Category: Social Sciences

AI is reshaping the International Economics major
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Explore how AI reshapes International Economics education, research methods, and career pathways. Discover challenges and opportunities for curriculum redesign and professional development.

European migration control linked to smuggling fraud networks in Nigeria
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Study examines how European biometric border controls inadvertently expanded migrant smuggling in West Africa, revealing networks involving government officials in document fraud.

Seasonal and gendered patterns shaped subsistence marine harvesting
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Ethnographic study of gendered and seasonal marine subsistence patterns in Mfumbwi, Zanzibar, with implications for archaeological interpretation of Swahili coast fisheries.

Chinese undergraduates showed stronger AI ethics than technical skills
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Survey of 583 Chinese undergraduates validates the UNESCO AI Competency Framework, revealing stronger performance in ethics and mindset than technical skills, contradicting national priorities.

AI changes assessment practices in management education
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Qualitative study examining how AI technologies reshape assessment practices in management education, analyzing adoption patterns and organizational drivers across Sri Lankan institutions.

Teras Cihempelas shows the tensions of formalising street vending
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Study of Teras Cihempelas elevated walkway in Bandung, Indonesia examining design politics and impacts of integrating informal street vending into formal urban infrastructure over a decade.

Eastern Europe frames shape security narratives in Lithuania
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Analysis of Russian and Western meta-frames of Eastern Europe as information warfare tools, with examination of Lithuania’s counter-framing strategy and regional security implications.

Emotional competencies were highlighted in a preschool project
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Pedagogical project recognizing emotional competencies of preschoolers in economically underresourced communities through multimodal engagement and family collaboration.

SDG interaction discourse is described as prescriptive positivist
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Analysis of how prescriptive positivism in SDG discourse emphasizes technical solutions over equity and systemic transformation, with implications for post-2030 sustainability frameworks.

YKS content linked to lower English achievement after LGS
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Longitudinal study examines negative washback effects of Turkish high-stakes entrance exams on English language achievement, showing significant score decline over four years.










