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.

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

PDF                          The Rise of Middle Powers in Global Governance: Comparative Analysis of the European Union, India, and Brazil

191-197                  Iulia-Theodora Petcu

PDF                          A Multi-Agent AI Framework for Musical Score Writing

198-210                 Scott Josephson, Atif Farid Mohammad

PDF                          Understanding the Psychology of Pregnancy Discrimination as a Challenging Woman’s Mental Health Workplace Dynamic

211-230                  Dina Lundy, Darrell Norman Burrell, Tracie McCargo, Firmine Mimi Lima, Natasha Harris, Hilda Eke, KerriLaine Prunella

PDF                          Dissecting Faustus: A Radical Approach to Marlowe’s Mighty Line

231-236                  Anthony Tassa

PDF                          Spirituality as a Dimension of Knowledge Between Reason and Revelation

237-245                  Cristian Vasile Petcu

PDF                          Tikkun Olam and Creation Care in Jewish Thought: Fixing the World and Hoping for the (Re)Coming of the Messiah

246-251                  Paul Cristian Ionașcu

PDF                          The Church and Young People – Christian Foundations of Youth Formation

252-258                  Valentin-Ștefan Nuică

PDF                          The Christian Opening Toward Dialogue with the Postmodern European Society

259-266                  Nicolae Vlăduț Iorga

PDF                          Christian Philanthropy – A Contemporary Modus Vivendi

267-273                  Ioan Petronel Agarici

PDF                          Toward a Better World – Principles of Christian Ecotheology

274-281                  Gheorghe Zaharia

PDF                          Proposals to Improve the Effectiveness of Public International Law Sanctions

282-286                  Daniel-Ștefan Paraschiv

PDF                          NATO’s New Policy on Reservists and Reserve Forces in View of Reviewing the Allied Defence and Deterrence Posture

287-292                  Doina Mureșan, Elena-Adriana Brumaru

PDF                          Legal and AI – Need and Customs

293-299                  Carmen Silvia Paraschiv

PDF                          European Security in Changing. Geopolitical Perspectives

300-305                  Mircea Mureșan

PDF                          Exploring the Social Psychological Undercurrents of Workplace Racial Battle Fatigue (RBF) for Minority Faculty at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) in the U.S.

306-324                  Darrell Norman Burrell, Adina Lundy

PDF                          The New Crime of Rape of a Minor as an Atypical Means of Protecting Minors Through Criminal Policy Instruments

325-332                  Simona Franguloiu

PDF                          Goldfish Syndrome: A Psychological and Economic Perspective on Corporate Wealth, Power, Abundance, and the Structural Failure of Self Limitation

333-347                  Darrell Norman Burrell

PDF                          Administrative Detention in the European Union – Balancing Security Requirements and Immigrants’ Rights

348-353                  Alexandra Bucur-Ioan

PDF                          Exploring Adverse Drug Reactions and Their Social and Psychological Consequences

354-367                  Darrell Norman Burrell, Allison Huff, Adina Lundy

PDF                          Governance and Climate Justice in the 21st Century

368-373                  Julia M. Puaschunder