Social sciences have an intellectual ground based on interdisciplinary approaches to understanding and explaining the multi-layered relationships between the individual and society. The transforming structures of societies, current problems, and the emergence of new paradigms necessitate both theoretical depth and methodological diversity in social sciences. The present volume is a multi-authored collection of original contributions on different disciplines of social sciences, which aims to respond to this need.

This study, titled Theories, Research and Debates in Social Sciences - 1, comprises eight chapters contributing to current academic debates. In the book, theories of organisational behaviour, the relationship between leadership and innovation, gamification approaches and flow theory, ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in the field of education, the historical development of nationalism ideology, the interaction between volunteerism and entrepreneurship, the phenomenon of mucilage in the context of sustainable environmental problems and methodological approaches to measuring globalisation are discussed. Each chapter provides a theoretical framework and contains original analyses and suggestions that will contribute to the literature.

In this context, the study compiles existing knowledge and allows researchers to ask new questions and develop alternative methodological approaches.

In this context, Theories, Research, and Debates in the Social Sciences—1 appeal to social sciences academics, policy makers, and readers interested in interdisciplinary approaches. The following volumes of the series aim to continue to shed light on the dynamic structure of social sciences and contribute to the production of academic knowledge.

We would like to thank all the authors who contributed to the book's creation and the stakeholders who support academic production. We hope that this work will contribute to the development of theoretical richness and critical thinking in the social sciences.