Additional and Emerging Topics

The scope of SYNERIS is intentionally interdisciplinary and remains open to emerging questions at the boundaries of the social sciences. The journal welcomes contributions that introduce new theoretical frameworks, challenge established assumptions, integrate previously separate areas of inquiry, or identify emerging social questions arising from scientific, technological, and social developments.

Potentially relevant areas include, but are not limited to:

• Digital transformation and society

• Environmental and climate social science

• Health and medical sociology

• Science and technology studies

• Social epistemology

• Digital humanities

• Social network analysis

• Big data and computational social science

• Behavioral economics and decision science

• Political psychology and political behavior

• Sociology of emotions

• Cultural sociology and cultural theory

• Economic sociology and social economics

• Urban and regional studies

• Social movements and collective action

• Peace and conflict studies

• Migration and refugee studies

• Globalization and transnational studies

• Social justice and human rights

• Diversity and inclusion studies

• Postcolonial and decolonial studies

• Critical race and ethnic studies

• Disability studies

• Aging and the life course

• Family and intimate relationships

• Work, labor, and organizations

• Consumption and consumer culture

• Risk, uncertainty, and disaster studies

• Social memory and heritage studies

• Public sociology and engaged scholarship

• Social theory and theoretical sociology

• Methodology and research ethics