Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. Policy & Internet has launched a special issue call for papers on the topic of “Shaping the Future of the Information Society: WSIS+20 and Beyond”, edited by Prof. Dr. Jonathon Hutchinson (University of Sydney) and Nadia Tjahja (United Nations University-CRIS and Free University of Brussels). We invite papers that explore: Governance Modalities and Stakeholder Dynamics We welcome papers that critically examine the evolving architecture of Internet governance, key questions include: * Modes of Governance and Participation: Analyses of the WSIS+20 Review process, including its modalities, elements and drafts. * Stakeholder Inclusion and Participation Models: Reviewing how the Global Digital Compact (GDC) and WSIS have approached multistakeholderism, inclusion and diversity in its processes. * Meta-participation in Digital Governance: Exploring second-order stakeholder engagement – where stakeholders not only participate in processes, but actively shape the process itself * Norm Development and Frameworks: Studies on the alignment and adoption of the SDGs, Sao Paulo Principles, the GDC Frameworks and ROAM-X as normative anchors. * Multilateralism and Multistakeholderism: Reviewing the interplay between multilateralism andmultistakeholderism * Global and regional multistakeholderism: Evaluating tensions, synergies and practical implications in decision-making Institutional Futures in Internet Governance We invite contributions that address the evolution and future of key institutions shaping Internet governance: * Preserving and Evolving the IGF: The future of multistakeholder governance through the IGF and its potentially renewed mandate * Developing Institutional Architectures: Reevaluating the changing role of different offices such as the UN Tech Envoy’s office/ODET, and proposals for new bodies for future governance. * Evolving institutions: Reflecting on ICANN’s role in the evolving governance ecosystems and its place in future frameworks. * Governing Artificial Intelligence: Proposals for new spaces or mechanisms to coordinate global AI governance across stakeholders. User-centric Perspectives in Internet Governance: Exploring Internet use and its socioeconomic consequences We invite contributions that are user-centric and/or address topics related to the WSIS Action Lines: * Digital Inclusion and Equity * User rights * Behavioural and psychological impacts * Economic and labour transformations * Education * Cultural and language diversity * Data sovereignty * Topics related to the WSIS Action Lines Submission Guidelines: Please send through your title and 300-word abstract to Jonathon Hutchinson [jonathon.hutchinson@sydney.edu.au] and Nadia Tjahja [nadia.tjahja@vub.be] with the subject line: “Policy & Internet Special Issue” by 2 November 2025. * Abstracts: up to 300 words * Abstract deadline: 2 November * Full papers: 6000-8000 words * Full paper Deadline: 1 March 2026 Kind regards, Nadia Tjahja, PhD Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Brussels School of Governance | Adjunct Professor & Postdoctoral Researcher https://brussels-school.be/research/digitalisation-democracy-and-innovation United Nations University – CRIS | Co-Coordinator of the Digital Governance Cluster www.cris.unu.edu<http://www.cris.unu.edu/> YOUthDIG Coordinator, European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG)<https://www.eurodig.org/> European Regional Editor, Policy & Internet Journal (P&I<https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/19442866>)