Vol. 5 No. 01 (2026): The Lighthouse Journal of Social Sciences

Summer 2026

January - June 2026

Published: 2026-06-30

Articles

From Structural Reform to Local Legitimacy: Evaluating the FATA-KP Merger in Khyber District

Hemayle Afridi

1-14
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Student–GAI Interaction and Learning Outcomes: A Serial Mediation Model of Self-Efficacy and Cognitive Engagement

Gul Rukh, Maryub Shahab, Sobia Suleman

15-25
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From Resistance to Readiness: How Effective Communication Drives Organizational Change

Laiba Rehman, Syed Zulkifal

26-48
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E-Governance Without Inclusion: Are Digital Employment Policies Reaching Educated Women in Erstwhile FATA?

Ameer Taimur, Zafar Abbas, Syed Fakharuddin Shah

49-61
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Life between Two Worlds: Social-Cultural Experiences of Forced Migrants in Host Communities and Native Lands

Yaqoob Khan, Zia Ullah, Hazrat Ilyas

62-80
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Behind the Screen: Examining the Relationship between Artificial Intelligence Dependency and Academic Procrastination among Undergraduate Students

Hamna Qureshi, Misbah Karamat, Zainab Sheikh

81-90
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A Critical Review of Basic Education Governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Post-18th Constitutional Amendment: A Change Management Perspective

Arshad Malik, Syed Zulkifal

91-109
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A Comparative Study of Resilience and Rejection Sensitivity among Working and Non-Working Married Women

Palwasha Khan, Misbah Karamat, Iffat Gulab

110-119
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Overcoming Cultural Barriers to Digital Adoption in Pakistan

Muhammad Salman, Nimra Urooj, Naeema Baig

120-133
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Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Depression among Postgraduate Students and Faculty at a Public University in Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Obaid Farman, Muskan Farid, Inayat Shah

134-149
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Sustainability through Branding

Shandana Shoaib, Abdul Qadeer Afridi, Muhammad Sohail Younis

150-157
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Benazir Bhutto’s Negotiated Leadership: Political Power, Democratic Mobilization, and Women’s Leadership in Pakistan

Humera Ambareen, Sharafat Jamala, Umme E Farwa

158-174
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