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Light and the built environment: infrastructure, perception, and the human impacts of illumination
This Collection explores the cultural, spatial, human health policy, and general political dimensions of artificial illumination. It considers how light functions as a marker of development, and a medium through which safety and visibility are negotiated.
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Food security: insights from land use transition, population aging, and agricultural product circulation
This Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Collection welcomes research on the challenges, innovations, and solutions related to food security.
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Under the spell: the rise and impact of conspiracy theories and cults in modern society
In today's hyper-connected world, cults and conspiracy theories have found fertile ground to flourish, often preying on societal fears, uncertainties, and the human need for belonging. With the rapid spread of misinformation through social media, modern cults and fringe beliefs are evolving beyond physical communities into digital echo chambers. These movements can wield significant influence, from undermining trust in public institutions to shaping political and social behaviour.
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Euroscepticism in theory and practice
The Collection invites theoretical, empirical, historical, and comparative research examining both established and emerging forms of Euroscepticism.
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Affordable housing: challenges, innovations, and solutions
This Collection welcomes research on the challenges, innovations, and solutions related to affordable housing.
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Emotional memory: construction, recall and meaning-making
Exploring the mechanisms, functions and consequences of emotionally charged memories, and the ways in which they are shaped by factors such as personal meaning, social context and developmental stage
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Socio-economic inequalities in educational opportunities and outcomes
This Humanities and Social Sciences Collection invites interdisciplinary scholarship that explores the relationship between socio-economic inequalities and educational outcomes across diverse cultural, historical and institutional contexts.
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The new intelligence age: surveillance, espionage and power
This Humanities and Social Sciences Communications Collection invites research exploring the transformation of espionage, intelligence, and information-gathering in the contemporary world.
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When communication goes wrong: exploring the psychology and linguistics of miscommunication
Through this call, we aim to bring together research that uncovers the psychological and linguistic processes that underlie miscommunication and offer insights into strategies that can minimise them.
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Awe and wonder – cultural, emotional and existential perspectives
This Collection explores how wonder and awe operate not only within individuals, but across cultures, histories, social structures and belief systems and in contemporary life.
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Censorship, power and the politics of expression
This Collection welcomes research examining censorship as a historical, political, cultural and social phenomenon.
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Mapping propaganda: practices, media and power
