The 40th International RAIS Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities was held at American University in Washington, DC, USA, on June 5-6, 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.

PDF                         Front Matter / Table of Contents

PDF                          Understanding the Cyberpsychology and Nature of Digital Empathy

1-14                         Darrell Norman Burrell

PDF                          Management Practices and Policy Frameworks for Effective Special Economic Zones: A Comparative Content Analysis of South Africa and China

15-24                      Tigere Muringa, Elvin Shava

PDF                          Advantages of Using AI in the Criminal Prosecution Phase for Digital Evidence Analysis

25-31                       Carmen Silvia Paraschiv

PDF                          Constructions of United States National Identity within United States Foreign Policy Approaches

32-40                       Frederick Walter Tillman II, Ireland Holman

PDF                          Organizational Behavior and Technology Integration: Dynamics of Artificial Intelligence in Sports

41-53                       Neville Welch, Darrell Norman Burrell

PDF                          Darke County’s “Country Lawyers”: Cause Lawyering Classifications

54-62                       Isabelle Rammel

PDF                          Preventive Arrest of Minors: Regulation, ECHR Jurisprudence and Applicability in Romanian Criminal Law

63-69                       Nicoleta-Elena Hegheș

PDF                          Overcoming Leadership Barriers in AI Adoption: A Socio-Technical Ambidextrous Approach

70-84                       Neville Welch

PDF                          The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Women in Leadership: A Comparative Study

85-88                       Princi Tanwar

PDF                          Protection of the Right to a Healthy Environment Through the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights: Current Trends

89-97                       Ramona Duminică

PDF                          Supporting a Culturally Responsive Approach to Financial Literacy

98-111                    Natasha Dawn Harris, Darrell Norman Burrell

PDF                          The Future of Immersive, AI-Driven, and Decentralized Technologies in Cybersecurity Education and Cyber Science

112-120                  Angela D. Spencer

PDF                          The Christian Perspective on War

121-132                  Ioan Szasz

PDF                          Engaging Portuguese-Speaking Countries as a Diplomatic Foundation for Upcoming ICT-Fueled Geopolitics in the Artificial Intelligence Age

133-141                  William J. Vogt

PDF                          Distinguishing Between the Crime of Inciting or Facilitating Suicide and the Criminal Offense of Homicide

142-147                  Simona Franguloiu

PDF                          Theological and Philosophical Aspects of Revelation

148-154                  Florin Ludușan

PDF                          Christianity and the Search for a Cohesive European Identity: Toward a Public Theology of Memory, Ethics, and Encounter

155-169                  Marcel Măcelaru

PDF                          Ethical Blindness in the C-Suite: A Multilevel Theoretical Model of Ethical Fading and Organizational Complicity

170-177                  Garrett Hart

PDF                          The Social Responsibility of the Christian Church: Between Tradition and Contemporary Challenges

178-188                  Emanuel Dobrin

PDF                          Historical, Social, and Religious Conditions of the Pentecostal Mission in Romania: From Its Emergence to 1945

189-196                  Toader Omelcu

PDF                          Organizational Resilience: Management Strategies and Employee Performance at Work in Crisis Zones: The Case of Microfinancial Institutions in the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon

197-210                  Enocent Ntemen, Emmanuel Efoua Raymond, Dimitri Mbonde Nsouli, Louis François Abissomba, Louise Sandra Elisabeth Bayiha

PDF                          The Spiritual Awakenings That Influenced the Protestant Reformation

211-218                  Luca Gavril Deneș

PDF                          Luxury as a Solace

219-225                 Julia M. Puaschunder

PDF                          The Strategic Role of Non-Market Values in a Market Economy: Enhancing Corporate Success through Team Building and Cultural Development

226-226                 Nino Zarnadze