56th World Congress on "Social Sciences & Humanities" (WCSSH-25)

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields: I. Core Disciplines & Interdisciplinary Approaches - Sociology & Anthropology: - Social Change and Transformation (globalization, digitalization, demographic shifts) - Social Stratification, Inequality, and Justice (class, race, gender, indigeneity) - Culture, Identity, and Belonging (cultural studies, subcultures, diaspora, nationalism) - Family, Kinship, and Childhood Studies - Urban and Rural Societies (urbanization, sustainable communities, rural decline) - Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine - Sociology of Education and Knowledge - Sociology of Work, Labor, and Organizations - Applied Anthropology and Community Development - Ethnography and Qualitative Research Methods - Political Science & International Relations: - Democracy, Governance, and Political Systems (elections, institutions, public policy) - Human Rights, Civil Liberties, and Social Justice Movements - International Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Diplomacy - Global Governance and International Organizations - Political Economy and Development Studies - Populism, Nationalism, and Extremism - Environmental Politics and Climate Governance - Gender and Politics - Psychology (Social, Developmental, Cognitive, etc.): - Social Psychology (group dynamics, attitudes, persuasion, intergroup relations) - Developmental Psychology (lifespan development, cognitive and emotional growth) - Cognitive Psychology (memory, perception, language, decision-making) - Cross-Cultural Psychology and Cultural Influences on Behavior - Environmental Psychology and Human-Nature Interaction - Psychology of Well-being, Resilience, and Mental Health - Educational Psychology and Learning Processes - Economics (Social & Behavioral Focus): - Behavioral Economics and Decision-Making - Development Economics and Poverty Alleviation - Economics of Inequality and Social Mobility - Labor Economics and the Future of Work - Environmental Economics and Sustainability - Health Economics and Public Health Policy - Economics of Education - Geography (Human & Cultural): - Cultural Geography and Landscape Studies - Political Geography and Geopolitics - Urban Geography and Spatial Planning - Environmental Geography and Human-Environment Interactions - Geographies of Migration and Displacement - Communication Studies & Media Studies: - Digital Media, Social Media, and their Societal Impact - Media Representation and Identity - Political Communication and Propaganda - Intercultural Communication - Rhetoric and Persuasion in Public Discourse - Journalism, Ethics, and the Future of News - Law & Legal Studies (Socio-Legal Focus): - Human Rights Law and Social Justice - Environmental Law and Climate Change Litigation - Gender, Law, and Society - Criminal Justice and Penology - International Law and Global Governance - Constitutional Law and Democratic Processes - Education (Broader Societal Context): - Educational Policy and Reform - Sociology of Education - Comparative Education Systems - Higher Education Studies - Adult Learning and Lifelong Education - Inclusive Education and Special Needs - Digital Learning and Educational Technology (from a social impact perspective) II. Humanities: Core Disciplines & Contemporary Issues - Philosophy: - Ethics and Morality in the 21st Century (AI ethics, bioethics, environmental ethics) - Political Philosophy and Theories of Justice - Philosophy of Mind and Consciousness - Epistemology and Theories of Knowledge - Metaphysics and Ontology - Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art - Existentialism, Phenomenology, and Post-Structuralism - Applied Philosophy in various domains - History & Memory Studies: - Public History and Memory (monuments, museums, contested pasts) - Global History and Transnational Connections - Environmental History and Human-Environment Relations - Social and Cultural History - Digital History and Historiography in the Digital Age - Oral History and Community Narratives - History of Science, Technology, and Medicine - Decolonizing History and Challenging Dominant Narratives - Literature & Languages: - Comparative Literature and World Literatures - Literary Theory and Criticism - Digital Literature and Hypertext Narratives - Language and Identity (multilingualism, language revitalization) - Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics - Rhetoric, Discourse Analysis, and Persuasion - Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication - Postcolonial Literature and Decolonial Approaches - Arts & Cultural Studies (Humanities Focus): - Art History and Visual Culture - Performance Studies and Theatre History - Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Film Studies and Media Arts - Cultural Heritage, Preservation, and Digitization - The Role of Arts in Social Change and Activism - Intersections of Art, Science, and Technology - Religious Studies: - Religion in Contemporary Society (secularization, fundamentalism, interfaith dialogue) - Religion, Ethics, and Social Justice - Mythology, Ritual, and Belief Systems - Comparative Religions - Religion and Globalization III. Cross-Cutting Themes & Emerging Areas - Digital Humanities: - Computational methods for textual analysis, distant reading, and historical mapping. - Building and managing digital archives, corpora, and databases. - Data visualization for humanities research. - AI, Machine Learning, and their application/critique in humanities. - Ethical considerations in digital humanities research. - Environmental Humanities: - Narratives of climate change and ecological crisis. - Environmental justice and equity. - Human-animal studies and posthumanism. - Cultural responses to environmental challenges. - Medical Humanities: - Narrative medicine and patient experiences. - Ethical dilemmas in healthcare and bioethics. - The role of arts and literature in understanding illness and healing. - History of medicine and public health. - Critical Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: - Intersectionality and diverse identities. - Decolonial studies and anti-racist pedagogies. - Feminist theory and gender performativity. - Queer theory and LGBTQ+ studies. - Memory, Trauma, and Reconciliation: - Individual and collective memory of conflict and violence. - Processes of truth and reconciliation. - Representations of trauma in literature, art, and media. - Populism, Polarization, and Misinformation: - Sociological and psychological roots of political polarization. - The spread of misinformation and its societal impact. - Rhetorical strategies of populist movements. - The role of media literacy in democratic societies. - Futures Studies & Speculative Humanities: - Imagining alternative futures through humanistic inquiry. - The ethics and implications of emerging technologies on society. - Utopian and dystopian thought in literature and culture. - Research Methodologies & Ethics: - Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods in social sciences and humanities. - Ethical considerations in research involving human subjects, data privacy, and cultural appropriation. - Participatory action research and community-based methodologies. - Interdisciplinary research methods and challenges.