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
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