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Digitally Connected: Youth, Digital Media and Social Inclusion

edited by

Nasya Bahfen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2689

Keywords: digital media; digital news; social identity; social inclusion; social media; youth; youth cultures; digital platforms; online communities

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

Creating Resilient Societies in a Changing World

edited by Marcelo Gaspar,

Júlia Szőke

and Lívia Ablonczy-Mihályka

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1464

Keywords: challenges; changing world; education; international relations; labor market; society; technology

Gender-Inclusive Education and Teaching in STEM: Strategies, Challenges, and Contradictions

edited by

Rosa Monteiro

and Lina Coelho

submission deadline 15 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5166 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender; gender segregation; occupational segregation; gender inequalities in education and the labour market; gender regimes in organizations; gender stereotypes; gender bias; STEM; gender gap in STEM; career choices; STEM education; girls and women in ICT; girls and women in STEM; gender inequality and AI; AI and education; equality policies in education; gender mainstreaming in education; equality policies in STEM education from a gender perspective; equality policies in STEM and AI; STEM and equality pedagogies; teachers' gender stereotypes; gender-sensitive pedagogies in STEM; gender pedagogies; resistance and opposition to gender equality policies in STEM education; resistance and opposition to gender pedagogies and perspectives in education; challenges and strategies for teacher training; whole-school approach to gender-sensitive STEM education; digital transition and gender gap in STEM occupations and fields of studies; feminism; technofeminism; and women’ s movements in STEM education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Gender Knowledges and Cultures of Equalities in Global Contexts

edited by Suzanne Clisby and Mark Johnson

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6958 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender; knowledge; equality; cultural contexts; social justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

From Vision to Action: Citizen Commitment to the European Green Deal

edited by Sheila Holz and Denise Esteves

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2727 | Submission Open

Keywords: European Green Deal (EGD); participatory and deliberative methodologies; sustainability; climate change; human– nature relationship

Child Poverty and Social Work

edited by Gottfried Schweiger

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2515 | Submission Open

Keywords: child poverty; social work; child welfare; ethics; inequality; family poverty; shame; social exclusion; child social work; social welfare; child well-being

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

Sexual Violence in the Media: Exploring the Role of Journalism in Reflecting, Mediating and (de)Constructing Perceptions and Imageries of Sexual Violence

edited by Sofia José Santos and

Júlia Garraio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexual violence; media; rape; intersectionality; journalism; representations; audiences

The Embodiment of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education

edited by Catherine Lee and Adam Brett

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQ+ inclusion; equity; diversity; education; schools; further and higher education; gender; sexuality; identity; embodiment

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

Global and Virtual Sociological Teaching—Challenges & Opportunities

edited by Heying Jenny Zhan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 794 | Submission Open

Keywords: sociological teaching; global perspectives; virtual classrooms; pedagogy; critical thinking; new technology

The Impact of Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Wellbeing

edited by

Ching-Teng Yao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: social connectedness; active aging; wellbeing; social relationships; social support; activity participation; interpersonal networks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Public Health and Social Change

edited by Thistle I. Elias and Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1702 | Submission Open

Keywords: health disparities; health equity; community engaged; social justice; qualitative; mixed methods; marginalized communities; vulnerable populations; social determinants of health; evaluation

Building Community Resilience to Disasters

edited by

Dean Kyne

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1039 | Submission Open

Keywords: community resilience; disaster preparedness; community engagement; risk management; risk communication; resilience planning; vulnerability; climate adaptation; social capital

Digital Competence of Educators: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Vicente Gabarda Méndez

M. Mercedes Romero Rodrigo

and

M. Isabel Vidal-Esteve

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 404 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital competence; teachers; initial training; lifelong learning; education policy; classroom practice

Narrative Practices, Stories, Storytelling, Clinical and Community Work: An Intersectional Analysis

edited by Hugo A. Kamya

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: narrative practices; story and storytelling; indigenous voices; decolonization; democratization of knowledge; marginalized communities; intersectionality; social (in)justice

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

Restorative Justice Practices Within Higher Education and the Arts: Addressing Complex Legacies of Harm

edited by

Assata Zerai

Teresa Neely

, Mariann Skahan, Kathy L. Powers and Pamela Agoyo

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: feminist decoloniality in higher education; histories of higher education; restorative practices in higher education; social movements for educational equity; marginalized groups; secondary marginalization; Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs); Native American faculty and students; Black faculty and students; disability studies; DACA and undocumented students in higher education; restorative practices in the arts; minority-serving institutions (MSIs); healing and reclamation

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

Health and Migration Challenges for Forced Migrants

edited by

Hadijah Mwenyango

, Sonja Novak-Zezula and

Ursula Trummer

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5002 | Submission Open

Keywords: forced migration; forced displacement; migrant health; refugees; asylum seekers; internally displaced people; health challenges; health services; human rights; practice

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Impact of Rape and Sexual Violence on the Relationships of Survivors

edited by

Buuma Maisha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2471 | Submission Open

Keywords: rape; sexual violence; survivors; relationship challenges; victim blaming; social stigma; shame

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

International Perspectives on Secure Childcare

edited by Caroline Andow, Rachel Dunn, Stefan Kleipoedszus, Nicola Wake, Raymond Arthur and Adeela ahmed Shafi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1894 | Submission Open

Keywords: secure care; secure alternatives; deprivation of liberty; residential childcare; vulnerable children voice of the child

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

Empowering Through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

edited by

José Baptista

and

Ana Maria da Palma Moreira

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 706 | Submission Open

Keywords: diversity; equity; inclusion; belonging

Social Media Effects on Political Participation

edited by Charu Uppal,

Vamsee Juluri

and Ramesh Rao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 589 | Submission Open

Keywords: social media; social network sites; political participation; citizen journalism; legacy media and trust; libel and disinformation; citizen empowerment; anonymity on SM

Interconnection Between Environmental Issues and Social Justice

edited by Michele Morrone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental justice; environmental equity; disproportionate impacts; social determinants; meaningful community involvement; partnerships

The Purposes of Education in Settings of (Im)Migration

edited by Celia Reddick and Ankhi Thakurta

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open

Keywords: (im)migration; refugees; democracy; purposes of education; authoritarianism

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Preventing Gang Violence

edited by

Ami Carpenter

and Jennifer Roark

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2785 | Submission Open

Keywords: gang; gang violence; prevention; at-risk youth; evidence-based; conflict

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

International Social Work Practices with Immigrants and Refugees

edited by Adriana Sandu, Sarah Burch,

Marciana Popescu

and

Dana Alonzo

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 518 | Submission Open

Keywords: refugees; asylum seekers; social services; vulnerability; trauma informed care; capacity building

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

The Class Divide in Higher Education: Compounding Privilege, Multiplying Barriers

edited by Rachel F. Moran and Jonathan D. Glater

submission deadline 2 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: wealth disparities and higher education; intergenerational mobility and higher education; wealth and higher education access; financial precarity and higher education; food insecurity and higher education; housing insecurity and higher education; wealth and disparities in higher education outcomes; wealth and global disparities in higher education access

Disasters, Social Movements, Policy Responses and Sociocultural Evolution

edited by Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12393 | Submission Open

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

The Social and Emotional Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Young People

edited by

Melinda McCormick

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4115 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQ+; wellbeing; young people; emerging adults; gender; identity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Leisure, Labour, and Active Living: A Holistic Approach

edited by

Chiung-Tzu Lucetta Tsai

and

Chung-Shing Johnson Chan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3631 | Submission Open

Keywords: leisure; labour; recreation; sport; well-being

Active Aging Across the Life Course

edited by Lili Xie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2153 | Submission Open

Keywords: active aging; lifespan; older adults; lived experiences; social engagement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

Achieving Crime Prevention and Community Safety Through Evidence-Based and Theoretically-Driven Early Interventional, Diversionary, as Well as Community Building and Engagement Programs

edited by Mark David Chong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 736 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern approaches to crime prevention and community safety; early intervention; proactive; diversionary; evidence-based; theoretically driven; criminal opportunity-focused; non coercive; non-penally oriented; community building and engagement; primary; secondary; and tertiary interventions; community/NGO– governmental partnerships.

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

Gender Equity in K-12 Education, Academia and Higher Education: A Global Perspective

edited by

James Etim

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open

Keywords: gender; equity; education; disparities; global perspectives

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Social Work Education in the Context of Globalization: Perceptions, Challenges and Innovations

edited by Denise MacDermott

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable social work practices; social justice; social work in disasters; social work education; social work field education; student– faculty pedagogic partnerships; new technologies and professional development; supervision; inter professional learning; international social work

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

Understanding Societal Resilience

edited by Martin Endress and Alexandra Busch

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: societal resilience; communities; socio-historical processes; individuals; multi-level dynamics

Exploring Higher Education Access for Displaced Populations

edited by Lisa Unangst

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open

Keywords: higher education; tertiary education; post-secondary education; refugees; asylum; displacement; migration; college access; student success

Online Safety among Children and Adolescents: Aiming towards More Tailored Delivery and Support

edited by

Aiman El Asam

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7210 | Submission Open

Keywords: online risks and harms; online safety education; problematic internet use; cyberbullying and victimisation; mental health; digital resilience; online safety laws and policies; vulnerable children

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

Fostering Intercultural Citizenship through Education: Burning Topics and Ethical Challenges

edited by

Irina Golubeva

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3569 | Submission Open

Keywords: intercultural citizenship; education; burning topics; ethics; values; challenges; teachers’ roles

Organizational Strategies to Combat Workplace Bullying and Foster Inclusion

edited by Annabelle Neall

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 712 | Submission Open

Keywords: workplace bullying; workplace harassment; evidence-based interventions; inclusion; employee-well-being

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

Race and Ethnicity Without Diversity

edited by

Saran Donahoo

and Denise O’Neil Green

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1108 | Submission Open

Keywords: race; ethnicity; higher education; diversity in higher education

Thinking about Opinions: Formation, Discourse, Re-examination, and Changing Opinions in the Streaming Era

edited by

Gal Harpaz

, Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, Chaya Liebeskind and Milana Bolatbek

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 776 | Submission Open

Keywords: opinion formation; discourse; opinion expression; opinion re-examination; opinion change; sentiment analysis; opinion evaluation; online opinions; opinion-based group membership; opinion polarization; natural language processing; machine learning; opinion framing; computational social science; natural language processing; social media; social movements; computational linguistics; social network analysis; information manipulation; online trust

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

Comparative Perspectives on Mental Health and Justice Systems

edited by Steven T. Keener

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: mental health; co-occurring disorders; comparative perspectives; diversion from incarceration; decarceration; abolition; criminal justice reform

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

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 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9460 | Submission Open

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

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

The Open Society 2.0: Democracy in the Age of Social Media and Populism

edited by Friedel Weinert and John Ackroyd

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8461 | Submission Open

Keywords: challenges of modern societies; information technology; populism; social media; liberty; the rule of law; migration; civil disobedience

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

Social Innovation: Local Solutions to Global Challenges

edited by

Rocco Frondizi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4497 | Submission Open

Keywords: social innovation; social entrepreneurship; social finance; cross-sector collaboration; collaborative governance

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

Educational Technology for a Multimodal Society

edited by

Julio Cabero Almenara

Carmen Llorente Cejudo

and

Antonio Palacios-Rodríguez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4336 | Submission Open

Keywords: education; educational technology; digital competence

Women’s Voices in the Media

edited by Kathryn Shine

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2717 | Submission Open

Keywords: news media; women in the news; gender; gender equality; news sources; news representation; diversity; journalism practice; interviewing; journalism education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policies

edited by Niambi Carter

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2360 | Submission Open

Keywords: migration; immigration; asylum/asylee; refugee; border; transmigration; resettlement; human rights; transitional justice; internally displaced persons

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Equity Interventions to Promote the Sexual Health of Young Adults

edited by

Cecilia M. Benoit

and

Andrea Mellor

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1995 | Submission Open

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

Technology, Digital Media and Politics

edited by Azi Lev-On and Gal Yavetz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 663 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital engagement; social transformations; political movements; international crises; technological innovations; online platforms; global and local case studies

Exploring Access and Equity for LGBTQIA Students in Higher Education

edited by

Andrew Scott Herridge

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: LGBTQIA students; higher education; campus climate; intersectionality; DEI; LGBTQIA policy; student experience; student identity development; access and belonging; social justice

Understanding the Influence of Alternative Political Media

edited by Hélder Prior

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative media; journalism; political communication; public sphere; social media; disinformation; polarization; populism; democracy

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