Himachal Pradesh University Journal

Humanities and Social Sciences

HPUJ June 2026

Archive (Previous Issues)

HPUJ June 2026 Cover

HPUJ Vol. 14, No. 1 – June 2026

ISSN 2277-1425 - e-ISSN 2277-1433

The June 2026 issue of Himachal Pradesh University Journal (Vol. 14, No. 1) presents peer-reviewed research across humanities and social sciences. This issue features scholarly articles on post-apartheid mobility and migration, the integration of displaced persons from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, India's Indo-Pacific strategy, transgender identity and social transformation, community-based resource management in the Western Himalaya, and development policies affecting tribal communities in Himachal Pradesh.

Published: June 2026 Himachal Pradesh University Journal

Ready to submit? Start a new submission or continue a submission in progress

Go to submission site

Journal Overview

Journal Metrics Editorial Board Instructions for Authors

The Himachal Pradesh University Journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research across multiple disciplines within humanities and social sciences. The journal serves as a premier platform for scholars, researchers, and academicians to disseminate original research findings, theoretical contributions, and innovative methodological approaches that advance knowledge in their respective fields.

Peer Review Policy

Read full aims and scope

Explore Articles

Post-apartheid mobility and migration on South Africa's urban peripheries

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.44

Reconstructing identity and institutional integration: a study of displaced persons of Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir of 1947

Shreeya Bakshi & Ajay Kumar

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.45

Women under the Taliban: fiction vs. reality – a comparative study of Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns and the historical experiences of Afghan women

Hanna Giboy & Antony Michael

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.46

From strategic autonomy to minilateralism: reassessing India's Indo-Pacific strategy in a changing geopolitical order

Rajat Kumar & Bhawna Sharma

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.47

Constitutional promise to democratic reality: historical and constitutional analysis of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.48

Political awareness and democratic governance in India: challenges and prospects

Prakash Chand & Bhawna Jharta

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.49

Gender inclusion and the efficiency of international peace operations: a political economy analysis

Ashu Pasricha, Seema Malhotra & Hemant Malhotra

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.50

Perceptions of teachers towards educational broadcasting: a case study of Victers Educational Channel Kerala

V. S. Pradeep Kumar & Priya Pradeep

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.51

Transgender's role in society: from in(visibility) of cultural and social transformation

Lakshana Gupta & Niranjna Bhandari

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.52

Community-based resource management in the Western Himalaya: historical practices, governance structures and economic sustainability

Karam Singh, Rupesh Thakur, and Shashi Kumar

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.53

Exploring the influence of artificial intelligence-enhanced online learning platforms on the development of teacher self-efficacy and academic achievement in contemporary digital learning contexts

Jyoti & Asha Yadav

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.54

Development policies and the political socialisation of tribal communities: evidence from Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh

Mahender Singh & Rattan Singh Chauhan

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.55

Motif of revenge in select novels by Indian women writers

Article | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.56

Book Review

Leonie Ansems de Vries (2026). Politics of exhaustion: border violence and struggles over movement. Bristol University Press.

Reviewed by Shaista & Naushaba

Book Review | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.57

T.V. Paul (Ed.). (2019). The China-India rivalry in the globalisation era. Orient BlackSwan.

Reviewed by Harish K. Thakur

Book Review | Published online: 1 June 2026 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.64692/hpuj.v14i1.58

Our Partners