Adaptive citizenship as a response to the era of globalization and digitalization

Civic identity in the digital age: conceptual foundations and implementation strategies

The article explores the peculiarities of forming the civic identity of high school students within the context of contemporary socio-cultural and digital transformations. The relevance of the topic is driven by the need to rethink traditional models of civic education, considering the challenges of the digital environment, globalization processes, and security threats facing Ukraine. The study provides a theoretical substantiation of the conceptual foundations of civic identity in the digital age and identifies effective strategies for its implementation in the educational process. The research employs methods of theoretical analysis of Ukraine’s regulatory framework, systematization of recent international scholarly works, and generalization of pedagogical experience in the field of digital citizenship. The findings demonstrate that in the digital age, civic identity transforms into a multidimensional construct that combines national self-awareness with digital citizenship competencies. The study reveals the dualistic impact of the digital space on the socialization of high school students: while expanding opportunities for participation, it simultaneously creates risks of identity fragmentation and manipulative influence. The article identifies strategies for forming civic identity in the digital educational environment, including project-oriented, inquiry-based, digitalcommunicative, media-educational, and participatory strategies. It is proven that effective civic identity formation requires an integrated approach that combines the development of media literacy with the conscious participation of youth in socially significant digital practices. The research materials can be utilized by lecturers, teachers, researchers, youth policy specialists, and postgraduate students in organizing educational work with youth, as well as in developing civic education programs and methodological recommendations for general secondary education educators.

The Role of Nationalism in Shaping Modernity: Towards a Triaxial Theory of National Identity in the Global Digital Era through the Lens of Islamic Education

This study examines the evolving role of nationalism in shaping modernity and proposes a reconstructed Triaxial Theory of National Identity (TTNI) through the lens of Islamic education to address the challenges of the global digital era. The research aims to develop a comprehensive conceptual framework that explains how cultural-historical continuity, civic-democratic values, and digital-network dynamics interact in constructing adaptive national identity while integrating Islamic educational principles. This study employed a qualitative library research approach by systematically reviewing classical and contemporary literature on nationalism, digital society, citizenship education, and Islamic educational philosophy. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis, thematic analysis, and comparative conceptual synthesis to identify theoretical convergences, research gaps, and interdisciplinary relationships. The findings reveal that contemporary nationalism can no longer be adequately understood through single-dimensional approaches emphasizing ethnicity, territory, or civic institutions alone. Instead, sustainable national identity emerges from the dynamic interaction among the Cultural-Historical Axis, Civic-Democratic Axis, and Digital-Network Axis, mediated by Islamic educational values such as maqāṣid al-sharī‘ah, ukhuwah waṭaniyyah, wasatiyyah, and ethical digital citizenship. Islamic education plays a strategic role in fostering historical awareness, democratic participation, critical digital literacy, and moral responsibility necessary for strengthening adaptive nationalism in digitally interconnected societies. The novelty of this study lies in reconstructing the Triaxial Theory of National Identity by positioning Islamic education as the ethical and pedagogical mediator that integrates cultural identity, democratic citizenship, and digital literacy into a holistic framework for developing adaptive, inclusive, and ethically grounded nationalism in the era of artificial intelligence and global digital transformation.

The Digital Transformation of Societies: The Example of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia in the ASEAN Economy

Digital transformation has emerged as one of the most influential drivers of contemporary socio-economic change, shaping development trajectories, social resilience, and the capacity of societies to adapt to external shocks. Despite the growing body of research on digital transformation, relatively little attention has been devoted to societal digitalization as a distinct analytical category. Existing approaches remain largely focused on technological infrastructure, economic performance, or organizational transformation, while the social dimension of digital development is frequently treated as secondary. Addressing this gap, the present study conceptualizes societal digitalization as an autonomous dimension of digital transformation and advances a human-centred perspective that emphasizes digital capabilities and meaningful technology use rather than mere access to technological resources. The study examines the digital development trajectories of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand (ASEAN-3) between 2016 and 2023, with particular attention to the transformative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, an original Digital Development of Society (DDS) Index was developed and applied. The index is grounded in a hierarchical framework encompassing three interrelated dimensions: Access, Skills, and Use. The findings reveal substantial cross-country differences in both the level and structure of societal digitalization. More importantly, they provide empirical evidence of a second-level digital divide, demonstrating that improvements in digital access do not automatically translate into higher levels of digital competence or more advanced forms of technology utilization. The results further indicate that a structural shift in digital development—moving the focus from connectivity towards digital skills and meaningful use—accelerated during the 2020–2023 period. Consequently, human capital emerges as a more decisive determinant of digital maturity than infrastructure alone. The study contributes to the literature by offering a new conceptual framework for understanding societal digitalization and by introducing a multidimensional measurement tool capable of identifying structural bottlenecks in socio-digital development. Furthermore, the findings extend the policy debate on digital transformation by providing a diagnostic framework that enables policymakers to identify structural bottlenecks in national digital ecosystems and to align infrastructure investments with human capital development and meaningful digital participation.

Digital sociology as a response to the challenges of societal digital transformation

New technologies have a comprehensive impact on social processes and relationships, transforming social institutions, interactions, norms, patterns, and values of society. The transformation of sociology tools in the digital era is considered. The authors analyze the emergence and formation of digital sociology as a response to the ongoing transformational processes, which focus on the impact of high-tech on social reality. The impact of four key technologies that transform the study of society (communication networks, big data, algorithms, and platforms) is investigated. All this creates challenges not only of a technical, but also of a methodological nature, and raises questions about the relevance of research tools to current social processes. Digital sociology today focuses on the revision and actualization of empirical tools of cognition. Special attention is paid to the Big Data phenomenon, which creates both opportunities for sociologists and a huge number of takeaways related to representativeness issues and results interpretation. The result of understanding these complex methodological processes lies in developing an approach characterized by the combination of Big Data and Thick Data, which makes it possible to achieve a synergy of two opposite directions, a symbiosis of quantitative and qualitative solutions in sociological science. An overview of some specific methods of studying society related to the expansion of the virtual world is given, and emphasis is placed on the impossibility of science moving towards one of the two types of methods due to the complementary and mutually enriching nature of these approaches. The future of sociology, according to the authors, lies in developing interdisciplinary approaches, as well as in the synergy of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools.

STATE DIGITALIZATION AND PLATFORM WORK AMONG MIGRANTS IN BRAZIL: OPPORTUNITIES OR TRAPS?

The study addresses the transformations brought about by platform capitalism in Brazil—both at the state level and in migrants' lives—following the introduction of digital technologies. It discusses the theoretical daily challenges faced by state agencies in integrating sophisticated digital systems into their operations while maintaining standards of cybersecurity, interoperability, and interconnection. Furthermore, it highlights the positive and negative consequences that digitalization brings to migration governance and the relationship between government and society, particularly regarding personal data privacy and security, given the heightened vulnerability of migrants.The paper characterizes the contemporary transnational nature of diasporas, wherein migrants experience a "double presence" by acting simultaneously locally and transnationally, and demonstrates how these processes intersectionally affect their subjectivities. The existing digital divide and the barriers migrants face in accessing these technologies are also illustrated. Methodologically, this is a qualitative, exploratory study consisting of a narrative-based, critical review of the academic literature and other relevant sources. Its main findings include a description of the radical changes in work organization generated by digitalization, how labor becomes precarious, and the ill-defined role of so-called "autonomous workers" within platforms, exemplified through a detailed analysis of platform drivers and delivery workers.

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