📄 social science

Urban Vulnerability, the Right to the City, and Ecovocation: Migrant Women in Covert Spa-Based Sex Work in Jakarta

This article reanalyzes qualitative data on migrant women in Jakarta's covert spa-based sex work to identify six interacting dimensions of vulnerability and proposes an "ecovocation" framework within Population and Environmental Education that integrates rights, capabilities, and justice to address their socio-spatial and environmental marginalization.

Syaifudin -, Bambang Afriadi2026-10-19
📄 social science

Exploring the Spatial Relationship Between Nighttime Lights and Crime Risk in Districts of Uttar Pradesh

This study analyzes the spatial relationship between nighttime lights and property crimes across Uttar Pradesh districts, finding that while low-light areas generally correlate with higher crime rates, high-crime zones in western UP also exhibit high light levels, suggesting that factors beyond illumination, such as population mobility and socio-economic conditions, significantly influence crime patterns.

Pradyut Kumar Mondal, Swati Gupta, Rambooshan Tiwari2026-10-19
📄 social science

Pilgrimage Economy and Rural Socio-Economic Change: Evidence from Tikarmafi, Uttar Pradesh, India

This study of the Shreemat Paramhans Ashram in Tikarmafi, Uttar Pradesh, reveals that the local pilgrimage economy relies more on the volume of repeated visitor flows and small-scale transactions than on high individual spending, highlighting the need for community-focused infrastructure and vendor organization in rural pilgrimage centers.

Shankar Kumar Lal¹, Sadhna Srivastava²2026-10-19
📄 social science

The Geography of Knowledge and Crime: Exploring India’s Cyberbullying Research Trends

This study utilizes bibliometric analysis of Scopus data and spatial mapping of Ministry of Home Affairs statistics to map India's emerging cyberbullying research landscape, revealing a significant surge in scholarly output post-2020 that parallels the nation's rising cybercrime rates while highlighting the urgent need for enhanced policy frameworks and collaborative strategies.

Shridhar Sagun Pednekar, Basharat Ahmad Malik, Azhar U Din Waza, Rashmi Katara2026-10-19
📄 social science

Green Human Resource Management Practices and the Just Transition: Advancing SDG 8 and SDG 13 — A Qualitative Content Analysis of Schneider Electric

This qualitative single-case study of Schneider Electric analyzes employee-generated content and corporate disclosures to demonstrate how Green Human Resource Management practices, framed by the AMO model and a just transition, simultaneously advance Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 13 while revealing both synergies and tensions in their implementation.

Shu Yang, Sharmila Devi Ramachandaran, Rejaul Karim, Urvesh Chaudhery2026-10-19