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European Council for Distance Learning Accreditation (EUCDL) Publishes a Global Ranking of the Best Online and Distance Learning Universities: Sociological, Technological, and Policy Implications
Author: Anastasija Ivanova Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Online and distance learning has moved from the periphery of...
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From Gold to Code: Monetary Scarcity, Debt Overhang, and the Return of “Hard” Reserves in a Digital Age
Author: Maria Johnson Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract A visible trend in 2025 is the renewed demand for gold among public...
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Retrenchment in a High-Income Market: Starbucks’ Swiss Closures Through the Lens of Culture, Institutions, and Global Value Chains
Author: Alex Morgan Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract This article examines Starbucks’ decision in late September 2025 to...
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From Automation to Autonomy: Agentic AI, Organizational Power, and the New Political Economy of Work
Author: Alex Morgan Affiliation: Independent researcher Abstract Organizations in 2025 are moving from rule-bound automation toward...
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When Giants Slip: Is the Era of Younger (or More Agile) Universities Dawning in Global Rankings?
Author: Ali Muhammed Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In September 2025, a symbolic shift occurred in the UK’s higher...
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Agentic AI as Organizational Infrastructure: A Critical Sociology of Operations, Tourism, and Technology
Author: Alex Morgan Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Agentic artificial intelligence (AI)—systems that can plan, act,...
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Agentic AI in Business Process Management: A Critical Sociological Analysis of Capital, Isomorphism, and World-System Dynamics (2025)
Author: Maria Chen Affiliation: Independent Researcher Keywords: agentic artificial intelligence, business process management,...
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From War to Wired: Vietnam’s Economic Transformation, 1975–2025
Author: Nguyen Minh Anh Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract This article examines Vietnam’s economic transformation from the...
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From Franchise to Homegrown: Carrefour’s Exit and HyperMax’s Rise in the Gulf as a Case of Field Reconfiguration, Isomorphic Pressures, and Semi-Peripheral Assertion
Author: Ahmed Al-Fahd Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In late 2024 and through 2025, the Gulf grocery landscape...
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Toward a Wearable-AI Society: Meta’s Ray-Ban Display and the Sociotechnical Futures of Smart Glasses
Author: Alexandra Chen Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract This article analyzes the newest wave of wearable artificial...
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Generative AI in Student Support as a 2025 Turning Point: A Critical Sociology of Adoption, Equity, and Institutional Change
Author: Alex Morgan Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract The beginning of the 2025–26 academic year has intensified a worldwide...
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Agentic AI and Semiconductor Innovation as Coupled Systems: A Political-Economic and Institutional Analysis of 2025’s Defining Tech Trend
Author: Maria Garcia Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Agentic artificial intelligence—systems that plan and act across...
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History of Medicine: A Sociological and Global Systems Perspective
Author: Aibek Tursunov Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract The history of medicine is both a scientific narrative and a story...
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Tariff Shock, Status Goods, and Organizational Imitation: How a 39% U.S. Duty Reconfigures the Swiss Watch Field
Author: Dinara Mukanova Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract This article analyzes the sudden imposition of a 39% United States...
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The Cryptoqueen in Context: OneCoin, Transnational Fraud, and the Sociology of Trust in Digital Capitalism
Author: Li Wei Affiliation: Independent researcher Abstract This article examines the continuing public and policy attention to Ruja...
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Luxury Legacy, Capital, and Control: A Critical Sociology of the Armani Succession Plan and the Future of Global Luxury Governance
By Omar Taylor Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In the week of 12–15 September 2025, the luxury sector experienced a decisive...
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“Discord Democracy” in Kathmandu: Digital Populism, Interim Governance, and the Changing Social Contract in Nepal (September 2025)
Author: Rajesh Sharma Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract In September 2025, Nepal witnessed a rapid transition from...
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From Lehman to Revaluation: Asset Valuation, Systemic Risk, and Institutional Change in an Inflationary World
Author: Baktygul Sadykova Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract This article examines the contemporary “revaluation” moment in...
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“AI for Teachers” as a Global Trend: A Critical Sociological Analysis of Opportunity, Risk, and Institutional Change
Author: Aizada Kenzhebekova Affiliation: Independent researcher Abstract “AI for Teachers” has moved from experimental pilots to...
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The Printed Book at a Crossroads: Capital, Systems, and Isomorphism in the Future of Book Printing
By: Ainura Ismailova Affiliation: Independent researcher Abstract Is the business of printing books dying, or is it quietly reinventing...
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