Call for Book Chapter Proposals - Democratic Innovations

This volume seeks to explore rising practices, institutions, communities, systems, and technologies designed to deepen, broaden, and revitalize democratic governance in the 21st century. The central theme of this volume disengages emerging issues on how societies across the globe are experimenting with novel approaches to citizen/youth participation, deliberation, accountability, and inclusion in political decision-making, by providing a comprehensive understanding of both the opportunities and challenges of democratic innovations in different political, cultural, and technological contexts. With the premise to trigger a shift towards a fundamental triumph of democracy in modern states, where the global south is no exception, this volume discusses the main challenges and venues of democratic innovations, and suggests new flows of contemporary democratic systems, where youth and new technologies erupt.

Topics can include, but are not limited to

• Democratic Innovations in the 21st Century: Cases from the Global South

• Revisiting Political Participation in Modern Democracies: From Political Exclusion to Comprehensive Inclusion

• Democratic Innovations and Political Participation in the Global South

• The Impact of Digital Media on Democratic Transitions in the Arab World

• Innovative Democracy: Social Networking and Political Change

• New Trends in Democratic Transitions: The Role of Youth Movements in the MENA Region

• From Disengagement to Political Engagement: The Power of Digital Media on Youth Political Participation

• The Shift from Streets to Screens: The Power of Digital Democracy and Online Political Participation

• Nation-States and Political Reforms in the Global South: The Role of Constitutional Change in Morocco

• The Impact of Youth Activism on Democratic Reforms in Morocco

• Digital democracy and the use of AI in governance

Deadlines

Please submit your chapter proposal submission before October 31, 2025, to the editor of the volume, Aziz El Bakkali (abdelaaziz.elbakkali@usmba.ac.ma). Acceptance notification on November 30th, 2025.