The 42nd International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities was held at American University in Washington, DC, USA, on November 20-21, 2025, and was organized by the Research Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. RAIS Conference Proceedings are published with ISSN 2578-8574, and will be indexed in IDEAS/RePEc, Econpapers, Google Scholar, and CEEOL.

The conference proceedings are in the final stages of preparation, and more articles will be made available soon.

PDF                         Front Matter / Table of Contents

PDF                          An Analysis of the Influence of Gender and Age on Post-COVID Tourist Preferences in the Hospitality Industry

1-9                           Patrick Joel Turkson, Felix Amoah, Joseph Gyamfi Yeboah

PDF                          Determinants of Replacing Human Managers with AI-Driven Virtual Managers. Results of Research

10-18                      Olaf Flak

PDF                          Balancing Onboarding Efficiency with Human-Centered Engagement: A Comparative Analysis of Traditional and AI-Enabled Approaches

19-27                      Sharná L. Lee

PDF                          Dangerous Delusions: Towards a Psychology of Neoliberal Ideological Beliefs in the Ecological, Social, and Political Polycrisis

28-34                      Severin Hornung, Thomas Höge, Christine Unterrainer

PDF                          Reimagining Coastal Futures: Alternative Livelihoods and Blue Justice in South Africa’s Eastern Cape

35-40                      Laura Novienyo Abla Amoah

PDF                          Strategic Staffing Models for Solo Telehealth Psychology Practices: An Applied Case Analysis

41-48                      Joe Delgado

PDF                          The Status, Stories & Experiences of Arab-Kuwaiti Women Enrolled in STEM Workplaces

49-58                      Zahraa Abu Alloul, Fatima Boujarwah, Zainab AlMeraj

PDF                          Developing Entrepreneurial Strategy as Trauma Therapy for Displaced Boko Haram Female Victims in Northeastern Nigeria

59-65                      Chinwe Beneditte Ogbonna

PDF                          From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: Policy Analysis of AI Chatbots for Texas SMEs

66-72                      Paul Hernandez

PDF                          Nonlinear Regression Modeling via Machine Learning Techniques with Applications in Business and Economics

73-94                      Sunil K Sapra

PDF                          Common Integrity Challenges in Human Resource Management: The Case of Local Government in Albania

95-100                    Nysjola Dhoga

PDF                          Explaining Divergent Political Transitions in the Horn of Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Ethiopia and Sudan

101-112                  Abiyot Geneme Gebre

PDF                          Integrating Cyberpsychology into Cyber Science Education

113-119                  Angela D. Spencer

PDF                          Back and Forth? 30 Years of Europeanization of the Education & Training Policy within the Public Policy Complex (1995-2025): A Critical Overview and the State-of-Play Policy Analysis

120-129                   Nikos Papadakis

PDF                          The Incompatibility of Capital Punishment with Contemporary International Human Rights: A Comparative Legal Case for Abolition

130-137                  Gabriel Vasadze, Giorgi Sisauri, Ekaterine Bakaradze

PDF                          A Comparative Appraisal of Cooperatives: An Overview of Selected Case Studies from Four Countries in Africa, Europe and North America

138-143                  Muzi Shoba

PDF                          The Nature and Current Challenges of an Active Amazonian Intelligence Defense – Case Study on The Amazon Fund Proponent Within the Legal Brazilian Amazon

144-164                  Suzana Gueiros Teixeira

PDF                          Scaling Youth Soccer Development: Strategic Insights into Texas Youth Soccer Markets

165-167                  Christopher L. Vasquez

PDF                          China’s Soft Power in Global Policy: Vectors and the Azerbaijani Case

168-175                  S.A. Hidayatova

PDF                          Can Educational Investment Generate Democratic Returns? A Possible Outlook on How Civic Curriculum Design Influences Economic Mobility and Political Participation

176-181                  Ciprian Simut, Ramona Simut

PDF                          Integrating Measurement and Meaning: The Embodied Spiral of Change in Organizational Transformation

182-190                  Ilona Jokhadze, Dina Aslamazishvili

More articles will be added soon!