The International Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change (IJCASC) is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research on the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between culture and social change. The journal provides an interdisciplinary platform for scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers to examine how cultural systems, values, identities, institutions, and practices influence—and are influenced by—social, political, economic, environmental, and technological transformations.
IJCASC recognizes that contemporary social challenges are increasingly complex and cannot be adequately understood through a single disciplinary perspective. Therefore, the journal encourages interdisciplinary scholarship that brings together perspectives from the social sciences, humanities, arts, and related applied fields. The journal seeks to connect theoretical innovation with empirical research and to provide opportunities for local experiences, diverse cultural perspectives, and comparative studies to contribute to broader understandings of global social change.
Our Mission
The mission of IJCASC is to promote rigorous and critical scholarship that contributes to a deeper understanding of culture and its role in shaping societies. The journal welcomes research that explores cultural processes, social structures, identities, institutions, and everyday practices within changing local, national, regional, and global contexts.
The journal is particularly committed to expanding scholarly perspectives beyond dominant and Eurocentric paradigms. It encourages contributions that foreground diverse cultural experiences, perspectives from the Global South, indigenous and local knowledge, and the voices of marginalized and underrepresented communities.
Through this approach, IJCASC aims to contribute not only to academic debates but also to broader discussions concerning public policy, social justice, cultural understanding, sustainable development, and transformative social change.
Scope of the Journal
IJCASC welcomes a broad range of scholarly contributions, including original research articles, theoretical papers, critical reviews, methodological studies, and in-depth case studies. Its interdisciplinary scope encompasses a wide range of subjects within the social sciences, while also intersecting with the humanities, arts, and applied sciences.
The journal particularly welcomes research addressing the following areas:
1. Cultural Sociology and Anthropology
Research examining cultural production, consumption, and transmission, as well as identity, tradition, rituals, symbolic systems, and cultural practices. Comparative and cross-cultural studies of social transformation are especially encouraged.
2. Political Science and International Relations
Studies exploring the cultural dimensions of governance, public policy, political discourse, social movements, activism, resistance, cultural diplomacy, nationalism, and transnational identities.
3. Economics, Development, and Inequality Studies
Research investigating cultural influences on economic behavior, entrepreneurship, innovation, social policy, poverty, inequality, sustainable development, and inclusive economic transformation.
4. Media, Communication, and Digital Cultures
Studies focusing on the role of mass media, digital platforms, algorithms, online communities, digital activism, information flows, and media representations in shaping culture and social change.
5. History and Historical Sociology
Research addressing cultural interpretations of historical events, collective memory, heritage, historical narratives, modernization, colonization, decolonization, and long-term processes of societal transformation.
6. Education, Knowledge, and Pedagogy
Studies concerning intercultural education, multilingualism, global citizenship, cultural awareness, social responsibility, knowledge production, and the role of education in transmitting and transforming cultural values.
7. Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectionality Studies
Research examining cultural constructions of gender and sexuality, intersectional experiences of discrimination and empowerment, activism, identity formation, and changing social norms related to equality and inclusion.
8. Urban, Environmental, and Migration Studies
Research on the cultural dimensions of urban development, community life, gentrification, environmental justice, climate activism, sustainability, migration, diaspora identities, and cultural integration.
9. Law, Human Rights, and Ethics
Studies investigating the interaction between cultural norms and legal systems, cultural relativism, universal human rights, intercultural engagement, ethical frameworks, and conflict resolution.
10. Methodological and Theoretical Innovations
The journal encourages innovative interdisciplinary and mixed-methods approaches, including critical theory, postcolonial studies, decolonial methodologies, participatory research, and community-based research models.
An Interdisciplinary Platform
IJCASC encourages dialogue across disciplinary boundaries. By bringing together different theoretical traditions, methodological approaches, and cultural perspectives, the journal seeks to promote scholarship capable of addressing the multidimensional nature of contemporary social change.
The journal values both theoretical and empirical contributions. Research that develops new concepts, challenges established assumptions, presents innovative methodologies, or provides evidence from underrepresented contexts is particularly relevant to the journal's objectives.
Global and Inclusive Perspectives
A central commitment of IJCASC is to encourage diversity in academic knowledge production. The journal welcomes research from different geographical regions and cultural contexts, with particular interest in scholarship that brings greater visibility to perspectives from the Global South and communities that have historically been underrepresented in academic discourse.
By encouraging diverse voices and comparative perspectives, the journal seeks to create a scholarly environment in which cultural differences are not merely acknowledged but become an important foundation for understanding social transformation.
Contribution to Society
IJCASC views academic research as an important contributor to society. Scholarship published in the journal is expected to have the potential to enrich academic discussions while also informing policy debates, professional practice, community initiatives, and public understanding.
The journal therefore welcomes research that addresses pressing contemporary issues and provides meaningful insights into how societies can respond to cultural, political, economic, technological, and environmental transformations.
A Forum for Contemporary Scholarship
The International Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change serves as a forum for critical, innovative, and interdisciplinary scholarship on the relationship between culture and social transformation. Through the publication of high-quality research from diverse perspectives, IJCASC aims to contribute to the development of knowledge and to encourage constructive dialogue on the challenges and opportunities facing societies in an increasingly interconnected world.
Researchers, academics, practitioners, and scholars from related disciplines are invited to contribute their original work and participate in the ongoing academic conversation about culture, society, and social change.
International Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change (IJCASC)
E-ISSN: 2589-1316
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