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01 - The Sociology of Global Supply Chains: Labor Regimes and Transnational Worker So

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).01
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).01      Published : Mar 2026

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    The present secondary-research report is an analysis of the post-pandemic global supply chains' (GSCs) sociology, focusing on the dialectic of strengthening labor regimes and changing transnational worker solidarity. The paper claims that the COVID-19 crisis was a great accelerator that has shown and further enforced structural inequalities that existed before. Capital has reacted by re-engineerin... Details

    Global Supply Chains, Labor Regimes, Transnational Solidarity, COVID-19 Pandemic, Precarity, Digital Surveillance, Worker Resistance, Supply Chain Governance, Just Recovery, Networked Power

    (1) Mariam Munir
    BA Scholar, Department of Sociology, Government College University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - Digital Sexuality: Exploring Social Media Influence on Adults’ Sexual Desir

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).02
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).02      Published : Mar 2026

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    The paper investigates the approaches of adults to social media in all its aspects: perception, interpretation, and bargaining of the impact of social media on their sexual desires, identities, and behaviors. Existing literature on the topic of digital sexuality has mostly focused on adolescents and emerging adults, neglecting adulthood as a persistent location of sexual negotiation. The qualitati... Details

    Digital Sexuality, Social Media, Sexual Desires, Identities, Behaviors

    (1) Muhammad Intizar Raza
    Civil Teacher, Garrison Human Resources Development Centre (HRDC), Cantt Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Amber Javed
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Suleeman Hussain
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Radical Feminist Reflections in the selected works of Marlyn French, Khaled Hoss

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).03
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).03      Published : Mar 2026

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    This paper seeks to explore the questions of radical feminism against women oppression and stereotype patriarchal roles in the selected novels of Marlyn French, Khaled Hosseini and Margaret Atwood. Drawing upon Shulamith’s theoretical perspectives on radical feminism (1970), this paper throws reflections on the challenges faced by the women in the selected novels and their resistance towards... Details

    Radical Feminism, Selected Novels, Qualitative Research, Content Analysis

    (1) Saman Salah
    Assistant Professor, department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Khair un Nisa Azeem
    MPhil Scholar, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Durdana Rafique
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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04 - Genre Analysis of University Admission Advertisements in Pakistan: A Move-Struct

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).04
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).04      Published : Mar 2026

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    The present study explores the ways in which Pakistani universities facilitate the creation of highly persuasive advertisements with the aid of numerous rhetorical movements and multi-modal strategies. For this purpose, 40 admission advertisements were retrieved from top-ranked universities within Pakistan, as per the HEC ranking. By employing a qualitative methodology, for the identification of r... Details

    Genre Analysis, Admission Advertisements, Bhatia Move Analysis, Hec Universities, Pakistan

    (1) Tazanfal Tehseem
    Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Faqiha Naz
    Lecturer, Higher Education Department, Gov. of Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muqadas Mujahid
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of English Language and Linguistics, University of Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - Empowering Women for Sustainable Peace: A Global Perspective on Women’s Rol

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).05
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).05      Published : Mar 2026

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    Women’s empowerment is increasingly recognized as central to good governance, social cohesion, and sustainable peace. In Pakistan, however, entrenched patriarchal norms restrict women’s participation in education, the economy, politics, and formal conflict-resolution processes. This study examines women’s empowerment as both a rights-based imperative and a strategic pathway to su... Details

    Women’s Empowerment, Peacebuilding in Pakistan, Women, Peace and Security (Wps), Feminist & Social Change Theory, Political Participation and Leadership, Economic Empowerment and Wage Gap, Gender-

    (1) Ayesha Rafiq
    Gold Medalist, Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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06 - Teacher Performance in Punjab’s Government Schools: The Role of Job Satisfa

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).06
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).06      Published : Mar 2026

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    The quality and performance of education systems, especially the performance of teachers, influence the quality and effectiveness of educational systems especially in schools of the developing world that provide education in the public sector. Government schools within the Punjab province of Pakistan are still struggling with the factors of poor motivation of teachers, poor working conditions, and... Details

    Job Satisfaction, Work Environment, Government Schools in Punjab, Pakistan

    (1) Zermina Tasleem
    Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sohail Ayaz Muhammad
    Assistant Professor, Hasan Murad School of Management, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muqarrab Akbar
    Professor, Department of Political Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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07 - Evaluating Teacher’s Assessments Competence in Higher Education

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).07
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).07      Published : Mar 2026

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    In this study, the assessment competencies of teachers in higher education were examined based on the gender (male and female), teaching experience (novice and experienced) and faculty affiliation (Social Sciences and Sciences). The quantitative type of research design was used and a sample consisting of 24 faculty members was selected using the Questionnaire of Teachers Assessment Competencies(QT... Details

    Teachers’ Assessment Competence, Higher Education, Gender Differences, Teaching Experience, Faculty-wise Comparison

    (1) Mobeen-Ul-Islam
    Assistant Professor, Department of Education, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nayyar Bashir
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, University of Gujrat , Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Anam Meer
    M.Phil, Department of Education, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
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08 - Tragicomedy and Ambivalence: Dogs as a Lens on Muslim Society in Mushtaq Ahmad Y

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).08
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).08      Published : Mar 2026

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    This paper examines the representation of dogs in the literary corpus of Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, one of the foremost humor writers in the Urdu literary tradition. Drawing on Yusufi’s four major books, Charagh Talay, Khakam Badahan, Zar Guzasht, and Aab-e-Gum, the study traces the multifaceted role of dogs in his fiction, situating it within the broader context of Islamic attitudes toward dogs ... Details

    Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Dogs, Urdu Literature, Human-animal Studies, Colonialism, Islam

    (1) Hafiz Abid Masood
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
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09 - Between Home and Exile: Liminal Spaces in the Narrative Literature of Partition

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).09
10.31703/gsr.2026(XI-I).09      Published : Mar 2026

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    The present study is aimed to trace out the stages of liminality in the narrative literature of the partition in the subcontinent in 1947.The major theoretical insights have been taken from Homi k Bhabha’s concept of postcolonial Liminality. The data has been collected through interviews from the migrants of partition, on friend a friend sampling model, currently living in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Details

    Partition, Migrants, Subcontinent, Sense of Loss, Displacement and Coping Strategies

    (1) Abdul Rashid
    Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Reading, United Kingdom / Lecturer, Department of English, University of Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Saima Khyzer
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Misbah Hameed
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan.
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