Socio-cultural Risks Research Articles

Building a resilient North Jakarta: Integrating social preferences for effective adaptation and mitigation strategy in the climate change era

Abstract The northern part of Jakarta, Indonesia, has been grappling with recurring floods due to climate change, affecting residents’ lives and livelihoods. Sea level rise, land subsidence, and increased precipitation increase the risk of river flooding. While the government has implemented physical flood mitigation measures, these alone are insufficient due to climate uncertainty. This 2017 study assesses socio-cultural risks in northern Jakarta and community preferences for climate change adaptation strategies. The study was conducted in 2017 and the study’s insights remain relevant to contributed as one of the scientific basis for the statutory planning of Jakarta to build the social resilience. Employing qualitative approaches, it collected data at mezzo and micro levels. Findings show that households adopt various private and public mitigation-adaptation measures. Most prefer elevating household items to higher ground (62.9%), while 44% favor maintaining the local drainage system and improving pumping facilities. However, 62% resist relocating to vertical houses, fearing job loss or increased expenses. Only 13% express willingness to relocate voluntarily for more comfortable housing. This resistance stems from the apprehension that such relocation might negatively impact their overall welfare, either by jeopardizing their employment opportunities or by increasing their monthly expenditures.

China's Direct Investment in the Russian Soybean Market in the Context of Risk Management Strategy

This article is based on the multifaceted impact factors of China's direct foreign investment in the Russian soybean market, identifying potential risks encountered in the investment process, including political, economic, logistics and supply chain, socio-cultural, and environmental risks. On the basis of these risks, the paper proposes a comprehensive set of risk management measures, and validates the effectiveness and practicality of these risk mitigation strategies through the analysis of successful investment cases. Overall, the paper underscores the significance of comprehensive risk management for sustainable development, providing systematic and comprehensive risk management advice for Chinese enterprises engaged in direct investments in the Russian soybean market

Assessment of the Impact of Socio-Cultural Risks of Soft Skills Formation in Different Educational Environments for SDG’S

Objectives. The purpose of the study was to summarise and update the impact of socio-cultural risks on the formation of Soft Skills in students in the educational environment for sustainable development goals. Theoretical Framework. The article provides an overview of the main trends in assessing the impact of socio-cultural risks on the formation of various soft skills of students. The authors analyse the main risks associated with the development of the socio-cultural environment. Results and Discussion. The main factor in counteracting risks is the development of universal soft skills that can significantly increase the effectiveness of future professionals in the modern world. This article aims to identify the impact of socio-cultural risks on the development of soft skills in students in the context of the educational environment. Research Implications. The identification of this influence is the main novelty of the study, as it highlights not only the skills themselves, but also the way in which the educational environment can contribute to their formation. The authors emphasise the need to assess the potential of the educational environment to develop sustainable skills needed to overcome modern challenges. Originality/Value. Thus, this article expands the understanding of the impact of socio-cultural risks on the formation of soft skills in students, and emphasises the importance of developing these skills to overcome the challenges of our time, making it an important contribution to the field of soft skills research in pedagogical practice.

Infiltration of Illusory Ideas About Slavic Paganism into Modern Russian Scientific and Official Business Discourses: Sociocultural Risks

Infiltration of Illusory Ideas About Slavic Paganism into Modern Russian Scientific and Official Business Discourses: Sociocultural Risks

Socio-cultural risks of multimodal large generative models of "artificial intelligence" (GenAI)

The article is devoted to the study of the conditions for ensuring the information security of Russian citizens when using generative "artificial intelligence" technologies in the socio-cultural sphere. The relevance of the topic is due to the modern high rates of development of computer neural networks that generate multimedia content: texts, images, sounds and videos. The developers classify generative technologies as "artificial intelligence", position them as a "new nuclear project" capable of radically increasing the productivity of socio-cultural creativity, and receive significant government, corporate and investment financing. The object of the study is modern multimedia generative models, the subject of the study is the possibility of their use in the socio-cultural sphere of creativity and the associated risks of information security. The purpose of the study is to determine the conditions for ensuring the information security of Russian citizens when using multimodal generative technologies in the socio-cultural sphere. The research materials are scientific publications of recent years (2021–2024) in Russian journals of the HAC list (categories K1, K2) and international Scopus publications (quartiles Q1, Q2) devoted to research and critical analysis of the possibilities of multimodal generative models, associated risks and security tools. The philosophical methodology is applied: theoretical and cultural analysis, synthesis. The scientific novelty of the article is due to the application of a philosophical theoretical and cultural methodology for a critical comparison of the declarations of developers and the actual potential of applications of multimodal generative technologies. The result of the study is an assessment of how greatly exaggerated the risks predicted based on the positioning of the technologies in question as "artificial intelligence". The real risks are proposed to include: the incompatibility of development costs with the usefulness of the results; lowering the cultural level of professional and amateur creativity and worsening the tastes of the mass audience; use in "social engineering", fraud, mass disinformation, fake news, manipulation of public consciousness, "cancellation culture", destruction of traditional values and substitution of socio-cultural identity. The means of ensuring the safety of Russian citizens in the development and use of multimedia generative technologies in the socio-cultural sphere are recommended.

Sociocultural risks of resource extraction for the low-carbon energy transition: Evidence from the Global South

The ongoing global transition to low-carbon energy relies on access to energy transition minerals (ETMs), bringing to life new mining projects. This shift is particularly impacting the Global South, due to high levels of interaction of mineral deposits with territories of Indigenous peoples and peasants, weak governance and remoteness. Focusing on the sustainability and justice of energy transitions, previous research has identified a range of environmental and social impacts of ETM mining across Global South countries. We argue that current research overlooks impacts of energy transition-related mining on tangible and intangible cultural heritage of land-connected people. This paper seeks to address this gap by examining the intersection of ETM mining and sociocultural practices in the Global South from spatial, governance and justice perspectives. Based on an extensive literature review, this article critically addresses key themes in the literature on the social aspects of energy transitions and uses cases from Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Chile, and Papua New Guinea (PNG) to demonstrate the immediate and long-term sociocultural impacts associated with ETM mining. It is important to foster an all-encompassing approach to planetary just energy transitions that places equal weight on ensuring cultural alongside environmental, economic and social sustainability.

Diarrheal diseases prevalence among children of Sudan and socio cultural risks related; systematic review and meta analysis.

It is estimated that more than 4% of the causes of inpatient deaths in 2017 were due to diarrheal diseases. The current study is aimed to provide pooled prevalence of microorganisms causing diarrhea among Sudanese as well as determine any socio-cultural risk factors associated. A systematic review of the literature was conducted and regulated in accordance to PRISMA. After abstract and full text screening Twenty-one research articles were recruited to the study. Among witch eighteen research articles determined prevalence of causative microorganisms of Diarrhea; eight research articles determining prevalence of causative microorganisms of Diarrhea were conducted in Khartoum State, five in Gezira State, two in White Nile State, one in Kordofan State while two studies were conducted in several States. Moreover, majority of studies were concerned of prevalence among children while two studies were toward general population as well as mothers of children. The pooled prevalence of viral diarrhea in less than five years old children was 22.90% [15.37, 30.43] among more than 14 thousands' participants, the pooled prevalence of parasitic diarrhea was 31.40% [19.53, 43.27] among participants from different age groups while the pooled prevalence of bacterial diarrhea was 36.20% [14.00, 58.40]. No associated risk factors were able to be synthesized from included studies.

Rural hospital and obstetric unit closures as social determinants of racial and ethnic maternal health disparities: A scoping review.

To synthesize literature examining (1) rural hospital or obstetric unit closures as a social determinant of maternal/infant health outcomes and (2) closures as a social determinant of racial/ethnic disparities in maternal/infant health outcomes. Scoping review. MEDLINE, OVID/Embase and CINAHL were searched systematically to identify sources from 31 July 2003 to 31 July 2023. The Arksey and O'Malley methodology for scoping reviews was used. Four studies from the United States and Australia documented the impact of rural hospital or obstetric unit closures on maternal/infant health outcomes, such as increased births in hospitals without obstetric units, out-of-hospital births or babies born before arrival, preterm birth, infant mortality and sociocultural risks that contribute to clinical risk. No eligible studies investigated hospital or obstetric unit closure as a social determinant of racial disparities in rural maternal/infant health outcomes. Despite significant racial and ethnic rural maternal health disparities, associations between rural closures and maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities are understudied. More research is needed to understand the extent to which rural closures, a social determinant of health, could disproportionately, negatively affect the health of racially and ethnically minoritized women. Rural women have a greater risk of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity compared with urban women, and the impact of rural closures on racial and ethnic maternal health disparities is not well documented. Research about the impact of rural closures on maternal health disparities could inform policy to assure essential obstetric care is available for rural populations globally. Findings provide a call to action for research to understand relationships between rural closures and racial and ethnic maternal health disparities, which is especially important for serving rural Non-Hispanic Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women. No patient or public contribution.

Different mirrors: studying the effect of perceived risks and information-seeking behavior on the perceived cognitive image of Chinese and Russian millennial tourists

ABSTRACT The primary objective of this research is to investigate the impact of perceived risks (PR) on the formation of pre-travel cognitive destination image (CDI) among first-time Chinese and Russian millennial tourists in Iran. It aims to explore both the direct and indirect influence of perceived risks on the cognitive perception of the destination. A quantitative approach was employed, where a survey was conducted to collect data from a sample of 446 respondents who were visiting Iran. The data were analyzed using smart-PLS, a variance-based path modeling technique. The study’s findings indicated that political, technological, health, and socio-cultural risks had a direct impact on the CDI of both Chinese and Russian millennial tourists. Additionally, the research discovered that these risks indirectly influenced CDI through the mediating role of information-seeking behavior (ISB). However, differences emerged between the two groups concerning socio-cultural and economic risks. Specifically, for Chinese millennials, both economic and socio-cultural perceived risks directly and indirectly affected CDI. On the other hand, the hypotheses regarding Russian millennials were rejected, suggesting that economic and socio-cultural perceived risks did not have a significant direct or indirect impact on their CDI. These findings highlight the varying influences of perceived risks on the formation of CDI among Chinese and Russian millennial tourists, emphasizing the importance of considering cultural and economic factors in understanding their cognitive perceptions of a destination. The paper has implications for DMOs to make efforts to find sustainable solutions in designing policies to reduce tourists’ perceived risks and improving the cognitive image of Iran.

Socio-cultural risks of "big user data" of Russian citizens

The subject of the article is the current socio-cultural risks of Russian citizens as users of computer and telecommunication technologies and Internet communications. The object of the study is the consequences of digital transformation, such as the advantages and threats of automating the generation, collection and analysis of "big user data". The relevance of the topic is due to the adoption by the Russian Government of the "Concept of formation and development of the culture of information security of citizens of the Russian Federation" on December 22, 2022. Socio-cultural risks and threats, including traditional values and identity, associated with being in a "digital" environment and user actions are considered. Special attention is paid to the analysis of threats to Russian citizens from the "electronic totalitarianism" of unfriendly countries and global corporate digital platforms, as well as the possibilities of counteraction. The novelty of the study of socio-cultural risks of information security in the application of the profile system-dynamic culturological approach, evolutionary and structural-functional methods. Taking into account the rapid changes in the landscape of socio-cultural digital risks in recent years, the research materials were Russian scientific publications in the journals of the list of HAC (categories K1, K2) and foreign ones in the international database Scopus (quartiles Q1, Q2) 2021−2023, "critical" for the formation of modern digital threats. A special contribution is the use of developments obtained in the course of research of scientific and practical communications in the information security of the financial sector, conducted under the guidance of the author in 2010-2023. The results of the study are conclusions about the need to take into account the balance of advantages and threats of "digitalization", the management of socio-cultural risks of "big user data" in the interests of Russian citizens. The main conclusion is to determine the decisive role in the development and improvement of the general civil culture of information security not only of the professional activities of state bodies and specialized organizations, but also of all citizens.

Гуманитарный дискурс Ю.М. Лотмана: семиотическая интерпретация динамики культуры

Conceptualization of the world of culture in the heritage of Yu.M. Lotman opened a new page in the humanities. The comprehension of culture as a highly complex system, the integrity of which is supported by a multitude of texts act­ing as an impulse for self-development, allowed Lotman to develop a dynamic model of culture that explains its ability to generate new texts and achieve syn­ergy of new meanings. The information and communicative essence of culture is revealed by scientists through the concept of “semiosphere”. The integrity of the semiosphere is provided by the memory and ability to abstract as episte­mological prerequisites for the creation of the world of culture. The textual activ­ity of the social subject, through which not only the code of culture is created and preserved, but also the person-in-culture is reproduced, is considered today as a theoretical and applied research problem. Culture forms a value-semantic at­tractor drawing ideas into the concept sphere, which become a starting point for the growth of its multi-layered space, which involves interpretation in order to reduce socio-cultural risks and distortions. Basing on the complication of forms of intellectual interaction, multidimensionality of the polycode cultural space of modern Russia, the search for a collective and individual semantic lan­guage as a dialogue basis is seen as relevant from the standpoint of philosophical knowledge and from the point of view of cultural-creative practical activity.

SOCIAL ADAPTATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS CHILDREN OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS

In most cases, migrant children are exposed to socio-cultural risks. In such cases, children do not have the social and psychological conditions they need for normal development. Exacerbation of this or other risk can lead to mental illness, behavioral disorders, drug and alcohol abuse. Traumatic, stressful situations, such as witnessing death or physical abuse, can affect the health of both adults and children. It is parents and families who reduce the mental stress of children in emergency situations. These children sometimes act unconsciously, are not responsible for their actions, and are pessimistic about the future. They are concerned about the fear of isolation from society and all children who experience psychological shock suffer from the consequences. Besides physical and mental disorders, such children impair cognitive processes and behaviors in society. The situation of refugee children at school often undermines their self-confidence. The lack of knowledge about the language and culture of the new country makes them feel awkward and lag behind other students in learning school subjects. Refugee children’s problems at school can undermine a child’s ability to have positive experiences outside the family. Education can open the door for refugees to participate fully in the life of the host country. For ordinary migrant workers and their children, studying in a host country teaches them about the society in which they will live, helps them develop their full intellectual potential and promotes social integration. Purpose – Research and analysis of the problems of social adaptation and education of children of refugees and migrants. Methodology – a systematic approach, comparative historical analysis, etc. İn the study of such a rather complex problem as social adaptation and the problems of raising children of refugees and migrants used general and special scientific methods. Results of the research – social workers working with children of refugees and migrants should develop an effective program to study the problems faced by children and provide assistance to them.

Partnership of Philosophical Schools of Belarus and Russia and Its Contribution to Development of the Scientific Potential of the Eastern European Region

The summary reveals various areas of Belarusian-Russian collaboration in philosophy: problems of the methodology of scientific knowledge, transdisciplinary synthesis of philosophy and science, philosophical foundations of physics, scientific realism, theory of harmony and self-organization of complex systems, modern epistemological theories, the sociocultural foundations, risks, and prospects of the digital society, human problems in the context of convergent technologies, anthropological foundations of intercultural communication, the world heritage of philosophical thought, the reception of Russian philosophy in the Belarusian intellectual tradition. Special attential is paid to the content, possibilities, and prospects of the agreement on cooperation in the field of scientific and educational activity between the Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The areas of mutual interest are scientific research activity, academic work, publishing, humanitarian expertise, training of scientific personnel, interaction of young scientists, career guidance work with schoolchildren, popularization of philosophical knowledge. Under current conditions, the Belarusian and Russian philosophers consider important the studies of civilizational dynamics in the light of the formation of a multipolar world, the philosophical and ethical aspects of the transformation of social practices in the post-COVID era, the philosophical problems of developing artificial intelligence, and the praxeological dimension of philosophical knowledge. Emphasis is placed on the importance of scientific and humanitarian partnership in the development of research and educational potential in the post-Soviet space.

Risks and Challenges Associated with NEOM Project in Saudi Arabia: A Marketing Perspective

Saudi Arabia has proposed a new project, NEOM city, planned on the coast of the Red Sea with various unique and challenging features as a part of its vision 2030 to transform itself from an oil-dependent economy to knowledge-based economy. However, there are various risks and challenges associated with the project, the study of which is essential to effectively design and implement marketing and promotional strategies. Considering the large scale and scope of the project, the purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate the major contexts and associated risks in accordance with the planned city’s objectives. An online questionnaire-based survey was used to collecting data related to the severity of the risks identified and classified in a literature review. A purposive sampling approach was adopted to select experts from various governmental institutions to participate in the study. A final sample of 417 expert participants was achieved from various ministries and departments in Saudi Arabia. Eleven risk factors and challenges were identified, including design challenges, as well as legal, contractual, operational, force majeure, human resources, financial, technological, political, environmental, and sociocultural risks. Risks related to human resources (mean impact = 4) and technology factors (mean impact = 4), as well as contractual risks (mean impact = 3.9), were identified to be very high, whereas environmental (mean impact = 2.7), legal (mean impact = 2.5), and force majeure (mean impact = 2.2) risks were identified to be of low severity. Managing mega projects requires effective planning and implementation, along with risk identification and mitigation mechanisms. In addition, it is essential to manage various influencing factors (especially government decisions) in the process of implementation to achieve success.

Returning childbirth to Inuit communities in the Canadian Arctic

ABSTRACT While Inuit living in Nunavut have been advocating for decades for the return of birthing to their own communities, over two-third of births continue to occur outside of the territory. We conducted a literature review to answer the question, why has birthplace choice not been given back to Inuit yet. Based on our review we identified a number of factors impacting birthplace choice, including the organisation of the Nunavut medical system that is focused on primary health care and that cannot easily accommodate the potential clinical risks Western health care associates with birthing, often in isolation from socio-cultural risks; staffing vacancies and turn over in Nunavut, which creates challenges in continuity of care and in maintaining trust; and trends in Canada towards the medicalisation of birthing, which resulted in the displacement of traditional midwifery, and lately in the professionalisation of midwifery with training centres mostly located outside of Nunavut. We recognise that providing more options to birth in the north is complex. While birthing in the north as an option is a given objective, operationalising this objective in a consistent manner is likely going to be a challenge for years to come.

Социальные риски студенческой молодежи в условиях трансформации института высшего образования

Higher education transformation creates the basis for the emergence and development of social risks for all its participants, first of all, students. The research aim was to describe the degree of intensity and characteristics of educational, socio-cultural, socio-economic and other risks appearing among students. The results of the extensive survey show that the relevant social risks for students are the risks in education and employment. The author identified three groups of student youth according to the parameters of ascriptive status and analysed the features of social risks in these groups. The measures to minimize social risks among student youth through university organizational and managerial activities are introduced in the article. The author concludes that there is the necessity to search for effective methods of social risk management among young people, as well as in higher education institutions.

Социокультурные риски и угрозы для развития приграничных регионов

The article discusses the features of the development of border regions and highlights he socio-cultural risks and threats that arise in the border area. The study identifies trends for predicting possible vectors for the development of border regions and for making managerial decisions. The authors consider regional factors expressing the cultural and civilizational features of the border countries and the modern world development. The article focuses on the socio-cultural transformations in the Russian-Ukrainian, Russian-Belarusian and Russian-European border areas, which determine the features of the border development of the regions.

The model of the imbalance of the core processes in the educational environment as a conceptual basis for the analysis of its socio-cultural risks

The model of the imbalance of the core processes in the educational environment as a conceptual basis for the analysis of its socio-cultural risks

Personal resilience to socio-cultural threats in the context of digital transformation of society

Introduction. The digital transformation of society determines the presence of socio-cultural threats and risks, which are associated with the instability of the value system of the individual and the distortion of socio-cultural identity as a result thereof. Today, we can observe various violations of the processes of socio-cultural identification, which threaten the psychological security of the individual and the security of both society and the state. Overcoming threats to socio-cultural identity through the choice of productive strategies is possible due to such personality traits as psychological stability, the ability to counteract risks, formed on the basis of social norms, ethnicity, patriotism, and critical thinking.The aim of the present research is to identify the psychological factors and mechanisms that ensure the formation of personal resilience to sociocultural threats in the context of digital transformation of society.Methodology and research methods. The current research is based on the theory of digital socialisation of the individual, socio-cultural identity, as well as on the theory of socio-psychological security. The following psychodiagnostic methods were used: “Scale of subjective well-being” (Perrudel-Badoux, Mendelsohn, Chiche, adaptation by M. V. Sokolova), “Definition of socio-cultural identity” (modified version by Krupenko O. V., Frolova O. V.), “Questionnaire of moral grounds” (MFQ) (J. Haidt et al., in adaptation by O. A. Sychev et al.), “Index of self-assessment of information skills” (Voynilov Y. L., Maltseva D. V., Shubina L. V., in the author’s modification), “Index of socio-cultural security of a teenager” (Scale of virtual autism) (by Gilemkhanova E. N.), and the questionnaire of perception of socio-cultural threats to the digital transformation of society developed by the authors. The obtained data were processed using descriptive statistics, factor analysis (principal component analysis, Varimax rotation), and Spearman correlation analysisResults and scientific novelty. The study showed that students in general have a sufficient level (above average) of socio-cultural identity, critical thinking when working with information, moral norms of loyalty and respect for the authorities, as well as students demonstrate psychological well-being and a low level of virtual autism. Students see the greatest threat in threats to the individual (reduction of live interpersonal communication and withdrawal from the real world; growth of aggression, cyberbullying; growth of information stress) and the state (growth of cybercrime and cyberterrorism). Three factors of social risk of digital transformation of society were highlighted: ethno-cultural risks, antisocial risks, cognitive and communication risks. Three psychological mechanisms were identified that allow an individual to maintain resilience to socio-cultural threats in the context of digital transformation of society: the mechanism of social tolerance (vs alarmism, vs racism), the mechanism of conformity (social adaptation), and the mechanism of psychological protection (coping).Practical significance. The identified psychological factors and mechanisms allow the programmes for psychological and pedagogical support of students to be developed and implemented.

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL RISKS OF POLYCULTURAL EDUCATION IN ARMENIA

The article examines the features, opportunities and pedagogical risks of polycultural education in the educational environment of Armenia. It is substantiated that the problem of polyculturalism has long gone beyond the scope of its study in the context of a multinational region and is considered from the point of view of a culturological approach. Determining the characteristics and possibilities of polycultural education makes it necessary to take into account the undesirable consequences caused by the existing risks. The main risks of polycultural education are the following: strategic risks, personal risks, psychological risks, communication risks, sociocultural risks.