Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Confront-Eugenics @confronteugenics.bsky.social · 8d

Check out this paper by @bobi24.bsky.social & #MariusTurda on #colonialism #eugenics & #race in #Central & #Eastern #Europe published by @gscjournal.bsky.social Here is the link:
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

2 2

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jul 7

We’re looking for papers that apply political theory to stakeholder clashes over African #ClimatePolicy
Read our CFP on the politics of climate resilience in Africa bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
#Polisky #PoliticalTheory #PolicyImplementation

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · Jul 4

PhD position in political theory #ECPRMemberJobs
🎓 Master’s degree in political science or practical or political philosophy
🇩🇰 University of Copenhagen
⌛ Sunday 3 August
buff.ly/dDUrdpm
#PolSciJobs #PoliSky #AcademicSky

PhD Scholarship at the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen (UCPH): Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems (CASDS)

We hereby invite applications for a PhD scholarship at the Department of Political Science. The successful candidate will work on the project “Citizens’ Agenda-Setting in Democratic Systems,” funded…

buff.ly

2 4

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 26

How does political ideology shape (or sabotage) #ClimateAction in African communities?
If you are researching this question, submit a paper to our special issue on the politics of #ClimateResilience in Africa

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Julia Mortimer @juliamortimer.bsky.social · Jun 20

I am so thrilled about this! @gscjournal.bsky.social publishes a broad range of multi and interdisciplinary work, providing a single space to find solutions for global social challenges. Its work is getting read and cited 👏🎉 #diamondopenaccess #globalchallenges #journalpublishing #makingadifference

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our 1st Impact Factor is in. We got an IF of 3.6, putting us in Q1 for social issues! 🥳
We are delighted by this result. Thank you to our brilliant authors, editorial team, reviewers and readers for making this possible ❤️

2 2

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Bristol University Press Journals @bupjournals.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are proud to share our 2024 citation metrics!
11 journals are now in the 1st or 2nd quartile for their JCR categories!

We also had some truly fantastic 1st Impact Factors for @gscjournal.bsky.social & Consumption & Society
Learn more bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/celebrating-...

Global Social Challenges Journal: 1st Impact Factor: 3.6. Rankings:
7/68 in Social Issues (top quartile)
70/191 in Environmental Studies

Consumption and Society: 1st Impact Factor: 3.0
Rankings:
22/219 in Social Issues (top quartile)
71/191 in Environmental Studies

2 3

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our 1st Impact Factor is in. We got an IF of 3.6, putting us in Q1 for social issues! 🥳
We are delighted by this result. Thank you to our brilliant authors, editorial team, reviewers and readers for making this possible ❤️

2 3

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 17

Working on the politics of #ClimateResilience in Africa? We want to hear from you!
Submit an abstract to our upcoming special issue on the topic by 15 July
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
#PoliSci #polisky #ClimatePolicy

Global Social Challenges Journal

"Global Social Challenges Journal" published on by Bristol University Press.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · Jun 10

Insightful work by Sam Lawton @gscjournal.bsky.social
Beyond inclusive masculinity: masculinity studies
and global patriarchy in the 21st century bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/downloadpdf/...

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

1

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 16

Read 'Reframing socio–environmental relations in coastal Mumbai and Kutch, India' with open access!
#CoProduction #participatoryMethods

Lyla Mehta @lylamehta.bsky.social · Jun 8

On #WorldOceanDay, new co-authored paper that calls for rethinking development in coastal spaces, away from extractive models toward approaches that respect local knowledge, ecological interdependence, & justice.

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

2

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Jun 2

📣Call for papers 📣
Politics of Climate Change Resilience in Africa: The Intersection between Communities, Unions & Institutions

⭐Special collection edited by Thokozani Chilenga-Butao
📆Abstract deadline 15/7 #ClimatePolicy
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
#PoliSci #polisky

bristoluniversitypressdigital.com

1

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Transformations Community @transformationscommunity.org · May 27

📚How can we rethink conferencing for #sustainability? @blaneharvey.bsky.social, Ying Syuan Huang, Bruce Goldstein & Nick Graham explore multi-sited dialogues as an alternative, offering principles for more inclusive, low-impact gatherings
📖 Read: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...

2

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Journal of Creative Research Methods @crmethodsjnl.bsky.social · May 5

Our fabulous consulting editor @drhelenkara.bsky.social is hosting the third Creative Research Methods conference! Join Helen and many of the Journal of Creative Research Methods friends, editorial board, and authors this September in Manchester! lnkd.in/ej4BXVpt

1 7 10

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 30

From the latest blog by GSCJ Co-Editor in Chief @urbandavidsimon.bsky.social and guest editor Bianca Vienni-Baptista, exploring #Interdisciplinary and #Transdisciplinary Approaches www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/04/30/r...

For all these reasons, substantive ID and TD approaches do not appeal to everyone, particularly in relation to the urgency of tackling problems and spending project funds within a specific financial year. Many professionals and elected representatives accustomed to exercising professional or political authority baulk at the prospect – and reality – of having to sit at the table with a wide range of stakeholders, some of whom may lack any or substantial formal education or professional credentials – and treat and be treated as somehow equals, with or without specialist facilitation.

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 24

Taking a break from #BritSoc25 sessions? Discover how inter- and transdisciplinary approaches can transform research and help create impact. 🌐 Read our special collection with #openaccess: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...

2

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · Apr 23

🧵🧪”Paying taxes can feel like money lost. In truth, it is money shared. When we fund the NIH, we are betting on ourselves and on one another. We are saying that every American life is worth saving, whether that life sits next door or across the country.”

Nihil Dev @nihildev.bsky.social · Apr 21

Ever wonder how many lives have been saved by NIH-funded research - including your own? Enter any medical condition and instantly see how your tax dollars transformed science into survival.

www.ourhealthroi.com

Our Health ROI

Explore how your tax dollars fund life‑saving medical research.

www.ourhealthroi.com

2 44 110

Reposted by Global Social Challenges Journal

SASE | The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics @sasemeeting.bsky.social · Apr 23

📣 Submissions are open for RISE-SASE 2025 — a regional SASE event focused on Latin America 🌎 (separate from the annual conference in Montreal!)

📍 Niterói, Brazil
🗓️ Nov 20–22, 2025
📝 Submit by July 15

🔗 sase.org/event/vi-ris...

#RISESASE2025 #Socioeconomics

VI RISE-SASE 2025 - SASE

Call for Papers VI RISE-SASE 2025 Connecting the dots between digitalization, environmental challenges, and social inequalities in Latin America 20-22 November 2025 Universidade Federal Fluminense, N...

sase.org

2 2

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 16

Discover our Global Social Challenges Journal at #uaa2025. This #openaccess non-profit journal addresses the world’s key challenges, including those facing our #Cities. Find out more:
buff.ly/3T36sbc

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Advancing just and sustainable urban transitions: strengthening the role(s) of African universities

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our final honourable mention goes to:
‘Advancing just and sustainable urban transitions: strengthening the role(s) of African universities’ by Zarina Patel
doi.org/10.1332/2752...

1

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our next honourable mention goes to:
‘Human #migration in a new era of mobility: intersectional and transnational approaches’ by Alison Mountz & @shivasmohan.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1332/RFXW...

1 1

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

Our first honourable mention goes to:
‘Grounding drones in #PoliticalEcology: understanding the complexities and power relations of drone use in conservation’ by Brock Bersaglio, @charisenns.bsky.social, Mara Goldman, Libby Lunstrum & @naomimillner.bsky.social doi.org/10.1332/HNEK...

1

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

The prize was created in honour of Julie Thompson Klein and recognises the best research article using inter- and transdisciplinary approaches to one or more global societal challenges. We’d also like to share some honourable mentions

1

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

The prize-winning paper offers a reflexive analysis of 4 comparative boundary space contexts in Sweden that builds on long experience in the use of diverse transdisciplinary co-design/co-production approaches.

1

Global Social Challenges Journal @gscjournal.bsky.social · Apr 14

We are delighted to announce that the winners of the inaugural Julie Thompson Klein Prize for inter- and transdisciplinary research are Henrietta Palmer, Merritt Polk and Elena Raviola
Read their award-winning paper here
doi.org/10.1332/2752...

1