N°43 (September 2025-February 2026). Policy challenges and opportunities in the face of the disruptive impact of Artificial Intelligence.

2025-01-24

Monograph Coordinators

Nieves Lagares Diez, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Guadalupe Martínez Fuentes, University of Granada, Spain
Inmaculada Melero López, University of Murcia, Spain

Abstract

The development of Artificial Intelligence has impacted the functioning of our societies and poses a significant challenge to politics. Focusing on the political sphere, this volume welcomes proposals for reflection and analysis on issues related to this emerging field of research.

One dilemma is the extent to which generative AI enters politics to create new narratives or merely to access those already in circulation. Another is the influence of AI on harmful political polarization processes and, in the worst-case scenario, its role in processes of autocratization. A third question concerns the potential usefulness of AI in managing political organizations and in mobilizing social and electoral participation. Can political parties, unions, NGOs, and lobbies gain competitive advantages through AI? Additionally, the impact of AI on the sustained communication between political institutions at any level and citizens is another key issue. Finally, we cannot overlook the ethical implications of generative AI in the public domain and the political debates it sparks.

These and many other questions related to the changes, effects, and consequences of AI in the realm of politics will be the focus of analysis in this monograph.

Keywords: AI, Politics, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Political Communication, Citizenship, Narratives

Article submission deadline: July 30, 2025