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Emotional Labor, Stress, and Well-Being: Components of the Sustainability and Dignity of Work

edited by Sônia Maria Guedes Gondim, Mary Sandra Carlotto and

Carla Carvalho

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14468 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotional labor; workplace stress; well-being at work; decent work; psychology of work; research methods; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)

Teaching and Learning in Refugee/(Im)Migrant Communities Around the World

edited by Jill Koyama

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11352 | Submission Open

Keywords: refugees; immigrants; education; community; critical refugee studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Migration, Labour and Health: Unravelling the Links between Labour Exploitation and Health Disparities of Migrant Workers

edited by

Theodoros Fouskas

, Michael Gusmano and Janet McLaughlin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6233 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; social determinants of health; health policy; labour migration; health care

Disasters, Social Movements, Policy Responses and Sociocultural Evolution

edited by Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3514 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)

Promoting Health Equity: An Intersectional Analysis of Social Determinants, Coping Mechanisms, and Well-Being among Immigrant Women

edited by Venera Bekteshi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2868 | Submission Open

Keywords: health equity; social determinants; coping mechanisms; intersectionality and global perspective; identifying solutions; immigrant women

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Researching Youth on the Move: Methods, Ethics and Emotions

edited by Carles Feixa and Nele Hansen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 721 | Submission Open

Keywords: youth; youth cultures; participatory research; methodology; techniques; ethnography; meta-ethnography; life stories; ethics; emotions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Informal Care in the Digital Space

edited by Laura Wiesböck

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; digital technology; digital platforms; social media; informal care; care networks; online communities

Improving Integration of Formal Education and Work-Based Learning

edited by Christian Harteis and Inge Timoštšuk

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 532 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace learning; experiential learning; formal education; acknowledgement of learning; learning ecology; subject integration; individual learning paths

Digital Intervention for Advancing Social Work and Welfare Education

edited by Erica Russ and Elizabeth C Reimer

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open

Keywords: social work education; field education; field practicum; social work practice; social work skills; simulation-based learning; virtual education; online education; technology-based social work interventions; social work digital intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

The Contested Terrain of Sport: Sociological, Political and Policy Perspectives

edited by Steve Jackson and Mike Sam

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13109 | Submission Open

Keywords: contested terrain; sociology of sport; sport policy; new and alternative sports; sport integrity; indigenous sport; trans athletes and sport policy; sporting identities; sport mega-events; sports activism; sport; diplomacy and foreign policy; sports gambling and matchfixing; sport media; sport; the environment and sustainability; sport and wellbeing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

Achieving Sustainability through Educational Advances: Deep Dives into Social, Economic, and Environmental Perspectives

edited by

Salvador Baena-Morales

, Nuria Molina García and

Alberto Ferriz-Valero

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2892 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; sustainable development; social dimension; economic dimension; environmental dimension; educational specialties; specific curriculum; specialized practices; pedagogy; teaching

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Economics)

Fathers, Abuse, and Wellbeing in the Context of Family Breakdown: A Multidisciplinary Exploration

edited by Ben Hine

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 733 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatherhood; abuse; parental alienation; wellbeing; mental health; child contact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Promising Practices in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

edited by Michelle Inderbitzin and Anne M. Nurse

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: juvenile justice; juvenile delinquency; delinquency prevention; best practices; at-risk youth; youth crime; juvenile court; youth corrections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Catalyzing Change: Social Love, Emotions and Transformations of Social Relationships

edited by Gennaro Iorio, Vincenzo Auriemma and

Daniele Battista

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 11525 | Submission Open

Keywords: emotion; social love; political emotion; empathy; solidarity; social inclusion

Revisiting Disability Rights in the Current Context of U.S. Criminal Justice Reform Efforts

edited by

Lauren Ricciardelli

and

John R. Barner

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8374 | Submission Open

Keywords: U.S. criminal justice; criminal justice reform; civil rights; Americans with Disabilities Act; disability policy; intellectual/developmental disabilities; disability; death penalty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)

Mindfulness in Social Work: Special Issue Exploring Current Application and Potential in Social Work Practice and Education

edited by

Pearse McCusker

and

Alan Maddock

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2504 | Submission Open

Keywords: mindfulness and critical mindfulness; social work practice; social work education; social work research; self-care in social work; anti-oppressive practice; mindfulness for social change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

Critical Suicide Studies: Decolonial and Participatory Creative Approaches

edited by

Caroline Lenette

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2404 | Submission Open

Keywords: critical suicide studies; decolonizing suicidology; sociocultural perspectives; First Nations knowledge; majority-world expertise; creative methods; participatory research; lived experience of suicide; suicide justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)

Inclusion and Exclusion: New Trends in Conditional Welfare and Activation Trajectories

edited by Katarina Giritli Nygren and Sara Nyhlén

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: work fare; hard to employ groups; activation; conditional welfare; inclusion; exclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)

Parental Participation in Child Protection

edited by Andy Bilson and

Simon Haworth

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 725 | Submission Open

Keywords: child protection; parent participation; parent advocacy; child welfare; co-production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education

edited by

Margaret Sims

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 608 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesosystem; family involvement in ECE; relationships with parents; ECE and families; parent/EC teacher relationships; parent/EC educator relationships; families in ECE

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Striving toward Social Justice: Promoting Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education through Pedagogical Partnership

edited by Alison Cook-Sather

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 454 | Submission Open

Keywords: student voice; equity and justice in higher education; social inclusion; student– faculty pedagogical partnership

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)

Critical Connections: An Intersectional Frame on Disability and Child Protection

edited by Elspeth Slayter, Susan Flynn, Lisa Johnson and

Cate Thomas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: disability communities; child welfare; child protection; family policing settings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Victimization and Repeated Victimization Experience among Adolescents and Young Adults

edited by Shelly A. McGrath

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: victimization; violence; youth victimization; repeat victimization; serial victimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Equity Interventions to Promote the Sexual Health of Young Adults

edited by

Cecilia M. Benoit

and

Andrea Mellor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: youth; diversity; sexual health; equity; policies

Second Edition of Social-Emotional Development and Learning in Early Childhood across Cultures

edited by

Yaoying Xu

Kathleen Moritz Rudasill

and

Chin-Chih Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: social-emotional; early childhood; cultural relevance; cultural bias; evidence-based practices

Trauma and Mental Health among Women in the Criminal Legal System: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions

edited by Marie Karlsson and Melissa J. Zielinski

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma sequelae; traumatic stress; interpersonal violence; sexual victimization; incarcerated women; evidence-based treatment; evidence-based practice; mental health; prison; jail; reentry; court; criminal legal system; women; implementation; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Understanding Marriage in the Twenty-First Century

edited by Chris Wienke

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: marriage; remarriage; same-sex marriage; marital relations; marital status; attitudes toward marriage; social institutions; deinstitutionalization; social norms; social change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Toward a Critical Sociology of Gender Violence

edited by

Sarah Jane Brubaker

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7941 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender violence; social activism; critical sociology; critical theory; participatory action research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Social Inclusion of Children, Youth and Families from Refugee and Migrant Backgrounds

edited by

Maria Manuela Mendes

and Alina Esteves

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4480 | Submission Open

Keywords: social inclusion; migrants; refugees; children; youth

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Alternative Approaches for and with Women in the Criminal Justice System

edited by Tirion Havard

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: women; criminal justice system; interventions; support

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Systemism and International Studies

edited by Miruna Barnoschi and

Patrick James

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Submission Open

Keywords: systemism; international organizations; international studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Relations)

LGBTQ+ Health & Well-Being

edited by Jen Marchbank and

Gloria Gutman

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 878 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQI+; health; well-being; belonging; community; support; deficits

Promoting the Digital Resilience of Youth

edited by Pamela Wisniewski and

Jinkyung Katie Park

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital youth; adolescent online safety; digital well-being; digital resilience; social media and youth; youth-centered AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Impact of Social Media on Health and Well-Being

edited by Lauren Walker and Robert Portman

submission deadline 18 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1889 | Submission Open

Keywords: social media; health; well-being; health decision making; social identity; health outcomes; social media interventions; online communities

Conducive Contexts and Vulnerabilities to Domestic Abuse

edited by Emmaleena Käkelä

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: domestic abuse; gender-based violence; intersectionality; conducive context; COVID-19 pandemic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Disinformation in the Public Media in the Internet Society

edited by

José Rúas Araujo

, Talia Rodríguez-Martelo and Isaac Maroto-González

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 17036 | Submission Open

Keywords: disinformation; internet; public service media; tv; fact-checking; public value

Disparities in Criminal Justice, Race, Place and Police Violence

edited by

Hossein Zare

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13801 | Submission Open

Keywords: arrest; fatal shooting; violence; police violence; criminal justice; disparities; race; place

(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)

Immigration, Ethnic Residential Segregation or (vs.) Socioeconomic Integration in Urban Areas

edited by

Federico Benassi

Ricardo Iglesias-Pascual

and

Salvatore Strozza

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10873 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)

Childhood and Rights in a Global World

edited by Ana Castro Zubizarreta and

Roberto Sanz Ponce

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7253 | Submission Open

Keywords: childhood; children's rights; educational innovation; participation; global citizenship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Comparative Political Economy in Europe

edited by

Georgios Maris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7012 | Submission Open

Keywords: capitalism; comparative political economy; economic crisis; economic growth; Euro; European Union; eurozone; fiscal integration; governance; member states; institutions; institutional change; monetary integration; political economy; political stability; politics; varieties of capitalism

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Relations)

Contemporary Digital Journalism: Issues and Challenges

edited by Dolors Palau-Sampio and Pilar Sánchez-García

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6046 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital journalism; professional skills; AI; ethics; innovation; funding & business models; quality journalism; audiences

Advanced Approaches to Prevent and Intervene with Victims and Offenders of Gender-Based and Domestic Violence

edited by

Sofia Neves

and Anita Santos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3395 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender-based violence; domestic violence; victims; offenders; prevention; intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Between Criminalization and Care: Reimagining Social Work's Role in the Carceral State

edited by

Sandra Leotti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3309 | Submission Open

Keywords: social work; social services; criminalized women; carceral state; social justice; transformative practice; intersectionality; systemic barriers; feminist criminology; anti-carceral social work

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)

Activism for LGBTQI+ Rights and Equalities

edited by Tangela Roberts

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQI+ rights; activism; social justice; intersectionality; transnational advocacy; media representation; legal reforms; inclusivity; digital activism; educational initiatives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Intersections between Work–Life Balance and Gender Policies: Equality and Sustainability for Caring and Family Transition

edited by

Isabella Crespi

and Elena Macchioni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: work– family balance; gender policies; caring; equality; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)

Connecting Older Adults to the Digital World

edited by

Bernardo Figueiredo

and

Jacob Sheahan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 745 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital inclusion; older adults; healthy ageing; emerging technologies; age-friendly marketplaces; ageing in place

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)

Social Sciences Teaching in the Face of the Global Challenges of the 21st Century—2nd Edition

edited by

Álvaro-Francisco Morote

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDG); climate change; relevant social problems; education for democratic citizenship; end-purposes of social sciences teaching

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)

Towards a Sustainable Future: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Intergenerational Solidarity

edited by

Andrzej Klimczuk

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open

Keywords: age-friendly cities and communities; co-creation; COVID-19; intergenerational relationships; public policy; social innovation; social policy; sustainability; universal design; welfare state

Play and Its Contribution to Education in a Sustainable Development-Based World Framework

edited by

Pedro Gil Madrona

and Jesús Guzmán-Mora

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: play; playful learning; play-based assessment; sustainable human development; developmentally appropriate practices; competent citizens; early childhood education; primary education; secondary education; higher education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)

Leisure, Labour, and Active Living: A Holistic Approach

edited by