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Doing and Critically Evaluating Participatory Action Research in Migration Studies
edited by , and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7075 | Submission Open
Keywords: migrant integration; participatory action research; peer research; art-based events
Rethinking Migration Governance in Society
edited by Anastasia Christou and Janroj Yilmaz Keles
submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 1076 | Submission Open
Keywords: migration governance; crises; global south; southern epistemologies and methodologies; gender; intersectionality; inequalities; borders; development; colonial histories
Youth Justice: Social Policy, Social Work and Practice
edited by , Kathy Hampson and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11893 | Submission Open
Keywords: youth justice; children; justice; child first; social justice; intervention; reform; reimagining; social work; policy
Exploring Disability in the Digital Realm
edited by Beth Haller and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4579 | Submission Open
Keywords: disability; digital access; social media; inclusion/exclusion; digital art; virtual reality; social networking; intersectionality; universal design; online gaming; digital divide; remote work; online representation; mobile communication; digital literacy; telehealth; memes; audio description; assistive technology; digital life hacks
Environmental Sociology — Achievements and Challenges
edited by Avi Gottlieb
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1331 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental sociology; sustainable development; environmental justice; environmental policy
The Impact of Criminal Justice Involvement on the Health and Wellness of Individuals and Families
edited by and Ivan Y. Sun
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open
Keywords: criminal justice involvement; individuals and families; health; wellness; intervention; policy
The Intersections of Social and Educational Policies Impacting Adolescent Mental Health
edited by Kee Jeong Kim
submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open
Keywords: young individuals; well-being; social and educational policies; adolescent mental health
The Unfolding of Life Courses Amongst Migrants and Their Descendants in Europe submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3803 | Submission Open
Keywords: migration; integration; Europe; life course perspective; family; labour; health
New Globalization vs. Anti-Globalization: Current Challenges in International Political Economy submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2704 | Submission Open
Keywords: new globalization; anti-globalization; international political economy; transnational corporations; inequality; civil society; hegemonic stability theory; fourth industrial revolution; school of regulation
Family, Work, and Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: What Is the Legacy of the Pandemic and What Have We Learned about the Work–Family Nexus and Health?
edited by Susan Roxburgh
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1843 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; mental health; physical health; work-family arrangements; flexible work arrangements; domestic division of labor; parenthood
Vulnerable Groups Protection and Rights for Advocacy: From the Perspectives of Community-Based Policy Making and Initiatives submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 874 | Submission Open
Keywords: community/community initiatives; self-organizing; advocacy; participatory action research; un/hidden voices; vulnerability; marginalization/exclusion; rights-based action; transformation; agency; dignity
Migrants, Refugees and Labor Markets: International Perspectives on Inclusion and Exclusion in the New Millennium
edited by Ana-María González Wahl and Steven E. Gunkel
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 373 | Submission Open
Keywords: migrants; refugees; labor markets; work and occupations; immigration law and policy; COVID-19
Revitalizing Workplaces: The Intersection of Public Health and Sustainable Wellbeing in Organizations
edited by , and Vânia Sofia Carvalho
submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5976 | Submission Open
Keywords: organizational dynamics; health and well-being; organizational structures; public health; sustainable organizations; sustainability practices; sustainable wellbeing; technology in the workplace; work environments; workplace revitalization
Exploring the Multifaceted Role of Educational Leadership: Human Development, Societal Transformation, and Interdisciplinary Approaches
edited by Vilma Žydžiūnaitė, Rasa Nedzinskaitė-Mačiūnienė and Antonios Kafa
submission deadline 30 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 961 | Submission Open
Keywords: contextual factors of teacher/administration leadership in education; educational leadership; intellectual leadership; leadership context; leadership styles; principles and types; school administration leadership; school leadership; school support; teacher leadership; qualitative leadership research; quantitative leadership research; mixed leadership research; action research in educational leadership; evaluation-based leadership research
Artificial Intelligence in Participatory Environments: Technologies, Ethics, and Literacy Aspects submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5443 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; (AI) ethics; media industry; education; digital literacy; (algorithmic) journalism; participatory/citizen’ s journalism; machine/deep learning; datasets (crowdsourcing; annotation; utilization)
Climate Change: Challenges, Opportunities, and Perspectives
edited by Harland Prechel
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 463 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; climate denialism; ecological crises; inequality; sustainability; politics
Social Work and Disability: The Current Situation and Future Scenarios
edited by Elisabeth Olin and Magnus Tideman
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 440 | Submission Open
Keywords: disability; social work; everyday life; social relations; participation; empowerment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Disabled People/People with Disabilities (Non-Medical Coverage))
Gender and Class: Exploring the Intersections of Power and Inequality
edited by Tamsin Bradley
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1659 | Submission Open
Keywords: social norms; power; gender; intersectionality; violence
Employment Relations in the Era of Industry 4.0
edited by Theodore Koutroukis and Elenica Sofianova
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open
Keywords: employment relations; industry 4.0.; digital workplace; partnership; employee voice; individualism; COVID-19; human resource management; trade unions
Public Health, Well-Being and Environmental Justice
edited by Stephanie Hartwell
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open
Keywords: environment; context; social inequities; human disasters; life course; urban; disenfranchised; toxins; trauma
Tourism, Urban Culture and Local Development
edited by David Gladstone
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1266 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism; culture; local economic development; regional development; social policy
International Migration and the Adaptation Process
edited by Michael Aguilera
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1396 | Submission Open
Keywords: international migration; adaptation processes; mobility; labor market; social networks
Borders, (Im)mobility and the Everyday
edited by , Sweta Sen and Christine Moliner
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open
Keywords: borders; (im)mobility; migration; refugees; activism; creativity; subjectivity; mobile subjects
Algorithm Awareness: Opportunities, Challenges and Impacts on Society
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open
Keywords: algorithm awareness; algorithmic literacy; algorithms; artificial intelligence; agency; digital divide; user– algorithm interaction method
Queer Care: Addressing LGBTQ+ Needs in Healthcare and Social Services
edited by Katherine Fobear
submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender-affirming care; queer; social services; public health; social work; LGBTQ+ healthcare; practitioners
School-to-Work Transitions: Developmental and Mental Health Outcomes
edited by
submission deadline 2 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5285 | Submission Open
Keywords: school-to-work transition; unemployment; NEET; career transitions; mental health; psychological distress
Holistic Approaches: The Inter-Effect Between Social Ecology and Social Work for Vulnerable Groups
edited by Helena Belchior Rocha
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open
Keywords: social ecology; social work; vulnerable groups; community interventions; social protection; interdisciplinary studies environmental factors
Home and Second Home: A Case of Eastern-European Diaspora
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe; migration; well-being and life satisfaction; identity and belonging; transnationalism; liquid migration; diaspora; migrant children; anchoring; homeing; embeddedness
Systems and Structures of Racism and Oppression, Health and Potential Solutions
edited by Lori S. Hoggard, Yara Mekawi, LaBarron Hill, Dawne M. Mouzon, Christy L. Erving and Tamara Taggart
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open
Keywords: racism; oppression; racial/ethnic minorities; health inequities; physical health; mental health; mechanisms; interventions; advocacy
The Impact of Research Driven, Led, Instigated, or Facilitated by Organizations and Networks Established by and for People Who Use Drugs: From Regional to International Scales
edited by Christopher B. R. Smith
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: harm reduction; critical drug studies; research capacity by and for; peer-based; user-driven; people who use drugs
The Well-Being of Socially Vulnerable Groups in the Unsteadiness During Social Movements
edited by Alexis Cloquell-Lozano and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open
Keywords: vulnerability; policies; wellbeing; unstable context; social inequality; social inclusion
Embodiment and Engagement of Tourism with Social Sustainability submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: tourism; social sustainability; community participation; cultural diversity; ethical tourism; governance; inclusion; local empowerment; sustainable development; carrying capacity
The Spatial Perspective of Sport Sociology
edited by Joshua D. Vadeboncoeur
submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: sport sociology; spatiality; space; social geography; urban development; mega-events; social inequality; identity formation
Methods for Better Understanding: Envisioning Human Frailty from the Past to the Future
edited by , Nicholas Márquez-Grant, and Alexandra Patrícia Lopes Esteves
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: human frailty; human remains; material culture; biology; culture; society
Building Healthy Communities
edited by and Brian Holland
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 448 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthy communities; community organizations; communitarianism; social capital; values and community
Inside-Out: Critical Design Thinking for Transformative Social Innovation
edited by Megan Strickfaden, Naureen Mumtaz and Joyce Thomas
submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 690 | Submission Open
Keywords: equity-centred design; design for disability; design for health; design futures and foresights; design justice; design methodologies and processes; design pedagogy; generative design; inclusive futures; inter-; multi-; and transdisciplinary collaborations; learning and unlearning; participatory and co-created design research; systems design thinking; sustainable futures
Trajectory of Growth: Cognition, Learning, Playing and Child Development
edited by Yi Huang Shih, and
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open
Keywords: cognition; learning; playing; child development
Social Inclusion and Well-Being, How Contemporary Societies Have Transformed
edited by Gennaro Iorio, Serena Quarta and Vincenzo Auriemma
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: well-being; social inclusion; power; emotion
Interdisciplinary Social Research in Economics, Environment, Education, and Philosophy submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2740 | Submission Open
Keywords: educational sciences and philosophy; environmental challenges sustainability (policies; society; markets); environmental ethics and philosophy; political cultures; sustainable markets; social sciences; top-down bottom-up social responsibility
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