Understanding the causes of things….

Out today! A brilliant, essential book for our times… but you don’t need me to tell you that 👇

In this new article from @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, @niamhtumelty.bsky.social Managing Director of LSE Press, and @heroicendeavour.bsky.social discuss open educational resources in the context of higher education. Read the full post: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #openaccess #highereducation

📢 New on the LSE Press blog! How can geography publishing reflect today’s diverse and complex world? 📍Five minutes with Margath Walker and @jakehodder.bsky.social on the @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series publishing #OpenAccess later this year with LSE Press. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...

My book Conflict, War and Revolution with @lsepress.bsky.social has nearly 14k downloads, quite an achievement for a scholarly book. But the most wonderful aspect is global reach - despite coinciding with the war against Ukraine I have downloads in Russia and more surprisingly ten in Afghanistan!!!

Gisèle Pelicot given France's highest award. I should bloody well hope so. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Watch the recording of Professor David Luke in conversation with Adejoké Bakare, Dipo Faloyin, Dr Edwini Kwame Kessie and Laura Mann to celebrate the official launch of How Africa Eats as part of #LSEFestival 🥘 ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/-zsiqMt...

New podcast! Professor J. McKenzie Alexander featured on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social's New Books in Critical Theory podcast 🎧 🔽 Listen below: newbooksnetwork.com/the-open-soc... 🔽 The Open Society as an Enemy is free to read and download: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lsephilosophy.bsky.social

Happy publication day to How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks 🥘 In this book, David Luke and a team of researchers examine the intersection between trade, agriculture policies and climate risks. Free to read and download: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @africaatlse.bsky.social

A hobby of mine is reminding you that 'A hobby of mine' has its publication day today. Thank you to all of you who have pre-ordered so far, so wonderful to see it emerging into the world. You can get yours here: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

Are you an academic planning to attending @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conference #PSA25 next week? 👋📚 Do say hello to LSE Press's Managing Editor, Alice Park (@alicecpark.bsky.social) who will be attending! #politicalstudies #ir #conference #academic #publishing

Looking forward to attending #PSA25 on behalf of @lsepress.bsky.social next week. If you‘re attending and interested in finding out more about our work, submitting a proposal, or open access book publishing more generally, do get in touch. Happy to chat.

The revival of university/institutionally based presses in the UK has been one of the most exciting developments in #scholcomms in recent times - @suzannetatham.bsky.social & I wrote for @timeshighered.bsky.social about why this matters www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/six-r...

Happy Women's History Month! ♀️ To mark this month, we wanted to shine a light on one of our #OpenAccess books - Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox, by Naila Kabeer. Free to read and download here: doi.org/10.31389/lse... #Bangladesh #Equality #womenshistorymonth

NEW ✨ The Open Society as an Enemy: A Critique of How Free Societies Turned Against Themselves by J. McKenzie Alexander @lsephilosophy.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social #Review by Mazlum Özkan 👇

This a WONDERFUL book! 🌻👇

Publication day for J. McKenzie Alexander’s “The Open Society as an Enemy” with @lsepress.bsky.social This robust defence of open societies feels vital right now. And it’s a great read - witty, sharp, and with music references to keep even those cynical Gen Xers happy 👇 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Karl Popper, one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century, was the founding figure of the @lsephilosophy.bsky.social department. LSE Press author J. McKenzie Alexander explores his legacy for the LSE History blog @lseblogs.bsky.social. 💭 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2...

I want to quote every line from this magnificent (and hugely deserved) review of Naila Kabeer’s Renegotiating Patriarchy, but will pick out just these: “Viva LSE Press!” “The book is a masterpiece” Read the rest here frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/book-review-...

Some of us are trying. Is there a starter pack of open access, non-profit presses?

Delighted this is out today - Naila Kabeer’s Renegotiating Patriarchy is a brilliant account of the lives of Bangladeshi women. A story of a country, an optimistic tale of feminist progress and an academic book that’s a joy to read. And free via @lsepress.bsky.social press.lse.ac.uk/site/books/m...