Reluctant to Share?
Introduction
How AI Can Rewire the Sharing Economy, Edited book; Extended abstract deadline 31 Dec 2025
INTEREST CATEGORY: INNOVATION AND TECH
POSTING TYPE: Calls: Other
Posted by: Pia Albinsson
Call for book chapters
Reluctant to Share? How AI Can Rewire the Sharing Economy
ÂÜÀòÉç¹ÙÍøt the book: This book examines the limited adoption of the sharing economy and explores how AI can unlock its potential. By addressing trust issues, behavioral resistance, and structural challenges, it offers fresh perspectives on using intelligent technologies to foster greater participation, efficiency, and inclusivity in platform-based collaborative consumption.
Chapters
Part I: Understanding the Barriers to the Sharing Economy
Chapter 1: Introduction — The Promise and the Pause of the Sharing Economy
Chapter 2: Psychological Barriers — Trust Deficit, Ownership Attachment, and Habitual Patterns
Chapter 3: Social and Cultural Barriers — Stigma, Identity, and Societal Norms
Chapter 4: Economic and Structural Barriers — Access, Affordability, and Market Readiness
Chapter 5: Platform-Specific Barriers — Design Flaws, Data Concerns, and Fragmentation
Part II: Artificial Intelligence as a Catalyst for Sharing Economy Adoption
Chapter 6: Can AI Build Trust? Intelligent Systems for Verification, Reputation, and Safety
Chapter 7: Personalization and Prediction — Using AI to Match, Recommend, and Reduce Friction
Chapter 8: Humanizing Platforms — AI Chatbots, Virtual Assistants, and Emotional Intelligence
Chapter 9: Smart Design and Nudging — AI-Driven Interventions for Behavior Change
Chapter 10: From Intervention to Integration — Policy, Ethics, and the Future of AI in the Sharing Economy
Important dates
- Extended abstract submission: 31 December 2025
- Notification for abstract: 15 January 2026
- Full chapter submission: 10 April 2026
- Reviews notification: 15 May 2026
- Revised submission: 15 June 2026
Extended abstracts and queries may be directed to: mertz@uqac.ca
Editors
Prof. Myriam Ertz
University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Canada
Prof. Muhammed Sajid
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus
Prof. Pia A. Albinsson
Appalachian State University, USA
*All chapters will be submitted by the publisher for inclusion in the Scopus index.