Special Issue

Call for Papers

Special Issue of the Istanbul Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

Theme: Living Through Uncertainty: Social Transformations, Human Agency, and Institutional Resilience

Submission Deadline: July 30, 2025

 

The Istanbul Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities invites contributions for a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary special issue that explores how individuals, groups, and institutions navigate profound and ongoing global uncertainty.

 

In a world increasingly shaped by crises — from climate change and economic instability to conflict, migration, and digital disruption — this issue seeks to bring together scholars from across the social sciences and humanities to examine how societies adapt, resist, transform, and build resilience in the face of uncertainty.

 

While Turkey and the broader Middle East region will serve as important reference points, the issue strongly welcomes comparative and global perspectives.

 

Disciplines invited:

Anthropology – lived experiences, kinship, ritual, ethnography of crisis

Criminology – crime patterns, justice systems under stress, carcerality

Economics – inequality, labor markets, informal economies, resilience economics

Education – access, inequality, educational technology, crisis pedagogy

Geography – urban change, spatial inequality, climate and place

History – historical cycles of disruption and recovery

Law – rule of law, human rights, legal pluralism, transitional justice

Linguistics – language and identity in times of change

Political Science – populism, governance, regional diplomacy

Psychology – trauma, adaptation, mental health

Social Policy – welfare systems, social protection, policy innovation

Social Work – community-based responses, frontline work

Sociology – inequality, social movements, institutions, family

 

Possible thematic areas:

Governance and institutional trust in uncertain times

Migration, displacement, and border politics

Urban and rural inequality, housing, and infrastructure gaps

Social movements, resistance, and solidarity

Youth, education, and generational change

Environmental resilience and sustainability

Religion, morality, and pluralism

Cultural memory and re-imagining the future

Gendered experiences of instability

The role of digital technologies in social transformation

 

Submission Guidelines:

Original articles in English (6,000–8,000 words)

Double-blind peer review

APA 7th citation style

No article processing charges (APCs) for this issue

 

Contact and Submission:

Submit via the journal platform:  https://social.ist-journals.com

Questions? Contact:

Prof. Dr. Marina Vasiljeva, Editor-in-Chief — editor@social.ist-journals.com