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International Social Work Practices with Immigrants and Refugees
edited by Adriana Sandu, Sarah Burch, and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: refugees; asylum seekers; social services; vulnerability; trauma informed care; capacity building
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
Creating Resilient Societies in a Changing World
edited by Marcelo Rudolfo Calvete Gaspar, and Lívia Ablonczy-Mihályka
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: challenges; changing world; education; international relations; labor market; society; technology
Carceral Death: Failures, Crises, and Punishments
edited by Justin Donald Strong
submission deadline 7 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: prison mortality; incarceration and health; social suffering; critical prison 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
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 786 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexual violence; media; rape; intersectionality; journalism; representations; audiences
Child Poverty and Social Work
edited by Gottfried Schweiger
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 320 | 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)
From Precarious Work to Decent Work
edited by , Hangyoung Lee and Harry Blatterer
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: precarious work; decent work; employment; sociology of work; social inequality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Work, Employment and the Labor Market)
The Embodiment of LGBTQ+ Inclusive Education
edited by Catherine Lee and Adam Brett
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: LGBTQ+ inclusion; equity; diversity; education; schools; further and higher education; gender; sexuality; identity; embodiment
The Impact of Social Connectedness on Older Adults’ Wellbeing
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: social connectedness; active aging; wellbeing; social relationships; social support; activity participation; interpersonal networks
Global and Virtual Sociological Teaching—Challenges & Opportunities
edited by Heying Jenny Zhan
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: sociological teaching; global perspectives; virtual classrooms; pedagogy; critical thinking; new technology
The Purposes of Education in Settings of (Im)Migration
edited by Celia Reddick and Ankhi Thakurta
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open
Keywords: (im)migration; refugees; democracy; purposes of education; authoritarianism
(This special issue belongs to the Section International Migration)
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