier from the Center for Culture and Communication Research at Charles University. The authors also include Miloš Hroch, Vaia Doudaki, and Klára Odstrčilová from ICSJ.

The special issue also includes a transcription of a roundtable held at ICSJ, featuring academics such as Marie Heřmanová, Martin Tremčinský, and philosopher Václav Janoščík.

The entire issue is available in Open Access at the following link: https://journals.ptks.pl/cejc/issue/view/vol17-no1-35-spec-2024.

Contents of the Special Issue:

1. Introduction: The Construction of the Future of Platforms - Nico Carpentier, Miloš Hroch
2. Techno-pessimistic and Techno-optimistic Visions of Surveillance and Resistance in Europe - Vaia Doudaki et al.
3. Futures of Algorithms and Choice: Structuration of Algorithmic Imaginaries and Digital Platforms in Europe - Miloš Hroch et al.
4. Imagining the Future of Conflict and Communication Technologies: A Map of Four Anxiety and Two Hope-driven Scenarios - Nico Carpentier, Andrea Miconi
5. Transforming Toxic Debates Towards European Futures: Technological Disruption, Societal Fragmentation, and Enlightenment 2.0 - Mehmet Ali Üzelgün et al.
6. The Future of Gender and Gender Equality Online: A Scenario Analysis of Imaginaries on Gender and Social Media Platforms - Babette Lagrange et al.
7. Roundtable Discussion: Perspectives on the Futures of Platforms and Democracy - Miloš Hroch, Marie Heřmanová, Václav Janoščík, and others.

For more information about the special issue and its contents, please visit the link provided above.