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Contemporary Local Governance, Wellbeing and Sustainability

edited by

Pedro Miguel Alves Ribeiro Correia

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 23816 | Submission Open

Keywords: local governance; wellbeing; sustainability; public administration; public sector; private sector; organizational behavior; best municipalities to live in; local management; local government

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

School-to-Work Transition of At-Risk Youth during Crisis and Distress

edited by

Giovanna Campani

Anderson Spavier Alves

and

Teresa Terrón-Caro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4969 | Submission Open

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

Intimate Partner Violence, Ethnicity, and Migration within the Black Population

edited by

Krim K. Lacey

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: intimate partner violence; domestic violence; measures of violence; black immigrants; health disparities; black diaspora; socioeconomic status; inequity; ethnicity; culture

(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)

Social Care, Older People and Imprisonment

edited by Helen Codd, Warren Stewart and Shiobhan Rogers

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: older people; prison; health needs; social care

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

Sport, Gender and Stereotypes

edited by

Lindsay Parks Pieper

Jörg Krieger

and

April Henning

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4314 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport; gender; history; intersectionality; social constructivism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gender Studies)

Policies and Practice to Support Students with Disabilities

edited by Aud Elisabeth Witsø, Odd Morten Mjøen, Gemma Goodall, Eli Langørgen, Sissel Horghagen and

Lisbeth Kvam

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3405 | Submission Open

Keywords: students with disabilities; higher education; adaptation; accommodation; inclusion

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

Community-Engaged Research for Environmental Justice

edited by

Chad Raphael

Martha Matsuoka

and

Ana Baptista

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 887 | Submission Open

Keywords: community-engaged research; participatory research; citizen science; community science; environmental justice; environmental racism; climate justice; decolonization

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

Modern Day Social Work Education, Training and Practices

edited by Serge C. Lee

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open

Keywords: social services; human services; evidence-based and best practice; social work education curriculum model; social work knowledge; skills; and value; strengths and empowerment approach; modern day social work; vulnerable populations

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 12470 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8661 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5506 | Submission Open

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

Contemporary Digital Journalism: Issues and Challenges

edited by Dolors Palau-Sampio and Pilar Sánchez-García

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3136 | Submission Open

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

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 2648 | 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)

Disasters, Social Movements, Policy Responses and Sociocultural Evolution

edited by Christopher K. Chase-Dunn

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2261 | Submission Open

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

Researching Youth on the Move: Methods, Ethics and Emotions

edited by Carles Feixa and Nele Hansen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 637 | 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 592 | 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 466 | 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 249 | 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 10917 | 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 2606 | 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 669 | 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 394 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8705 | 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 7989 | 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)

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 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3180 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Studies)

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 2133 | 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 2107 | 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 716 | 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 600 | 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 558 | 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 364 | 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 342 | 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 227 | 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 194 | Submission Open

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

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 225 | 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 1153 | 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 7481 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3411 | 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 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: women; criminal justice system; interventions; support

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

LGBTQ+ Health & Well-Being

edited by Jen Marchbank and

Gloria Gutman

submission deadline 1 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 831 | 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 38 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 926 | 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 196 | 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 13627 | 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 13117 | 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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9663 | Submission Open

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

Comparative Political Economy in Europe

edited by

Georgios Maris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6491 | 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)

Childhood and Rights in a Global World

edited by Ana Castro Zubizarreta and

Roberto Sanz Ponce

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6035 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Sandra Leotti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1791 | 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)

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

edited by