Digital transformation is reshaping the ways societies communicate, organize, and participate in political life, creating both new opportunities and new challenges for ethnic minorities. While digital technologies can support cultural preservation, political representation, access to information, and social inclusion, they can also reinforce existing inequalities, deepen social divisions, and create new forms of exclusion through unequal access, online discrimination, and the manipulation of identity-based narratives.
This Open Panel explores the relationship between digital transformation and ethnic politics by examining how technological change affects minority communities, identity formation, political participation, and processes of social integration. It addresses the opportunities offered by digital platforms for strengthening inclusion, dialogue, and conflict resolution, while also considering the risks associated with polarization, misinformation, and the amplification of ethnic tensions.
The panel welcomes theoretical, comparative, and empirical contributions addressing digital citizenship, minority rights, online identity politics, ethnic representation, digital inequalities, social cohesion, peacebuilding, and the role of technology in managing diversity. Contributions from political science, sociology, conflict studies, communication studies, and related disciplines are encouraged.
By examining the intersection of ethnicity and digital transformation, the panel seeks to advance understanding of how societies can use technological innovation to promote inclusive governance, protect diversity, and develop effective approaches to preventing and resolving conflicts in increasingly digital environments.
