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Focuses on current discussions, opinions, and updates. It includes editorials, spotlights, essays and reflections on contemporary issues

307 Publications

Spotlight on Democratic Erosion and Political Estrangement
News and Views
| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.3.1152

Spotlight on Democratic Erosion and Political Estrangement

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This collection examines the structural forces undermining democratic accountability across different national contexts. From informal elite networks that bypass institutional norms, to the estrangement of traditional parties from the citizens they represent, the articles trace how democratic erosion unfolds through a slow drift.

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Spotlight on Ethics, Governance and Scientific Responsibility
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.3.1150

Spotlight on Ethics, Governance and Scientific Responsibility

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

Consequential decisions, such as those about how children learn, how institutions govern, how technology evolves, and how disease is predicted, share a common ethical weight: they determine who benefits, who is left behind, and who bears responsibility. These four reads probe this weight from distinct angles.

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Spotlight on Technopolitics and Ideologies
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.3.1148

Spotlight on Technopolitics and Ideologies

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard G. Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

Technology and ideology are jointly reshaping the foundations of democratic governance: this Spotlight's five curated reads trace how. From the erosion of civic participation through AI-driven power concentration and the unfulfilled promise of technological efficiency, to the dismantling of constitutional checks through unchecked executive authority, the specter of Orwellian geopolitical realignment between major powers, and the fracturing of coalition politics in Germany.

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Spotlight on AI and the Arts: Language, Fiction and Identity
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.3.1146

Spotlight on AI and the Arts: Language, Fiction and Identity

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This Spotlight examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping the boundaries of language, artistic creation, and human identity. From hidden communicative signals transmitted between AI systems beyond human perception, to the emergence of the first fully AI-generated actor and the ensuing legal battles over authorship and likeness, the collection interrogates what it means to create, perform, and express in an age of machine intelligence.

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Editorial Volume 13 Issue 3
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.3.1145

Editorial Volume 13 Issue 3

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Stephan Seiler

International Academy of Sciences, Humanities, and Arts (IASHA e.V.)

Dear josha-journal readers, we’ve already announced it, but now the time has come! After more than ten years of josha-journal, we’re proud to present our new website! We’ve been working on the layout, readability, and settings. As usual, you’ll find the latest posts sorted chronologically in the right column. It’s now even easier to search for different topics and volumes in the left column. You will also find keywords and the josha library there.

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Spotlight on Nationalism, Security, and Scientific Autonomy
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1144

Spotlight on Nationalism, Security, and Scientific Autonomy

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This Spotlight examines how state power increasingly shapes digital security, public health, journalism, scientific publishing, and global economic strategy. The contributions reveal a shared tension between state control and institutional independence, showing that security, governance, and knowledge production are now deeply entangled. In doing so, this collection reflects JOSHA’s editorial curation of timely debates at the intersection of politics, science, and public trust.

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Spotlight on Health & Diet: Corporatization, Food, and Wellness
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1142

Spotlight on Health & Diet: Corporatization, Food, and Wellness

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

In this JOSHA Spotlight, we bring together six articles that examine how health is shaped not only by biology and personal choice, but also by profit structures, food systems, everyday…

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Spotlight on Academia and the Future of Research
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1139

Spotlight on Academia and the Future of Research

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This Spotlight brings together five carefully curated articles that examine how universities, funders, and research institutions are adapting to mounting pressures on knowledge production. Together, they explore the challenges posed…

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Spotlight on AI and Scientific Discovery
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| DOI: 10.17160/josha.13.2.1137

Spotlight on AI and Scientific Discovery

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Rohita Biswas, Cinthya Souza Simas, Sara Tóth Martínez, María Belén Moyano, Felicitas Holzer, Gerhard Steinmann, Roland Mertelsmann

Journal of Science, Humanities and Arts (JOSHA)

This edition explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping scientific discovery across molecular prediction, biological mapping, and model transparency. From structure-based foundation models that predict protein folds, ligand binding, energetics, and…

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