Vol. 1 No. 5 (2026): The Crisis Moment of Humanities and Social Sciences: Academic Capitalism, Disciplinary Decline, and the Future of Knowledge Production
Humanities and social sciences face unprecedented global challenges: funding cuts, declining enrollments, shrinking faculty positions, and the pervasive logic of academic capitalism. As quantitative metrics and market-driven criteria reshape knowledge production, critical inquiry and humanistic values risk marginalization. This issue invites scholars to diagnose the multiple dimensions of this crisis, examine how academic capitalism operates across different contexts, and imagine alternative futures for a more sustainable, humane scholarly ecosystem. We welcome critical analyses, empirical studies, comparative cases, and visionary proposals.
Published:
2026-05-11
