*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26* Congratulations to Dr Ashlee Christoffersen @drashleec.bsky.social for 'The Politics of Intersectional Practice: Representation, Coalition and Solidarity in UK NGO', published by @brisunipress.bsky.social ➡️https://buff.ly/X13TKjK #Books

Must 📖 @uiscejordan.bsky.social paper on exploring the lived realities of the CoL crisis through participatory research. In @brisunipress.bsky.social Journal of Poverty & Social Justice edited by @socpolsteve.bsky.social @drmarcopomati.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Franziska's brilliance combined with open access – what a great combination. I am delighted that we as a research library were able to support Open Access at @brisunipress.bsky.social #openaccess #librarylife

While my milkshake brings no one anywhere, I loved this conversation on the Geek in Review Podcast about my new work "Lawyer 3.0: A Guide to Next-Wave Lawyering" published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. #LegalTech, #A2J, the #LegalProfession, and, yes, #milkshakes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

A pleasure to work with Blandine Emilien on this issue, and please visit our introduction too: "When workers meet borders contestation, exploitation and ideologies": futuresofwork.co.uk/2026/01/27/w...

"The #Borderland remains a living space of negotiation over ontological connection and belonging to country, community, ancestors and future generations, where mobility continues to shape how #TorresStrait Islanders imagine and build their futures." https://ow.ly/IOen50Y8cZM

Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gome argues that across #LatinAmerica, activism is shaped not by isolated bursts of repression but by permanent, routine violence from both state and non-state actors, including paramilitaries and #CriminalOrganisations. https://ow.ly/sWQF50Y9gQS

📘 Book launch: 'Ricardo’s Dream' by Nat Dyer A fascinating exploration of economic thought from David Ricardo’s era to today, hosted by the Economic Thought Research Group, School of Creative Management. 📅12 Mar | ⏰ 4:00–5:45pm 📍 G-16, Deptford Town Hall Building https://ow.ly/Fsm950Y8THi

The U.S. Transhumanist Party invited Professor Stefan Lorenz Sorgner to discuss his forthcoming book 'Euro-Transhumanism' and to continue the conversation on how #EuroTranshumanism can offer potential ways to transcend the political polarization of our era. https://ow.ly/4j4S50Y8U9K

Island Criminology wins Christine M. Alder Book Award 2025! 🎉 "This theoretically sophisticated work provides important insights about islands from a criminological perspective, making a significant intellectual contribution." 📚https://ow.ly/yygV50Y8U0c 🏆https://ow.ly/PGHa50Y8U0e

Briony Anderson, author of 'Doxxed', discusses the deeply #Gendered harms of #PrivacyAbuse, and asks what happens when your personal information is weaponized against you online? #Doxxed 📚Find the book: https://ow.ly/Zv8n50Y8QA5 🎞️Watch here: https://ow.ly/TfEW50Y8QA7

The article argues that #Migration should be understood not as a linear journey to a destination but as a broader labour regime in which both mobility and enforced immobility generate value, vulnerability and #Inequality. https://ow.ly/1ELx50Y8b3z

🔶New issue of Futures of Work. This issue explores how borders shape workers’ lives, treating them not as neutral lines but as contested and ideological forces. The articles show how bordering practices structure labour mobility and inequality. futuresofwork.co.uk

We are proud to support the @publishersassoc.bsky.social Publishing Inclusion Pledge to help create a more inclusive and equitable #Publishing industry. 📚 🌟More info: www.publishers.org.uk/news 🌟Our EDI page: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/edi-informat...

Congratulations to Rosie Harding on being awarded Honorary King’s Counsel. Rosie has been recognised for advancing justice for disabled people. Rosie is also the editor of our Law, Society, Policy series. 📚 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/law-society-... 🏆 www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2026/bi...

The most read articles published in Voluntary Sector Review in 2025 are available to read for free throughout February 2026. Explore the collection here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/subject/Most... @brisunipress.bsky.social

8/12 “The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.” (IPBES) @brisunipress.bsky.social‬ @who.int @inn.org #IWD2026

*PSA Mackenzie #BookPrize Shortlist 2025-26* Congratulations to Dr Ashlee Christoffersen @drashleec.bsky.social for 'The Politics of Intersectional Practice: Representation, Coalition and Solidarity in UK NGO', published by @brisunipress.bsky.social ➡️https://buff.ly/X13TKjK #Books

@404media.co The fascinating @BBCRadio4 #Vastaamo scandal of therapeutic data theft @JennyKleeman is not a one off. Chat & Ask AI leaked data on #mentalhealth & #suicide. www.404media.co/massive-ai-c... www.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ubertherapy @brisunipress.bsky.social

📢 We have kicked off todays book talk with our Africa and international Studies Working Group! 📚Today we are joined by author Manu Lekunze ( @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social)to discuss his book "Nigerian Security - The Tragedy of Latent Great Powers" (@brisunipress.bsky.social)

"In my book, I explore how rich pasts still live in #Educators and education today – sometimes as pronounced concerns & aspirations of teachers, but often also as less articulate intuitions or sudden affective realisations of the costs of contemporary policy." https://ow.ly/fMWs50Y4hkz

"If people just get burnt out and they can’t cope, they just replace them. So trade unionism challenges that model because it stands up for workers’ needs and workers’ interests." https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/26/podcast-building-worker-power-at-amazon-and-beyond/

Bristol University Press and Policy Press are doing a half-price sale! Here are some of my personal favourite books we've published over the past year: @brisunipress.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social

“At the time, Britons did not acknowledge it as a distinct cuisine, while foreign observers dismissed it as unrefined or downright dreadful.” Vasco Ramos reviews Alan Warde’s Everyday Eating: Food, Taste and Trends in Britain Since the 1950s. buff.ly/5h4ZRlV @brisunipress.bsky.social

Spoke to Peter Hain about his new book, “Liberation and Corruption”, for the Transforming Society podcast. A truly fascinating and inspiring life. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/19/p... @brisunipress.bsky.social @policypress.bsky.social @houseoflords.parliament.uk

“Both are essential reading for anyone interested in social justice, activism & the challenges of bringing about meaningful social change.” @silkeroth.bsky.social reviews @mperezbrower.bsky.social & @drashleec.bsky.social buff.ly/AWe1iIF @universitypress.cambridge.org @brisunipress.bsky.social

My co-edited volume with @jokubassalyga.bsky.social, “Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism: Gender, Race and Eurocentrism”, has just been published by @brisunipress.bsky.social. The book is included in the January sale with 50% off. (paperback forthcoming in 12 months). (1/6)

You know you want to 👀 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/beyond-pro-l...

Voluntary Sector Review's Early View @brisunipress.bsky.social Strategic adaptation in a cold funding climate: Third sector experiences of employment support funding and commissioning in the UK after Brexit Authors: J Rose, J Payne, P Butler Read bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Justine Grønbæk Pors argues that #Democracy must be lived and practised in #Schools, and that contemporary education policy’s focus on performance has erased earlier democratic traditions whose “ghosts” still offer vital lessons for renewing democracy. https://ow.ly/Zg1550Y4heV

Martin Parker speaks with Tom Vickers about the GMB Union's fight for formal recognition at #Amazon’s BHX4 Coventry warehouse, their successes and also their setbacks. https://www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/01/26/podcast-building-worker-power-at-amazon-and-beyond/

❄️There's still time to get 50% off all our books in our January Sale!❄️ Simply use code BUP01 at checkout to unlock your discount.💫 Sale ends 31 January 2026.⏰ #JanuarySale #BookSale #HalfPriceBooks https://ow.ly/oWU550XZCf5

Today is the #InternationalDayOfEducation. 📚 It is an ideal moment to revisit some of our Education titles, which explore topics ranging from anti-racism in education and the lived experiences of Black PhD students to education policy and more. https://ow.ly/3ja950XWamf

❄️January Sale!❄️ For a limited time only, enjoy 50% OFF all our books. Simply use code BUP01 at checkout to unlock your discount 💫 #JanuarySale #BookSale #HalfPriceBooks https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/subjects

My book Diffusing Human Trafficking Policy in Eurasia is part of this sale.....if you have been waiting to buy it for six years hoping it would get cheaper now is the time!

💫 Early View from Voluntary Sector Review, @brisunipress.bsky.social Money, power and free lunches: examining foundation–non-profit power imbalances in the context of capacity-building programmes Author: Katy Adams Read here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

Ideas and practices drawn from government & community experiences of what works (and what doesn't) - distilled with the help of leading experts. 50% off until the end of Jan with code BUP01 when ordered from: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/henry-tam @policypress.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social

You can pick up some great poli sci/IR titles here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/politics-and...

📢 New book - Understanding Digital Responsibilities - published! Our own Prof Lizzie Coles-Kemp, with colleague Mark Burdon from Queensland University of Technology, have published their new book open-access with @brisunipress.bsky.social! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/understandin...

Very pleased to have a chapter on "Legal Parenthood and Same-Sex Couples" in "Diverse Voices in Family Law" (@brisunipress.bsky.social), edited by @rajnaara.bsky.social.

📖 Great to see a new VSR @brisunipress.bsky.social article by VSSN trustee @caitlinmcmullin.bsky.social on refugee social integration and the role of voluntary organisations in creating meaningful connection and belonging beyond service delivery. bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

📣 I’m happy to share that my co-edited volume with @jokubassalyga.bsky.social, "Mode of Production and the Historiography of Capitalism: Gender, Race and Eurocentrism", will be published by @brisunipress.bsky.social on 22 January 2026. Pre-order it here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/mode-of-prod...

What is humanism for? Jonathan Egid reviews a new guide from @brisunipress.bsky.social

For those of us who grew up in the 20th century, what is most remarkable about the events of 3 January 2026 is not #DonaldTrump’s abduction of the #Venezuelan president, #NicolásMaduro, and his wife, but the lack of international outcry. https://ow.ly/FEFc50Y06x6

Welcome University of Borås to Bristol University Press Digital! All their library users now have access to all our journals and uncapped gold open access publishing for faculty members in any of our journals. Explore our journals collection: https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/journals

Offering a trenchant critique, this incisive book testifies to the growing international political will to take concrete actions in supporting economic justice and democratic equality. 💰 #Inequality #WealthDivide #Justice Out now in paperback: https://ow.ly/cajB50XWawM

Rafe McGregor, author of 'Reducing Political Violence', argues that unprecedented #GlobalInstability in the 21st century stems from the combined, accelerating crises of eroding #PoliticalNorms, rapid digital transformation, and unaddressed #ClimateChange. https://ow.ly/BgaR50Y06ro

Digital violence is a growing problem affecting women and gender-expansive people, often as a result of their careers. For example, 82% of female parliamentarians and 73 per cent of women journalists have experienced #OnlineAbuse. https://ow.ly/SlM850XWGwL

❄️January Sale!❄️ For a limited time only, enjoy 50% OFF all our books. Simply use code BUP01 at checkout to unlock your discount 💫 #JanuarySale #BookSale #HalfPriceBooks https://ow.ly/ZRJs50XZC76

'Nature’s Boardroom' offers a behind-the-scenes look at this groundbreaking initiative, outlining how businesses can embed ‘Nature governance’ into their organisations. 🍃 #Environmentalism #ClimateChange #Eco https://ow.ly/9Qvv50XWf9f