Submit a Manuscript to the Journal
Chinese Sociological Review
For a Special Issue on
A.I. and Society in China
Abstract deadline
Manuscript deadline
Special Issue Editor(s)
Canhui Liu,
University College London
specialcsr@gmail.com
Chuncheng Liu,
Northeastern University
specialcsr@gmail.com
A.I. and Society in China
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (A.I.) technologies is transforming societies, economies, and cultures across the globe. While A.I. promises opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and convenience, it also raises critical questions about socioeconomic, political, and ethical impact, and the broader social implications. This special issue of Chinese Sociological Review (CSR) seeks to explore the interplay between A.I. and society in China, aiming to provide a platform for rigorous scholarly dialogue on these pressing topics.
China ranks among the top countries globally in A.I. investment, model and patent generation, and talent development. At the same time, this rapid advancement coexists with substantial challenges, such as regulation, increasing inequality, and environmental concerns. This unique global position - shaped by distinct political economies, ideologies, and A.I. subjects - presents new challenges and opportunities for sociologists to explore A.I. within its social context and examine its societal consequences that can contribute to the emerging field of the sociology of A.I.
Submission Instructions
CSR invites submissions for a special issue examining the interactions between A.I. and society in China. This issue aims to advance scholarly understanding of how A.I. technologies are shaped and reshaping Chinese society, culture, and institutions while contributing to broader theoretical discussions in sociology. Submissions should employ innovative theoretical and methodological approaches to examine the social consequences of A.I. and society interactions. We are also interested in studies that adopt a global and comparative perspective or offer multi-disciplinary approaches.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- A.I. and public perception
- A.I.'s role in social norm formation and evolution
- A.I. and social inequalities
- A.I. and state, bureaucracy, and geopolitics
- A.I. and imagination, ideologies, and subculture
- A.I. and labor, work, and organization
- A.I. and expertise
- A.I. and environment
- A.I.'s impact on social networks and interpersonal relationships
- Social value alignment of A.I.
- Integration of A.I. in sociological methods and research
Authors who want their work to be considered for publication in this Special Issue should email a proposal with the header (CSR A.I. & Society) to specialcsr@gmail.com by April 30, 2025. The body of the email should include this text: Attention: Guest Editors Canhui Liu, UCL, and Chuncheng Liu, Northeastern University. At the discretion of the journal editor, papers that are not selected for the thematic issue may be referred for general review at CSR.
Proposals should be about 1,000 words. They should include theoretical and/or empirical approaches to address the theme of the special issue, and/or how the proposed study will advance knowledge about A.I. and Society in Chinese context and beyond.
The Editorial team will consider the pool of proposals received by the deadline. They will select proposals they consider to be of the highest quality and invite the authors to submit a full paper. Invitations to submit the full-length research paper will be sent out to authors by May 15, 2025. The full-length paper (no more than 9,000 words) for peer reviews will be due on September 15, 2025. The special issue is expected to be published online before March 2026.