Minitrack: Social Theory in Information Systems Research (STIR ’25) Track: Social Inclusion (SIGSI) AMCIS 2025, Aug. 14-16 2025 Montreal, Canada STIR ‘24 solicits papers using social theory to critically examine digital technologies and their roles in enabling and constraining social change. Examples of social theory that could be used include, but are certainly not limited to social presence theory, impression management actor-network theory, sociomateriality, critical theory, practice theory, gender socialization theory, agency theory and others. We are particularly interested in completed or emerging research that addresses the conference theme, Intelligent technologies for a better future, exploring the ways in which access to technology and digital resources can be used to mitigate digital disparities, particularly for marginalized communities. Issues might include improving access to computing and digital resources for marginalized populations and improve social inclusion, critically assessing the ways in which digital technologies and information systems can be used to encourage social progress by providing equal opportunities for all to participate in digital life, and the development and analysis of sustainable business models for social entrepreneurship that prioritize social impact. STIR is a long-standing minitrack and we hope to continue a tradition of high-quality papers, and thought-provoking discussions among IS researchers using social theory in their work. In addition to research aligned with the conference theme we are also interested in high quality empirical and conceptual work that uses social theory to investigate issues such as (but not limited to): • Critically assessing the ways in which digital technologies and information systems can be used to privilege some and exclude others • Understanding the impacts of the digital technologies on the digital divide • Assessing the unintended consequences of the implementation and use of digital technologies in organizations and in social life • Reflection on the ways in which digital technologies assemblages support and challenge political, cultural, and economic hegemonies. • Social impacts of information systems design for development • Ways in which technology transfer came address digital disparities • Impacts and ethical implications of artificial intelligence in business, education, and social life • Digital technologies, artificial intelligence and the future of work • Reengineering the pipeline in STEM education for greater inclusiveness and diversity If you have questions, please contact the minitrack chairs Submission Guidelines: https://amcis2025.aisconferences.org/submissions/types-of-submissions/ Important Dates: Paper submissions begin: January 5, 2025 Paper Submission Deadline: Feb 28, 2025, 5:00 PM EST Conference Dates: August 14-16, 2025 Mini-Track chairs Pnina Fichman, Indiana University, fichman@iu.edu Howard Rosenbaum, Indiana University, hrosenba@iu.edu