Digital Economy and Social Development: Cross-, Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinary Perspectives

The digital economy, meaning economic activity that depends on digital technologies, data and platforms, has become a principal channel through which social development is widened or constrained. This call for papers sets out the rationale, selection method and thematic structure of a special issue of the International Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies on that relationship. Drawing on a structured scoping of the literature, it identifies seven themes: digital inclusion and justice; work, platforms and livelihoods; finance and entrepreneurship; education, health and public services; governance, data and democracy; environment and sustainability; and theory, measurement and method. It argues that each requires cross-, multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary inquiry, states the aims and expected contributions of the issue, and gives the editorial timetable.