Society and Social Sciences

This volume constitutes the proceedings of 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2025, Zakopane, Poland, during June 22–26, 2025.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2025, Zakopane, Poland, during June 22–26, 2025.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshops on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2025, held in Lille, France, during June 25–27, 2025.

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshops on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2025, held in Lille, France, during June 25–27, 2025.

This book is a vital resource for anyone seeking to understand and navigate the complex dynamics of manipulative behaviour, whether in the workplace, at home, or in social settings.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2025, Zakopane, Poland, during June 22–26, 2025.

This volume constitutes the proceedings of 24th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, ICAISC 2025, Zakopane, Poland, during June 22–26, 2025.

This book provides an in-depth examination of Operation 1027, in the dynamic landscape of Myanmar's protracted conflicts.

This brief discusses how to deal with data visualization and prediction in human society, a context in which big data analysis and artificial intelligence have the potential to transform the world.

This book acquaints readers with the principles and the possibilities of using visual models in the education of young children.

This book acquaints readers with the principles and the possibilities of using visual models in the education of young children.

This book explores research around reciprocal participation in care activities across a variety of everyday settings from the perspective of HCI researchers.

This book reorients our understanding of the history of modern male homosexuality by focusing on Europe's 'internal Other': Italy.

At a time when technological advances are creating new threats to national and international security, traditional views of security, war, and deterrence are becoming obsolete.

This edited collection illuminates what the concept of a specifically epistemic type of injustice has to offer socio-legal analysts.

The Arctic that emerged over the past forty years became one of the most innovative policy environments in the world.

This book, part of the Gender Perspectives in Law series, seeks to explore the link between theory and practice in contemporary feminisms.

Grounded in a critical theoretical perspective, this book offers a dense and original interpretation of the structural tensions and processes that led to the breakdown of the neoliberal international order established in the post–Cold War era under the auspices of the United States.

This book is a testament to the importance of historical institutional analysis for understanding the reform of Africa’s institutions.

This book represents a pioneering effort to establish mathematical curiosity as its own field of study within mathematics education.

This book investigates the history of the Protestant voting blocs and associations in the Irish border counties of Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan, from 1920 to 2016.

The book Pharmacology of GPCRs Biased Signaling and Agonists explores the intricate world of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a diverse and crucial family of cell surface receptors that play a pivotal role in mediating the effects of various signaling molecules.

This book gathers papers from the 1st Global Forum for Sustainable Built Environment Research Conference – SURE-Built 1.

This book provides a quantitative characterisation of the distribution of archaeological evidence at the La Primavera locality in Argentina, shedding light on ancient Patagonian societies by taking a multidimensional landscape-based approach.

This book challenges the image-centred orthodoxy in photography studies, shifting attention to the tactile, sonic and material interactions that unfold in darkrooms, commercial labs and manufacturing sites through which photographs emerge.

This book considers the ramifications of the term 'cultural democracy' from a variety of perspectives.

This edited volume contains contributions from scholars from all over the world that outline their version of relational sociology, situate it within the relational landscape and indicate how it might contribute to the development of a relational paradigm.

This is the first book to address theory and practice in Applied Bioarchaeology—a term used to describe bioarchaeological research which addresses matters of relevance today, and which actively engages people in the research process in ways that are respectful and relevant to the studied population, their communities, and their descendants.

The Lebanese writer and thinker Mustafa Hegazy completes his project through his book The Sastain, who is a deeper development and research in human life within AUTHORitarian societies.

This book analyses the geopolitical, geostrategic and geoeconomic implications of the expanding BRICS bloc and the extent to which this tridimensional dynamic impacts global security, peace and sustainable development.

At a time when educators are increasingly asked to take responsibility for the ‘mental health’ of students, this edited collection critiques the processes of surveillance and exclusion that can accompany such endeavours.

This book explores the impact of the bombing of civilians during the Spanish Civil War.

This book builds upon the self-study of teacher education practices (S-STEP) literature, research in teacher education, and perspectives on criticality and social justice.

This book explores how AI Economics, innovation systems and policies, data cooperatives, and data sovereignty are redefining democracy, governance, and economic life in datafied societies.

This book discusses essential topics on understanding the development and changes in higher educational systems in Asia, and explores governance, quality assurance, stakeholder engagement, and innovation in the post-massified era from an Asian perspective.

This book is the second volume of The Law and Ethics of Freedom of Thought.

This book centers on the stories and histories of buen vivir (“good living”) in education in Ecuador, focusing on how Indigenous and Afrodiasporic Peoples have strategically engaged with state educational initiatives to advance their own epistemic and political projects.

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the fiscal governance of the European Union (EU) from the Maastricht Treaty (1992) to the reform of the Stability and Growth Pact (2024) and the new wave of defence spending in Europe in 2025.

This upper level textbook offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the complex entanglements between identity formation and political life in the 21st century.

This book analyses processes of depoliticisation in modern Europe from the emergence of a distinct 'political' sphere in the late eighteenth century until the present day.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of how innovative technologies and practices are transforming the construction industry.

This book examines the complexities of OVCs in Zimbabwe, situated within the broader context of the Global South and the Southern African region.

This empirically researched and grounded book presents a learning-systems approach for mass-scalable educational content ultimately intended for use across any language, literacy level, culture, or digital divide.

This book reports on the latest advancements of non-destructive testing and structural techniques as applied on a wide range of cultural heritage applications.

This book examines professional youth mentoring, which is marked by enduring relationships throughout childhood and adolescence between youth and their adult mentors who are embedded within a formal program.

"e;A detailed and provocative study of how capital has changed since the 1980s and its effects on the working class and political parties in the USA.

Designing Curricula for Learner Autonomy and Engagement examines how higher education can be reimagined to empower learners as active, self-regulated participants in their own development.

This book presents Indigenous knowledge, cultural practices, and lived experiences of disability among Indigenous peoples in Latin America.

Written by scholars and past community college presidents, this book provides unique perspectives and tools for facing some of the most vexing problems for community college leaders.