Human Arenas

29/08/2025

Dr. Irarrázaval examined the concept of empathy within a phenomenological-anthropological framework and proposed an approach rooted in South America. Read the latest work online in Arena of Ecology:

This article examines empathy within a phenomenological-anthropological framework, highlighting its role in fostering understanding across diverse cultures

27/08/2025

Happy to celebrate the success of Human Arenas so far in 2025. We are pleased to offer you a snapshot of some of the journal's key performance metrics:

Total Annual Downloads in 2024: 212,638

Total number of manuscripts received(1st January 2025 - 30th June 2025) : 334

Median time submission to first decision - primary research and review articles: 6 days

15/08/2025

Dr. Singhal & Prakash investigated identity integraton of Indian emerging adults through the bidirectional interaction between career and family identity. Read their latest article online in Arena of Identity:

Developing a meaningful identity requires integrating lived experiences by coordinating the past, present and future identities, integrating multiple perso

09/08/2025

Human Arenas. Volume 8, Issue 3 is now available online.

Human Arenas welcomes the interdisciplinary study of higher psychological functions from the perspective of cultural psychology in human goal-oriented liminal ...

01/08/2025

Using thematic reading of Primo Levi’s The Wrench, Dr. Tommasi and colleagues rediscussed the concept of meaningful work and its conditions. Read their latest work online in Arena of Ideas:

Ideas of work as a source of happiness and self-flourishing are ever-expanding in the literature of psychology, particularly positive psychology. These ideas have led to numerous academic texts exploring the notion of meaningful work, which sparks discussions about employees’ responsibility in ach...

18/07/2025

Dr. Sigurddatter investigated how the experience of choosing and trying on clothes would be shaped by social and cultural context, symbolic mediation, and bodily experience. Read her latest work online in Arena of the Body:

Human cultural creativity begins with the wrapping of the body in clothing. This article explores the role of sensuality in meaning-making and self-development, using the experience of shopping for clothing as a lens. Drawing on theories from cultural psychology (Valsiner), Naturphilosophie, psychoa...

04/07/2025

Dr. Solomon and colleagues interviewd eight participants to analyze the patterns of shame culture of homosexuality in India. Read their latest work online in Arena of Identity: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42087-025-00512-y

20/06/2025

Dr. Hariyanto examined Buddhist epistemology and proposed a holistic framework integrating analytical reasoning with ethical intentionality and introspective awareness for 21st-century education. Read latest articles online in Arena of Development:

This interdisciplinary review explores how Buddhist epistemology can enrich contemporary critical thinking by addressing the limitations of approaches that overemphasize formal logic while marginalizing ethical, emotional, and experiential dimensions. Drawing on key concepts such as mindfulness (sat...

13/06/2025

Dr. Kadmon explored the mutually beneficial relationship between theoretical neuroscience and statistical physics through the lens of efficient coding and computation in cortical circuits. Read his latest article online as part of the collection Th Max Planck Papers:

This essay, derived from a lecture at “The Physics Modeling of Thought” workshop in Berlin in winter 2023, explores the mutually beneficial relationship between theoretical neuroscience and statistical physics through the lens of efficient coding and computation in cortical circuits. It highligh...

30/05/2025

Dr. Iannone & Murdock adopted a collage method as a unique arts-based approach to capture the identity journey of refugee entrepreneurs in Luxembourg. Specifically, they highlighted the potential of non-Western frameworks grounded in communal, spiritual, and relational understandings for the conceptualisations of identity and self. Read their latest work online in Arena of Identity:

This manuscript charts the emerging identity processes of refugee entrepreneurs in Luxembourg. It critically examines existing conceptualisations of identity and the self through a Western lens and highlights how non-Western frameworks, grounded in communal, spiritual, and relational understandings,...

29/05/2025

Very honoured to have received the Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award 2025 for Human Arenas

Motivation:
Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award - This award recognises your meticulous assessment of submissions and rigorous management of the peer review process, safeguarding the scientific accuracy of the published record.

20/05/2025

Dear friends,
Human Arenas. Volume 8, Issue 2 is now available online.

Human Arenas welcomes the interdisciplinary study of higher psychological functions from the perspective of cultural psychology in human goal-oriented liminal ...