A reunion that becomes a beginning First special issue of the new chapter · Vol. 13, Jul–Sep 2026
A reunion that becomes a beginning First special issue of the new chapter · Vol. 13, Jul–Sep 2026
There are encounters that time makes significant in ways that are not always anticipated.
Marta Luciane Fischer first came to Revista Inclusiones as the organizer of a special issue at a moment that all of us who are part of this journal remember with particular intensity. We shared with her something more than an editorial process: we shared a stretch of common history, the kind that marks a team and defines, without anyone planning it, the character of a publication.
The years that followed brought changes. The special issues were put on hold. The journal continued, transformed, grew — and in that process rediscovered the confidence to reopen these spaces of collaboration that had always been an essential part of its vocation.
Today, as we announce the first special issue of this new chapter, we do so alongside Marta Luciane Fischer and Caroline Filla Rosaneli, from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Paraná, Brazil. This is not coincidence. It is continuity.
Call for Papers
Revista Inclusiones invites researchers from different regions of the world to submit manuscripts for the special issue "Dialogues on Human Fragilities in Contemporary Times". The aim of this dossier is to promote an international space for interdisciplinary reflection on the multiple vulnerabilities that emerge in the social, environmental, and ethical context of the contemporary world.
Global society is going through a period marked by profound structural transformations. The intensification of climate change, the growing occurrence of extreme environmental events — such as intense heat and cold waves, prolonged droughts, floods, and water crises — and the degradation of ecosystems have produced significant impacts on living conditions in various regions of the planet. At the same time, armed conflicts, population displacements, political polarization, food insecurity, economic crises, and persistent inequalities are expanding scenarios of instability and uncertainty.
These transformations reveal fragilities that cut across human and non-human societies, affecting health systems, ways of life, social relations, and institutional and ecosystemic structures. Although many of these phenomena manifest locally, their causes and consequences have a global reach, evidencing the interdependence between environmental, social, economic, and political dimensions. In this context, understanding contemporary vulnerabilities has become fundamental for thinking about strategies of adaptation, governance, and socio-environmental justice.
The debate engages directly with the challenges posed by the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially those related to health and well-being, water and sanitation, reduction of inequalities, sustainable cities, climate action, and the promotion of peace and justice. The complexity of these challenges demands analytical approaches capable of articulating different fields of knowledge and of understanding human fragilities as multidimensional phenomena.
This special issue seeks to bring together contributions that critically analyze these fragilities from interdisciplinary perspectives. Works that explore the impacts of socio-environmental transformations on human and non-human populations are welcome, as are reflections on bioethics, governance, human rights, environmental justice, collective health, public policies, and resilience strategies in the face of global crises.
Topics of interest (non-exclusive)
- Socio-environmental vulnerability and climate change
- Environmental crises and impacts on physical and mental health
- Wars, geopolitical conflicts, and humanitarian crises
- Population displacements and environmental migration
- Social inequalities and structural fragilities
- Environmental governance and socio-environmental justice
- Bioethics, environmental ethics, and ethics of care
- Environmental impacts on human and non-human populations
- Public policies, sustainability, and climate adaptation
- Cities, territories, and socio-ecological vulnerability
- Contemporary challenges for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Researchers from different fields — including social sciences, humanities, environmental sciences, health, law, bioethics, public policy, and interdisciplinary areas — are invited to contribute theoretical analyses, empirical studies, and critical reflections that broaden the understanding of human fragilities in the contemporary world.
Article reception: April 1 to October 15, 2026 Publication: Vol. 13, Special Issue, Jul–Sep 2026 · Continuous publication Guest editors: Marta Luciane Fischer and Caroline Filla Rosaneli — Pontificia Universidad Católica del Paraná, Brazil Manuscript submission: https://revistainclusiones.org/ad/ods2030.html
