Recent Trends in Social Studies

This article explores the critical role of social cohesion and community resilience in preventing radicalization and violent extremism. While traditional counterterrorism strategies have primarily relied on military operations, intelligence gathering, and law enforcement interventions, growing evidence suggests that community-based approaches offer more sustainable and long-term solutions.

Since its inception in 1947, the Doomsday Clock maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has functioned as a socially constructed barometer of civilisational risk, translating complex scientific, geopolitical, and technological threats into a universally legible symbolic chronometry. As of January 2026, the Clock stands at 85 seconds to midnight, its most alarming position in nearly eight decades of operation.

Background: The proliferation of digital platforms has fundamentally transformed how social cause organisations communicate with their target audiences. Storytelling has emerged as a strategic tool for driving emotional resonance and behavioural change among young adults a demographic that is both digitally native and increasingly socially conscious. This study investigates (1) how storytelling in social media–based social cause campaigns influences the digital interaction behaviour of young adults, and (2) whether such storytelling shapes their behavioural intentions toward supporting social causes in real life. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed. In Phase 1, a structured quantitative survey (n = 100 young adults aged 18–35) was administered to measure engagement patterns and behavioural intentions.

The present study deals with the interface of the modern technologies especially the information and communication technologies that have greatly influenced the societies especially the rural society in Punjab. In this, we have delved deeper to understand the idea that how television has influenced the daily routine life of the rural people in Punjab and how under the influence of the content shown over the screen leads them to draw their perspective towards the situations occurring in the outer world.

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has changed digital learning environments. It provides new tools to improve teaching and boost student engagement. However, even with more AI-enabled technologies available, not all educators are using them equally. This uneven adoption is mainly due to problems with usability, accessibility, and digital readiness. This study addresses the critical gap between the potential of AI in education and its practical utilization by educators in digital classrooms.

Artificiаl intеlligеncе (AI) аnd third-gеndеr rights in Indiа convеrgе аt а рivotаl juncturе for аdvаncing еquitаblе justicе systems. A trаnsformаtivе cараcity emеrgеs whеn аlgorithmic tools аrе strаtеgicаlly alignеd with lеgаl frаmеworks, раrticulаrly in reducing systemic bаrriеrs through еnhаncеd judiciаl аccеssibility. This аnаlysis еvаluаtеs AI’s duаl rolе аs both cаtаlyst аnd chаllеngе within Indiа’s evolving рolicy lаndscаре, focusing on thrее domains: lеgislаtivе dеsign, рredictivе jurisрrudеncе, аnd rights-bаsеd govеrnаncе structurеs.