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{"title":"China–Ukraine relations and the Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges and future prospects","authors":"Mykyta Simonov","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100309","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100309","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Belt and Road Initiative is an innovative global strategy launched by China to enhance economic cooperation and connectivity across Asia, Europe, and Africa. The European continent holds particular significance within China’s foreign policy, serving as a key area for investment, market expansion, and diplomatic engagement. Ukraine’s unique strategic geographical location, combined with its significant technological, industrial, and scientific potential, aligns closely with the ideas and objectives of the Belt and Road Initiative. This presents Ukraine with an essential opportunity to integrate into emerging political and economic globalization and contribute to the development of a new world economic order. This paper discusses the advantages and challenges of the Belt and Road Initiative for Sino-Ukrainian relations and highlights key policy tasks Ukraine needs to address in the context of China’s global project.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100309"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nexus between geopolitical uncertainty and inflation rates in emerging economies in Sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"Samuel Duku Yeboah ,&nbsp;Samuel Kwaku Agyei ,&nbsp;David Korsah","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates how global geopolitical uncertainty influences inflationary dynamics in emerging economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), offering insights into the region’s integration and vulnerability within the global economic system. We ask: To what extent does global geopolitical uncertainty shape inflation in SSA, and what does this reveal about the region’s exposure to external shocks in a globalized world? Using Wavelet Coherence and Quantile-on-Quantile Regression (QQR), we analyse monthly data from 17 SSA economies spanning January 2016 to September 2024. Our findings reveal asymmetric and time-varying impacts of geopolitical risk on inflation, with significant cross-country differences based on economic structure, policy capacity, and reliance on external markets. For instance, in Angola and Malawi, moderate geopolitical shocks exacerbate inflation, while in countries like Benin and Zimbabwe, strong shocks are absorbed with relative resilience. Wavelet findings further demonstrate varying transmission intensities over short-, medium-, and long-term horizons, underscoring the importance of frequency-sensitive policy responses. These results highlight the relevance of building economic resilience through regional integration, diversified trade partnerships, and targeted monetary frameworks. By focusing on a geopolitically sensitive and economically diverse region, this paper contributes to the broader literature on globalization, macroeconomic vulnerability, and the transmission of global risks to local economic conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100289"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Artificial intelligence and soft skills in civil engineering education: A Latin American curriculum gap with global implications","authors":"Julio César Pino Tarragó,&nbsp;Dunia Lisbet Domínguez Gálvez,&nbsp;Julio Johnny Regalado Jalca,&nbsp;Erik Gabriel Villavicencio Cedeño","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzes the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the development of soft skills within the Civil Engineering program at the Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí (UNESUM) in Ecuador. Using a qualitative documentary analysis, the research examined 20 course syllabi and institutional curricular frameworks to assess the presence of socio-emotional competencies and emerging technologies. The findings reveal a fragmented and insufficient incorporation of soft skills, mainly restricted to transversal courses, and a complete absence of AI-related pedagogical content—even in technology-relevant subjects. These gaps indicate a structural misalignment between the graduate profile and the implemented curriculum. The study argues for a comprehensive curricular redesign that combines technical instruction with transversal competencies and leverages AI as a pedagogical resource. While based on a single Latin American institution, the results highlight broader systemic challenges in engineering education across developing regions, offering insights relevant to similar contexts. This paper contributes to the global discussion on curriculum innovation in the era of Industry 4.0.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100307"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144814067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Asymmetric effects of venture capital on environmental sustainability in OECD nations","authors":"Md Qamruzzaman","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100306","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100306","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of venture capital on environmental sustainability in OECD countries, focusing on the mediating roles of green innovation and environmental policy stringency. Using AMG, CCEMG, and CS-ARDL estimators on panel data spanning 2005–2022, the analysis tests the EKC, LCC, and NRKC hypotheses. Findings reveal that venture capital significantly enhances environmental sustainability by reducing CO₂ emissions and improving ecological resilience, primarily through its influence on green innovation. The study’s integrated analysis reveals that, in OECD countries, a 1 % increase in venture capital investment reduces carbon emissions by up to 0.31 % and that similar increases in green innovation cut emissions by as much as 0.30 %. Conversely, a 1 % rise in natural resource rents can elevate emissions by up to 0.26 %. These results underscore the transformative, quantifiable role of financial and technological innovation in advancing environmental sustainability, while highlighting persistent challenges linked to resource dependency. Environmental policy stringency strengthens this relationship, indicating that institutional frameworks enhance the effectiveness of financial mechanisms. Results confirm non-linear environmental relationships and highlight the positive role of financial development, while trade openness and resource rents present mixed effects. This study is novel in integrating venture capital, green innovation, and environmental policies within a comprehensive macro-panel framework, offering new empirical insights into their dynamic interactions. Policies should incentivise green innovation, enforce environmental regulations, and channel venture capital into sustainable technologies to promote long-term ecological balance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100306"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144757965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An Investigation of the spatial dependence between economic policy uncertainty and economic activities in emerging market economies","authors":"Abigail Naa Korkor Adjei,&nbsp;George Tweneboah,&nbsp;Peterson Owusu Junior","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100308","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100308","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the trends and impact of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and its relationship with economic activities has become essential because of its significant negative impact on economic activities. In this era of trade and globalization, it’s evident that, emerging market economies (EMEs) are not independent of each other. Consequently, economic activities in one region may affect economic activities in other regions. We offer new empirical evidence by employing the concept of spatial analysis to examine the spatial cross-country linkages between EMEs to determine whether the dependence between EPU and economic activities is as a result of their global proximity. The study employs a non-parametric geospatial analysis and finds evidence of spatial autocorrelation across all the selected EMEs. The similarities and dissimilarities between the selected EMEs are significantly influenced by the distance between them. Also, heterogeneity was recorded when the six EMEs were divided into sub regions. The study further discovered that, policies (trade, monetary and fiscal) as well as spillover effects, are some of the factors that influence EPU spatial autocorrelation in EMEs. Findings on a wide range of macroeconomic variables and their relationship to EPU are accessible to policymakers and regulators.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100308"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144809935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Different dimensions of urbanization in East African cities and towns","authors":"Vita Bakker ,&nbsp;Peter Verburg ,&nbsp;Ronald Twongyirwe ,&nbsp;Alphonce Kyessi ,&nbsp;Jasper van Vliet","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100324","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100324","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cities across the world are developing rapidly. Many studies have analysed this development in a one-dimensional way, mostly focussing on demographics or land cover. Yet, urbanization is in fact a multi-dimensional process, also characterized by economic transitions, changes in lifestyles, and increased connectivity. Consequently, the relationships between these dimensions remain unclear. This study presents the first systematic quantification of urban development in different dimensions for a large number of settlements. Specifically, we quantified urbanization in five dimensions for all settlements with over 10,000 inhabitants in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, using population, built-up land, and points-of-interest data on economic, social, and connectivity amenities. Our findings reveal medium to strong positive correlations (r = 0.54 to r = 0.76) between social, economic, and connectivity dimensions (all expressed per person), while others showed weak or no correlation. This suggests that different dimensions do not develop simultaneously, leading to varied urban profiles. Using K-means clustering, we identified six settlement types: a small cluster of metropoles, one type of medium-sized cities and four types of towns, which differ strongly in their physical, economic, social, and connectivity characteristics. These findings indicate that urban settlements develop in diverse ways with a high variation between the dimensions in smaller settlements. This highlights that threats and opportunities for sustainable urban development differ across settlements and require context-specific strategies while also drawing lessons from comparable settlements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100324"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145519442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bridging digital skill gaps in the global workforce: A synthesis and conceptual framework building","authors":"Pravin Mhaske ,&nbsp;Biplab Bhattacharjee ,&nbsp;Nivedita Haldar ,&nbsp;Parijat Upadhyay ,&nbsp;Anandadeep Mandal","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Industries undergoing rapid digital transformation are facing a significant global challenge: a widening gap between required and available workforce digital skills. This study identifies key determinants of this gap and develops a comprehensive conceptual framework for mitigation. The research adopted a mixed-methods strategy, integrating expert insights through interviews and a PRISMA-informed systematic review of existing literature. The findings identify critical enablers, including accessible digital infrastructure, targeted investments in skilling, inclusive policies, government-led digital literacy initiatives, industry-aligned curricula, and organizational digital maturity. In contrast, key barriers include limited access to quality educational resources, outdated curricula, high infrastructure costs, and inadequate regulatory support. Further, integrating the Resource-Based View and Technology Acceptance Model, Technology–Organization–Environment frameworks, we propose a novel conceptual model capturing organizational and individual factors influencing skill acquisition. This framework elucidates the complex dynamics driving digital skill gaps and provides actionable guidance for designing inclusive, future-ready upskilling strategies. Our findings offer vital insights for researchers, HR leaders, educators, and policymakers building resilient, digitally competent workforces for Industry 4.0 and beyond.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145018841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing internationalisation at the Polytechnic University of Viseu: Transforming challenges into opportunities with short-term mobilities","authors":"Susana Amante ,&nbsp;Helena Rodrigues","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Internationalisation has become essential for higher education institutions (HEIs), driven by global collaboration demands. Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs), Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), and other European University initiatives (EUIs) offer new international opportunities. The Polytechnic University of Viseu (IPV) in Inner Portugal is embracing this trend. This study explores the potential of short-mobility initiatives in advancing internationalisation, focusing on opportunities for students, staff, and the broader institutional landscape. It highlights the role of the EUNICE European University Alliance (EUA), of which IPV is a member, in fostering international engagement. Through a qualitative analysis, the study examines IPV’s strategic planning, showing how it aligns with internationalisation goals. Organisational culture plays a key role in shaping IPV’s global perspective, and the institution’s resourceful approach and clear strategic direction have contributed to a thriving internationalisation framework. This research also addresses the unique challenges HEIs in Inner Portugal face, offering insights that can inform policymakers and practitioners aiming to enhance internationalisation efforts in similar contexts. Ultimately, it showcases IPV’s success and provides valuable lessons for improving international engagement in higher education.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100292"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144329700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the dynamic partial influence of global risks on the nexus amid inflation and economic growth of emerging European countries","authors":"Emmanuel Brobbey ,&nbsp;Ebenezer Boateng ,&nbsp;Bernice Nkrumah Boadu ,&nbsp;Emmanuel Asafo-Adjei ,&nbsp;Michael Owusu Appiah ,&nbsp;Anokye M. Adam","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100290","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100290","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emerging nations have faced significant external shocks in recent years, resulting in increased economic policy uncertainty and geopolitical risk to their growth trajectories. Similarly, emerging economies in Europe are susceptible to global shocks; however, these shocks tend to have a more pronounced impact on prices and output which may vary across time and frequency. This underscores the need for a deeper analysis through time and frequency of the growth-inflation nexus in response to global shocks highlighting the study’s unique contribution. Hence, we examined the dynamic conditional impact of two global risk factors as uncertainty indices amid inflation (CPI) and economic growth (GDP) in the context of four selected emerging European nations. These countries included Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, and Russia. Two uncertainty indicators − Global Economic Policy Uncertainty (GEPU) and Geopolitical Risk (GPR) were utilized. The bi-wavelet approach was employed to examine the nexus between CPI and GDP, whereas the partial wavelet technique was used to decipher the co-movement between CPI and GDP relative to the global risk factors. We found low positive co-movements between inflation and economic growth in the short-term. Conversely, we observed no lead-lag nexus in the long-term confirming the natural rate hypothesis. The results of the partial wavelet divulged the protracted and substantial influence of GEPU on the co-movements between GDP and CPI except for Russia. The time-varying perspective was confirmed by the DCC-GARCH time-varying connectedness approach as robustness. The country-specific variables as well as the global risk factors are highly connected in crisis episodes implying contagion effects. The economic growth indicator revealed a consistent net receiving role whereas GEPU and GPR were significant net transmitters. This explicates that the economic growth of these emerging economies is responsive to GEPU and GPR shocks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100290"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do globalization, foreign direct investment, and inflation drive income inequality? Evidence from Somalia within the Kuznets curve hypothesis","authors":"Abdikafi Hassan Abdi ,&nbsp;Abdisalan Aden Mohamed ,&nbsp;Abdinur Ali Mohamed ,&nbsp;Abdullahi Abukar Mohamed","doi":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100301","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.resglo.2025.100301","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the dynamics of income inequality in Somalia is essential for diagnosing the structural barriers that impede inclusive economic growth and development. Recognizing these disparities can lead to more effective policies that foster equitable and sustainable progress. Therefore, this study explores the determinants of income inequality in Somalia from 1990 to 2020, utilizing the Dickey-Fuller test for stationarity and the ARDL approach for analysis. The bounds-testing approach validated the long-run cointegration relationship between economic growth, globalization, foreign direct investment (FDI), institutional quality, unemployment, inflation, and income inequality. The findings indicate that GDP per capita initially increases income inequality, supporting the Kuznets curve hypothesis, but this effect diminishes as the economy matures. Globalization consistently exacerbates income inequality in the long- and short-run. Conversely, FDI and institutional quality are significantly linked to reductions in income inequality only in the short-run. Higher unemployment rates and inflation significantly increase income inequality in Somalia across both time frames. Robustness analysis via KRLS confirms the reliability of the ARDL outcomes. Furthermore, the Granger causality tests reveal bidirectional causality between GDP per capita and income inequality, as well as between globalization and income inequality. At the same time, FDI, institutional quality, unemployment, and inflation exhibit unidirectional influences. Drawing on these findings, the study suggests the adoption of inclusive growth frameworks, sustained investments in education and infrastructure, strategic trade and investment reforms, comprehensive employment programs, and prudent monetary policies to mitigate income inequality in Somalia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34321,"journal":{"name":"Research in Globalization","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100301"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144670876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}