Call
The submission of entries for this year's GeNeMe is divided into a two-stage submission process. The following steps are involved:
Step 1: (until 12.04.2026) - Submission of abstracts
Submission of an abstract of 3,000 characters (excluding literature and, if applicable, 2-3 meaningful illustrations) to present the topic, assigned to one of the tracks described below in the format research contribution, research in progress, project contribution or application from practice. All information about the submission can be found on the page Abstract submission
Step 2: (until 21.06.2026) - Submission of contribution
Elaboration of the accepted abstract into a research contribution, research in progress, project contribution or contribution to practical applications . All information on formats, templates and the submission system can be found on the page Submitting contributions
Track topics
The following thematic focuses provide orientation and serve as an open invitation to submit contributions.
PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH
- Meaning, goals and effects of participatory methods in digital, analog and hybrid research processes
- Roles of participants in participatory research, such as co-researchers or co-designers
- Success factors for successful participation in participatory projects and interventions
- Reflection on the limits and hurdles of participatory approaches
- Perceived effectiveness and importance of participation from the participants' perspective
FUTURE OF DIGITAL PARTICIPATION
- Use of future technologies in participatory processes
- Expectations, trust and behavior towards AI in participation formats
- Influence of machine participation on democratic decision-making processes
- Ethical issues surrounding the integration of AI in participation
- Co-existence of humans and machines in the context of participation
PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY
- Normative foundations and empirical quality criteria of digital participation processes
- Influence of digital technologies on the quality, dynamics and results of participatory decision-making
- Digital implementation of complex decision-making processes such as consensus building, deliberation or mediation
- Participatory interventions (e.g. citizen science approaches) for sustainable behavior
- Challenges and limits of digital participation for resilient democracy
PARTICIPATION AS CO-CREATION
- Participatory work and co-creation in hybrid and virtual settings (e.g. COIL)
- Immersive realities (augmented, virtual and X-reality) for participatory work and co-creation
- AI-supported collaborative knowledge and decision-making processes for participatory work and co-creation
- Tools, interfaces and infrastructures for participatory work and co-creation
- Participatory design techniques (including UX, co-design, gamification)
PARTICIPATION IN DIGITAL AND HYBRID COMMUNITIES
- Communities in digital and hybrid spaces and their social, cultural and power-related dynamics
- Moderation, social curation and conflict management in digital communities
- Digital and hybrid spaces of interaction for participation and negotiation processes
- Radicalization, resilience and intervention in digital communities
- Comparison of social dynamics in digital and non-digital participation formats
PARTICIPATION IN DIGITAL EDUCATION PROCESSES
- Competence requirements for digital sovereignty
- Participatory design, use and governance of digital education platforms
- Communities of practice as participatory learning formats in digital and AI-supported learning environments
- Participation in open education
- Sustainable effectiveness of participation in digital education processes
- Participation in academic self-governance
All abstracts for research and project contributions will be reviewed in a double-blind review process. The reviews will then be sent to the authors regardless of their acceptance status. Please note that the submission and review of papers, feedback on acceptance and revision of accepted papers, etc. will be done exclusively via the conference management system confTool.
As a junior-oriented conference, we particularly invite students to submit papers in one of the formats. For an appropriate evaluation based on criteria typical for university studies, we ask you to mark the submitted contributions as student contributions.