Communicating Sustainable Development Goals in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Palgrave Macmillan (2026), xlvii, 523 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-3-032-16799-6 (print); 978-3-032-16800-9 (ebook)
"This book is the first scholarly work dedicated to examining the complex relationship between artificial intelligence and communicating the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Moving beyond techno-optimist narratives, the book advances a critical theoretical intervention: the AI Sustainability Exclusion Theory. This framework identifies interconnected biases that systematically exclude populations from AI's developmental benefits, contradicting the 2030 Agenda's pledge to "leave no one behind." It is essential reading for communications and development scholars, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to ensure that the AI economy advances human flourishing rather than exacerbating global inequality." (Publisher description)
PART I. CONTEXTUAL AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES, 1
1 Communicating SDGs in the Era of AI Economy: Towards an AI-Sustainability Exclusion Theory / Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u, 3
2 The Geopolitics of AI and the SDGs: Development as Digital Dependency? / Boris Houenou, 63
3 Can Artificial Intelligence and Communication Research Catalyse Sustainable Development? A Global Analysis of Research Topics Based on InCites and OSDG Classifications / Pablo Sánchez-Núñez and Núria Bautista-Puig, 93
PART II. GREENWASHING, ETHICS, AND GOVERNANCE OF AI IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 125
4 AI and Offshore Wind Energy: Discourses of Technology, Environment, and Activism / Alison Novak, 127
5 Greenwashed Intelligence? Strategic Communication and the Rhetorical Politics of AI in Sustainable Development / Tymoteusz Chajdas, 149
6 First Nations Sovereign Communication and the Risk of AI and Colonial Norms in the SDGs / Holly Randell-Moon, Jessica Russ-Smith, and Nick Ruddell, 173
PART III. AI, COMMUNICATION, AWARENESS AND THE INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM, 195
7 Digital Democracy and SDGs: Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Participation, Awareness, and Risks of Algorithmic Disinformation / Daniele Battista, 197
8 AI and Media Sustainability: Media Education and Egyptian Students’ Perceptions of AI Impact on the Evolving Job Market / Alamira Samah Saleh and Mahmoud Zaky Abdel-Emam, 217
9 From Division to Dialogue: AI-Mediated Peacebuilding in Turkey’s Digital Conflict Narratives / Sarphan Uzunoğlu, 251
10 Generative AI and Misinformation: Designing Educational Simulations as a Tool for Epistemic Resilience / Martin Richter, 273
11 The Need for Non-Polarizing Communication to Attain Sustainable Development Goal 16 / Jude William Genilo and Kamolrat Intaratat, 301
12 Synthetic Truths and Sustainable Goals: AI’s Epistemic Authority and the Commodification of Credibility in News / Julia Belmiro, 325
PART IV. REGIONAL APPLICATIONS, STAKEHOLDER MOBILIZATION AND SECTORAL IMPLEMENTATIONS OF AI FOR SDGS, 351
13 Framing AI and SDGs Relationship: A Comparative Media Study Across Five European Countries / Alberto E. López-Carrión, 353
14 AI Predictive Analytics and “Green” Software Development to Enhance Sustainability in Lebanon / Ramzi A. Haraty, Hadi Al Hassan, Alexander Fedak-Lengel, and Lara Martin Lengel, 371
15 Communicating SDGs in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A UX-Centered and AI-Driven Approach to Reducing Digital Inequalities in Puerto Rico / Ramtin Ranjpour and Renee Mitson, 399
16 SDG Stakeholder Mobilization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence / Amukelani Charmaine Matsilele, 425
17 Human-AI Communication for a Just Climate Transition / Mary Lynn De Silva and Bradley Todd Hiller, 441
18 Gender Equity and Sustainable Development Goals: AI for Mitigating Gender-Based Violence / Satarupa Dasgupta, Ishani Mukherjee, Maggie Griffith Williams, and Jayita Chakraborty, 469
PART V. CONCLUSION, 493
19 AI’ Exciting Future, Uncertain Outcomes / Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u, 495
1 Communicating SDGs in the Era of AI Economy: Towards an AI-Sustainability Exclusion Theory / Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u, 3
2 The Geopolitics of AI and the SDGs: Development as Digital Dependency? / Boris Houenou, 63
3 Can Artificial Intelligence and Communication Research Catalyse Sustainable Development? A Global Analysis of Research Topics Based on InCites and OSDG Classifications / Pablo Sánchez-Núñez and Núria Bautista-Puig, 93
PART II. GREENWASHING, ETHICS, AND GOVERNANCE OF AI IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, 125
4 AI and Offshore Wind Energy: Discourses of Technology, Environment, and Activism / Alison Novak, 127
5 Greenwashed Intelligence? Strategic Communication and the Rhetorical Politics of AI in Sustainable Development / Tymoteusz Chajdas, 149
6 First Nations Sovereign Communication and the Risk of AI and Colonial Norms in the SDGs / Holly Randell-Moon, Jessica Russ-Smith, and Nick Ruddell, 173
PART III. AI, COMMUNICATION, AWARENESS AND THE INFORMATION ECOSYSTEM, 195
7 Digital Democracy and SDGs: Artificial Intelligence as a Tool for Participation, Awareness, and Risks of Algorithmic Disinformation / Daniele Battista, 197
8 AI and Media Sustainability: Media Education and Egyptian Students’ Perceptions of AI Impact on the Evolving Job Market / Alamira Samah Saleh and Mahmoud Zaky Abdel-Emam, 217
9 From Division to Dialogue: AI-Mediated Peacebuilding in Turkey’s Digital Conflict Narratives / Sarphan Uzunoğlu, 251
10 Generative AI and Misinformation: Designing Educational Simulations as a Tool for Epistemic Resilience / Martin Richter, 273
11 The Need for Non-Polarizing Communication to Attain Sustainable Development Goal 16 / Jude William Genilo and Kamolrat Intaratat, 301
12 Synthetic Truths and Sustainable Goals: AI’s Epistemic Authority and the Commodification of Credibility in News / Julia Belmiro, 325
PART IV. REGIONAL APPLICATIONS, STAKEHOLDER MOBILIZATION AND SECTORAL IMPLEMENTATIONS OF AI FOR SDGS, 351
13 Framing AI and SDGs Relationship: A Comparative Media Study Across Five European Countries / Alberto E. López-Carrión, 353
14 AI Predictive Analytics and “Green” Software Development to Enhance Sustainability in Lebanon / Ramzi A. Haraty, Hadi Al Hassan, Alexander Fedak-Lengel, and Lara Martin Lengel, 371
15 Communicating SDGs in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A UX-Centered and AI-Driven Approach to Reducing Digital Inequalities in Puerto Rico / Ramtin Ranjpour and Renee Mitson, 399
16 SDG Stakeholder Mobilization in the Age of Artificial Intelligence / Amukelani Charmaine Matsilele, 425
17 Human-AI Communication for a Just Climate Transition / Mary Lynn De Silva and Bradley Todd Hiller, 441
18 Gender Equity and Sustainable Development Goals: AI for Mitigating Gender-Based Violence / Satarupa Dasgupta, Ishani Mukherjee, Maggie Griffith Williams, and Jayita Chakraborty, 469
PART V. CONCLUSION, 493
19 AI’ Exciting Future, Uncertain Outcomes / Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u, 495
