AI, Power, and Ethical Governance in BRICS+ and the Global South - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798337372068

Publisher: Information Science Reference, 2026

Synopsis

Emerging technologies are transforming global governance, particularly as BRICS+ nations and countries in the Global South play a more influential role in an increasingly multipolar world. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only shaping economic and security strategies but also redefining core principles such as digital sovereignty, transparency, and ethics. At the same time, AI offers new opportunities to strengthen public sector accountability and improve governance outcomes, while also introducing risks related to surveillance, data misuse, and bias. These developments highlight the need for more inclusive, context-sensitive, and ethically grounded approaches to governing technology in a rapidly evolving global landscape. AI, Power, and Ethical Governance in BRICS+ and the Global South critically examines how emerging economies are engaging with AI as both a driver of development and a site of geopolitical contestation. Through the analysis of case studies, policy initiatives, and collaborative platforms, this book offers a comprehensive perspective on how BRICS+ nations and the broader Global South are shaping a more equitable and pluralistic global digital order. Covering topics such as next generation national power, driven information disorder, and south-south collaboration, this book is an excellent academic resource for graduate and doctoral students, technologists, development practitioners, multilateral institutions, civil society organizations, and more.

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About the Authors

Eustache Kikasu has held roles including Research Coordinator at the DUT Department of Wholesale and Retail Leadership Chair, Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Entrepreneurial Studies and Management, and Principal of Durban City College. His work focuses on strengthening public-private partnerships and collaboration, as well as enhancing governance effectiveness and efficiency to provide high-quality public services within a democratic context, grounded in a strong sense of accountability. His research mainly centers on public administration, socio-economic transformation, and BRICS+ coalition. Currently, Dr. Kikasu is a Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow, and Part-Time Lecturer at Durban University of Technology (DUT), within the Department of Public Management and Economics. He is also dedicated to supervising postgraduate students at the PhD and master’s levels. Additionally, he has co-authored book chapters and published numerous articles across fields such as the Petroleum Industry, Public Administration and Management, Governance, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, BRICS+ countries, and Marketing.

Nirmala Dorasamy is a Full Professor in the Department of Public Management and Economics at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). She lectures in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at DUT. The focus area of her research is ethics and public sector management, with an emphasis on enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of public service delivery underpinned by a strong sense of governance within a democratic dispensation. She has successfully supervised and graduated several Masters and Doctoral students, while being recognised as a local and international examiner for postgraduate research. She has co-authored textbooks for senior secondary learners, books for higher education purposes and she has published in local and international journals as well as presented papers at national

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Science Reference
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798337372068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 414
• Editor: Kikasu Tanzala Eustache, Dorasamy Nirmala