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Artificial Intelligence in High Office: Could AI Replace Presidents and Ministers? Interpreting Albania’s 2025 AI ‘Minister’ Through Critical Sociology
Author:  Bekzat Alimov Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract In September 2025, Albania announced the world’s first...
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Light at Work: Analog Optical Computing, AI Efficiency, and the Political Economy of Next-Generation Intelligence
Author: Bakyt Tokayev Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has entered an era in which...
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From Billion-Dollar Boom to Multi-Million Bust: A Critical Sociology of Tumblr’s Valuation Collapse (2013–2019)
Author:  Rustam Sharipov Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract This article offers a critical sociological analysis of Tumblr’s...
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From Shells to Ledgers to Code: A Sociological History of Money in Global Perspective
Author:  Nursultan Amanbayev Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract This article traces the history of money  as a long social and...
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The Global Debt–Liquidity Paradox: A Sociological–Political Economy Analysis of a $324 Trillion World of Leverage
By:  Mohammed Al-Sayed Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Global debt is estimated at roughly $324 trillion  in early 2025,...
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Selective Platform Regulation and Economic Reconfiguration in Nepal: A Critical Sociological Analysis of the 2025 Social Media Ban
Author: Elena Gonzalez Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract In early September 2025, Nepal moved to block access to unregistered...
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Framing the Future: The Impact of AI-Generated Video on Major Film Creators
Author Hannah White Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract AI-generated video has moved from experimental novelty to a routine...
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The Future of Telemedicine: A Critical Sociology of Platforms, Power, and Care
Author: Â Sofia Wilson Affiliation: Â Independent researcher Abstract Telemedicine has moved from emergency adoption to structural...
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Bio-Digital Convergence and the Future of Technology: Power, Institutions, and Global Inequality in an Age of Intelligent Systems
Author: Â Tariq Hashmi Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Keywords: Â future of technology, AI agents, bio-computing, institutional...
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Digital Twins in Tourism: A Sociological Reframing of Smart, Sustainable Destinations in 2025
Author:  Bilal Malik Affiliation:  Independent researcher Abstract Digital twin technology—the creation of a dynamic, data-rich virtual...
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From Copilots to Colleagues: The Rise of Enterprise AI Agents and the Reorganization of Work
Author: Â Abdullah Al-Mansour Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract Enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from...
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Beyond Experiments: Institutionalizing the Four-Day Workweek in 2025—A Sociological and Managerial Synthesis
Author: Â Yusuf Ibrahim Affiliation: Â Independent researcher Abstract The four-day workweek has moved from pilot projects to serious...
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Rising Tides of Rent: A Sociological and Political-Economy Outlook for Dubai’s Housing Market, 2025–2035
Author:  Amina Hassan Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract Dubai’s housing market has experienced sustained rent escalation over...
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Strategic Autonomy Under Strain: A Sociological Analysis of U.S.–India Economic Relations in 2025
Author:  Ravi Kumar Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract U.S.–India economic relations reached a decisive turning point in...
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From Meme to Market Shock: A Critical Sociological Analysis of the GameStop Bubble of 2021
Author:  Hassan Jafari Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract The GameStop episode of January–February 2021 marked a dramatic...
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Relearning from a Classic Bubble: The Tulip Flower Boom of the 17th-Century Netherlands and What It Teaches Management, Tourism, and Technology Today
Author: Â Omar Siddiqui Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Keywords: Â tulip flower bubble; Netherlands; Dutch Republic; 17th century;...
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Global Hospitality Education and the Sociology of Rankings: A Critical Reflection on the 2026 Classification of Leading Hotel Management Schools
Author: Â Li Wei Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract Hospitality education has become a globalized field where institutions not...
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The Global Reconfiguration of Higher Education Scholarships: A Sociological Analysis of Access, Capital, and World Systems
Author: Â Wei Zhang Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract Scholarships in higher education are not simply financial instruments;...
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From Dot-Com Dominance to Digital Obsolescence: A Critical Sociology of Yahoo's Rise and Fall
By: Ali Rezaei Affiliation: Independent Researcher Abstract Yahoo was once synonymous with the internet, occupying a position of global...
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Beyond ChatGPT: Rethinking the History and Sociology of Artificial Intelligence
Author: Â Youssef Serkal, Independent Researcher Abstract Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often viewed by the public as a sudden...
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