Deadline: September 15, 2026
Digital Geography and Society
Welfare state geographies are undergoing increasing digitalization and datafication, as digital and data-driven technologies and associated practices are embedded in welfare institutions and shape interactions with citizens. Digital welfare systems are often assumed to provide more convenient and personalized services, flexible working practices, cost-efficiency and in some cases more just decisions. At the same time, they create frictions and contradictions when systems fail to function as intended or enhance biases. We call these digital vulnerabilities.
Guest Editors:
Dr. Desirée Enlund
Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Dr. Maria Arnelid
Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences & Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Dr. Petter Falk
Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Anne Kaun
Department of Culture and Education, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden
Dr. Sara Mörtsell
Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Special issue information:
This Special Issue invites contributions that attend to the geographies produced in, through, and of digital vulnerabilities and how these contribute to uneven digital geographies.
Manuscript submission information:
The Digital Geography and Society’s submission system is open for submissions to our special issue titled “Digital Vulnerabilities: Spatial Perspectives on the Datafied Welfare State”.
Interested to contribute to this special issue, then kindly send a maximum 250-word abstract to Dr. Desirée Enlund(desiree.enlund@liu.se) before 15th September 2026.
All submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Once your manuscript is accepted, it will go into production and will be simultaneously published in the current regular issue and pulled into the online Special Issue.
Articles from this Special Issue will appear in different regular issues of the journal, though they will be clearly marked and branded as Special Issue articles.
Please see an example here.
Further, kindly ensure to read the Guide for Authors before writing your manuscript. The Guide for Authors and link to submit your manuscript is available on the Journal’s homepage at Digital Geography and Society.
Important dates:
- 15 September 2026: Abstract submission (a maximum 250-word abstract to Dr. Desirée Enlund desiree.enlund@liu.se)
- 31 January 2027: Full paper submission
- February – August: Review and revision phase
- October 2027: Publication
