Contemporary Studies in Social Sciences (CSSS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal,published Biannually by Refaad. The journal aims to publish refereed research in social issues in its various branches and specializations, activate the movement of scientific research in these issues at the Arab and international levels, in accordance with distinguished international professional standards, with the participation of elites of distinguished international members and reviewers, participate in building a knowledge society through the dissemination of purposeful and qualitative research that helps to develop and advance society, and actively participate with universities and local, regional, and global scientific research centers to enrich the research movement in the social field.
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Objectives: This study aimed to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of research in political sociology by analyzing transformations in researchers’ roles amid the accelerating digital shift. Methods: The study adopted a descriptive - analytical approach, based on reviewing ...
Knowledge Generation Approaches and Identity Formation (Evidence from Egypt)
Objectives: This study aims to provide a concise overview of the role of knowledge generation in the formation and enactment of identity across various life activities, culminating in the development of an identity model grounded in knowledge-generation approaches. Such a model seeks to address gaps ...
The Role of Social Inequality in the Spread of Epidemics: A Comparative Study of the Two Novels, al-Maṣābīḥ al-Zurq and al-Wabā’
Objectives: This study aims to analyze the impact of social inequality on the spread of epidemics through a comparative study of the novels al-Maṣābīḥ al-Zurq by Ḥanā Mīnah and al-Wabā' by Hānī al-Rāhib, aiming to address the research gap regarding the interaction between social factors and public health. ...
Weaponized Tactics in Boko Haram Guerrilla Warfare and the Fear of Mines among Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Nigeria
Objectives: This study focused on what can be done to achieve peace to enable the IDPs return to their community of origin to continue with their farming activities to produce food among other benefits to the Nigerian nation. Methods: The study employed mixed methods of data collection by administering ...
Struggling to Belong: Experiences of Foreign-Born Faculty Navigating Identity, Race, and Exclusion in U.S. Higher Education
Objectives: This research explores the lived experiences of these scholars a demographic that has increasingly become a vital driving force in U.S. academia yet continues to face significant institutional hurdles. Methods: We conducted a series of semi-structured interviews to investigate the lived ...
