Education, Humanities & Social Sciences

Rehumanising Education

Experts argue that in the midst of global challenges, the internationalisation of higher education must move beyond student mobility and prioritise human connection, meaningful collaboration, and interdisciplinary understanding. In photo: Christopher Cripps (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) during his keynote speech at PCE/PCAH2025 France, much like the rest of Europe, started working towards the internationalisation of […]
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Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, The Arts & Literature

Defending Interdisciplinarity: Insights from The Forum at the 2025 IAFOR Conferences in Paris

At the PCE/PCAH2025 in Paris, delegates from around the world share their insights on the institutional and cultural barriers to interdisciplinary collaboration and its potential in cultivating a culture of research in the academic community.
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Cultural & Area Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences

Cultural Heritage as a Unifying Force: The Example of Notre-Dame

A product of its local culture and history, cultural heritage that has endured across generations not only reflects local identity and values that produced it but also holds something sacred that resonates with people globally.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, Politics, International Relations & Law

Re-Establishing Civil Political Discourse Through Dignity, Empathy, and Genuine Engagement

Angus McGregor, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, considers a multi-tooled approach to defuse the explosive nature of the current political environment in the United States.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, The Arts & Literature

Crime Fiction and the City: The Rise of a Global Urban Genre

Dr Bill Phillips, Senior Lecturer in the Modern Languages and Literatures Department at the University of Barcelona, Catalonia, writes about the association of crime fiction with the city and the rise of particular kind of protagonist, the hard-boiled detective.
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Ethics, Religion & Philosophy, Humanities & Social Sciences

Porridge is funnier than oatmeal, and booby is funnier still

Tomas Engelthaler, psychologist, and professor Thomas T Hills, both from the University of Warwick, UK, ask a very serious breakfast-table question.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences

Americans Who Take Flight: Group Differences in Adjustment Among American Expats

Dr Kellina Craig-Henderson explores the social psychology of expatriation for Americans who have left the United States in the light of their group status and personal identity resulting from formative experiences within the United States.
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Cultural & Area Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences

La Chinesca: A Chinese Community in the Mexico-US Borderlands

Chinese settlements on the border between California and Mexico date back over 100 years and their legacy can still be felt today. Scott Warren, Donna Ruiz E Costello and Wan Yu explore the impact of Chinese immigration to the region, in the context of the ‘hopeful geography’ of Bajalta California.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences

Reclusive Shut-ins: Are Hikikomori Predominantly a Japanese Problem?

Alexander Krieg outlines the misconceptions surrounding hikikomori, and the ways in which social withdrawal may be best explained by existing psychiatric disorders.
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Humanities & Social Sciences, Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences

Hikikomori: Applying Culture-bound Theory to Acute Social Withdrawal

Dr. Maree Sugai puts forward the argument that the ‘opting out’ of society manifested in Japan is culture reactive and is a social epidemic that is growing.
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Cultural & Area Studies, History, Humanities & Social Sciences

The Globalisation of Japanese Tea Ceremony

Dr. Alexandre Avdulov gives a short history of the globalisation of Chanoyu, better known as Japanese tea ceremony, and argues that the practice has provided great potential for intercultural communication.
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