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Building Community Resilience to Disasters
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: community resilience; disaster preparedness; community engagement; risk management; risk communication; resilience planning; vulnerability; climate adaptation; social capital
Towards Equity: Services for Disabled Children and Youth
edited by and Kathryn Underwood
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: disabled children and youth; transnational services; service experiences; community interventions; intersectional interpretations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Selected Papers from the 21st Roundtable of the International Network (INET) on School, Family, and Community Partnerships
edited by Joyce L. Epstein, Yolanda Abel and
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: parent involvement; leadership for partnership programs; home and school collaboration; student roles and results of family engagement; parent roles and results of family engagement; teacher education (preservice/inservice) in family engagement; school programs of family and community engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)
Exploring Social Work Interventions in Health, Education, and Social Care to Promote Community and Individual Wellbeing
edited by Joanna Fox, Debbie Amas and Petra Videmšek
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open
Keywords: community wellbeing; individual wellbeing; child safeguarding; adult safeguarding; international social work; multi-disciplinary interventions; diversity and inclusion; social justice and empowerment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
Narrative Practices, Stories, Storytelling, Clinical and Community Work: An Intersectional Analysis
edited by Hugo A. Kamya
submission deadline 1 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 113 | 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)
Democracy, Politics and Innovation, and Social Integration in the Contemporary World
edited by David F. J. Campbell
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12112 | Submission Open
Keywords: cohesion; global challenges; governance of knowledge and innovation; innovation democracy; interdisciplinarity; knowledge democracy; quality of democracy; radicality; sustainable development; transdisciplinarity; transformation; transition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Contemporary Politics and Society)
Technology, Digital Transformation and Society
edited by
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1571 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital transformation; societal impact; artificial intelligence; social equity; privacy and ethics; cultural dynamics; inclusivity in digital age; sustainability and technology; policy implications; future directions
Health and Migration Challenges for Forced Migrants
edited by , Sonja Novak-Zezula and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 1051 | 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
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 612 | Submission Open
Keywords: rape; sexual violence; survivors; relationship challenges; victim blaming; social stigma; shame
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)
A Comparative Assessment of Migrant Integration in Asian Countries and Regions
edited by In-jin Yoon
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 565 | Submission Open
Keywords: migrant integration; international migration; migrant workers; international marriage; international marriage migrants; social integration; immigration policy; multicultural family
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
Rethinking the Education-to-Work Transition for Young People
edited by Josje van der Linden, Greetje Timmerman and Cuthbert Tukundane
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 284 | Submission Open
Keywords: education– work transition; education trajectories; internships; youth employment; youth entrepreneurship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Gender-Inclusive Education and Teaching in STEM: Strategies, Challenges, and Contradictions
edited by and Lina Coelho
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 281 | 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)
Women’s Voices in the Media
edited by Kathryn Shine
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 217 | 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)
Mental Health and Wellbeing in Elderly People: The Forgotten Loneliness
edited by Philip Tyson, Daniel Bowers, Klara Price and Alexis Jones
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: elderly; aged populations; loneliness; mental health; well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)
Community Health and Social Justice
edited by Thistle I. Elias and Zoé Mistrale Hendrickson
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open
Keywords: health disparities; health equity; community engaged; social justice; qualitative; mixed methods; marginalized communities; vulnerable populations; social determinants of health; evaluation
Preventing Gang Violence
edited by and Jennifer Roark
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open
Keywords: gang; gang violence; prevention; at-risk youth; evidence-based; conflict
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)
Understanding Societal Resilience
edited by Martin Endress and Alexandra Busch
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: societal resilience; communities; socio-historical processes; individuals; multi-level dynamics
Digital Competence of Educators: Opportunities and Challenges
edited by , M. Mercedes Romero Rodrigo and
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital competence; teachers; initial training; lifelong learning; education policy; classroom practice
Disinformation and Misinformation in the New Media Landscape
edited by
submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6549 | Submission Open
Keywords: misinformation; disinformation; social media
Community Engagement and Community-Based Social Work Practices and Evaluations submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open
Keywords: community; partnerships; society; mutual care; social work; evaluation; practice; storytelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community and Urban Sociology)
International Perspectives on Secure Childcare
edited by Caroline Andow, Rachel Dunn, Stefan Kleipoedszus, Nicola Wake, Raymond Arthur and Adeela ahmed Shafi
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 249 | 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)
Social Policies in the Digital World
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalization; social policy; welfare state; automation; datafication; artificial intelligence; big data; digital governance; social equity; privacy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)
Educational Technology for a Multimodal Society submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open
Keywords: education; educational technology; digital competence
Revisiting School Violence: Safety for Children in Schools
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: school violence; physical violence; psychological violence; gender-based violence; bullying; cyberbullying; children in armed conflicts; child protection; anti-bullying strategies; children’ s rights
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Active Aging across the Life Course
edited by Lili Xie
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: active aging; lifespan; older adults; lived experiences; social engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)
Cultural Capital and Digital Platforms
edited by Sharon Jeannotte
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital platforms; cultural capital; cultural production; cultural consumption; cultural policy; media content; creative labor markets; educational credentials
The Social and Emotional Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Young People
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open
Keywords: LGBTQ+; wellbeing; young people; emerging adults; gender; identity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Empowering Through Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity; equity; inclusion; belonging
Environmental Economics in Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Democracy: Innovation and Higher Education Governance and Policies for Environmental Guiding
edited by David F. J. Campbell and
submission deadline 1 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: academic firm; democracy; democracy of climate; ecology; environment; environmental economics; environmental management; epistemic governance; governance; higher education; higher education governance; innovation; knowledge democracy; knowledge economy; knowledge society; policy; strategy; quadruple and quintuple helix innovation systems; research; sustainability; sustainable development
Thinking about Opinions: Formation, Discourse, Re-examination, and Changing Opinions in the Streaming Era
edited by , Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, Chaya Liebeskind and Milana Bolatbek
submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 464 | 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)
Civil Society, Migration and Citizenship
edited by Taku Suzuki
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2135 | Submission Open
Keywords: migrants; asylum seekers; refugees; civil society; states; international organizations; non-governmental organizations; citizenship; legality
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
The Open Society 2.0: Democracy in the Age of Social Media and Populism
edited by Friedel Weinert and John Ackroyd
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2038 | 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)
Tackling Educational Inequality: Issues and Solutions
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: educational inequality; graduate employment; socioeconomic status; access to education; labour market outcomes; marginalised groups; policy solutions; social mobility; intersectionality; higher education access
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Stratification and Inequality)
From Vision to Action: Citizen Commitment to the European Green Deal
edited by Sheila Holz and Denise Esteves
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open
Keywords: European Green Deal (EGD); participatory and deliberative methodologies; sustainability; climate change; human– nature relationship
Marginalised Populations in Youth Justice Systems
edited by Anthony Charles, Tracy Kirk, Helen Hodges, Joseph Janes and Aaron Brown
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open
Keywords: youth justice; marginalisation; social policy; poverty; children’ s rights; social harm; law reform; UNCRC; children; children’ s voices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Crime and Justice)
Migration, Citizenship and Social Rights
edited by and Kara Cebulko
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: migration; social rights; citizenship; asylum-seekers; immigration policies
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
Novel Approaches to Labor Market and Health Research in an Era of Techno-Feudalism and Reconfiguring of Geopolitical Powers
edited by Carles Muntaner and Virginia Gunn
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open
Keywords: precarious employment; labor markets; platform work; gig economy; precariat; NSWA; techno-feudalism; informal employment; part-time work; multiple jobs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
Gender Equity in K-12 Education, Academia and Higher Education: A Global Perspective
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender; equity; education; disparities; global perspectives
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
The Mental Health and Well-Being of Children and Adolescents in the Digital Age
edited by , Philip Mullins, Susan Bray, Claire Gregory and Xun Liu
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open
Keywords: well-being; mental health; suicide prevention; family dynamics; substance use; cyberbullying; social media; online safety; school-based interventions
Long COVID-19, Work and Health
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2327 | Submission Open
Keywords: diversity management; workplace healthy; long COVID-19; job crafting; age; gender; disability; well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
The Role of Early Childhood Experiences in Shaping Criminal Offending: Implications for Intervention and Prevention
edited by Sei-Young Lee and Lixia Zhang
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 402 | Submission Open
Keywords: adverse childhood experiences; criminal behavior; offending  ; violent environment; dysfunctional environment; domestic violence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Childhood and Youth Studies)
Social Conflict, Migration and Forced Labour: Contemporary and Emerging Issues
edited by Craig Paterson
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open
Keywords: conflict; displacement; forced labour; migration; climate change; trafficking; human rights
(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
Fostering Intercultural Citizenship through Education: Burning Topics and Ethical Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: intercultural citizenship; education; burning topics; ethics; values; challenges; teachers’ roles
Social Media Effects on Political Participation
edited by Charu Uppal, and Ramesh Rao
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open
Keywords: social media; social network sites; political participation; citizen journalism; legacy media and trust; libel and disinformation; citizen empowerment; anonymity on SM
Gender Equality in the Workplace: Theory and Practice for Decent Work and a Climate of Inclusion submission deadline 4 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 35224 | Submission Open
Keywords: gender inequalities; sexism in the workplace; climate of inclusion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Learning Culture for Eco-Friendly Responsibilities: Emerging Trends and Practices
edited by
submission deadline 6 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8483 | Submission Open
Keywords: learning culture; eco-friendly responsibilities; healthy community; present practice; future direction
Foundational Social Science Research on LGBTQ+ Communities and Populations
edited by Elbert P. Almazan
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3936 | Submission Open
Keywords: LGBTQ+ community
(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)
Social Innovation: Local Solutions to Global Challenges
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 51 | 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)
Contemporary Work in Understanding and Reducing Domestic Violence
edited by Dean Fido
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: domestic abuse; image-based sexual abuse; non-consensual sharing of intimate images; inter-partner violence; sexual coercion; sexual abuse
(This special issue belongs to the Section Social Policy and Welfare)
Digitally Connected: Youth, Digital Media and Social Inclusion
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open
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)
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