Call for Papers: ZFHE 21/3
Posted on 2026-03-23
Call for Papers: ZFHE 21/3
Digital Sovereignty and Governance. On the Relationship between Media Education and Higher Education Development
Editors: Alessandro Barberi, Svenja Bedenlier, Gabriele Zehetner, Barbara Zuliani
Publication date: September/October 2026
Particularly in the context of digitalisation, higher education institutions, as organisations and institutions, are embedded within diverse governance structures, societal expectations and forms of political control. In doing so, they respond to broader societal and political developments and demands. In the information age, these developments are in turn shaped by processes of mediatisation; in recent years, this has been particularly influenced by the spread of artificial intelligence (AI), which makes various visions of the future conceivable for society, higher education institutions and individuals. Digital infrastructures and AI systems not only intervene in administrative processes, but also alter the conditions under which scientific knowledge is produced and, consequently, the (media education) prerequisites, models and theories of media didactics and education.