I’m at the Business Council for Africa’s Business Book of the Year Awards w author Prof David Luke from @africaatlse.bsky.social. Delighted David has been shortlisted for a second time after his book How Africa Trades won in 2024. @lsepress.bsky.social

Fantastic news to hear abt the support from University of California libraries for @ojcollective.bsky.social 👏👏👏

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"Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers provides conceptual clarity and practical guidance for improving rigor and transparency of research." — Brian Nosek, Professor, University of Virginia, and Executive Director, Center for Open Science 🔗Available #OpenAccess: https://bit.ly/4bKnowA

"This book succeeds in providing a vital, multifaceted account of Ron’s enduring legacy." — Julie MacLeavy, Professor of Economic Geography, University of Bristol Publishing August 2026: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.gag @rgs.org

📌 What's a Company For? is free to read and download press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3... @lseblogs.bsky.social #OpenAccess #BusinessEthics #Management #Leadership #CorporateResponsibility

"Individuals require virtues that enable them to pursue internal goods faithfully and resist institutional pressures." ✍️ Alexander (Sandy) Pepper offers 7 principles to enable integrated ethics and economics for @lsebr.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi... @lseblogs.bsky.social #OpenAccess

"Accessible, timely, and deeply engaging, this is a must-read for anyone interested in business ethics and a text I firmly recommend to all of my students." — Benjamin Ferguson, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick A Fair Bargain will be available September 2026: https://bit.ly/4wdTdFg

The British Academy is proud to be a signatory of the Women in Research Charter, which represents a step change in support for women researchers.

‘Universities that aren’t fully committed to arts and humanities as a flourishing part of their science offering aren’t committing to the future.’ @christophersmith.bsky.social anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/w...

"History didn’t end, this book is about what we can do next." — James A. Robinson, University Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science, University of Chicago The London Consensus is free to read and download #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.tlc

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💭 Put simply, AI is capable of “bullshitting”, and we all need to develop the skill of determining what is and is not AI “bullshit”. Alexander Pepper writes for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, reflecting on his recent book What's a Company For? ➡️ Read the full post: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

We're delighted to share news of our next Open Journals Collective library member - Library Services, Imperial College London have joined us! With thanks @ruthejh.bsky.social and Charlie Leppington for helping to make this happen!

Nonauthoritarian Authority: Cities, Materiality, and the Aesthetics of Power is published by LSE Press as part of the RGS-IBG Book Series. Find out more about the series: press.lse.ac.uk/books/series... @rgs.org

How do you build a collection of essays to honour someone who authored around a hundred books and an order of magnitude more articles? The editors of Geography and a Geographer: Reimagining the Discipline After Ron Johnston reflect on the making of the collection. 🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...

NEW: Management education needs to move into the real world Navigating the 21st Century Business World: Case Studies in Management by Dorottya Sallai and Alexander Pepper @lsepress.bsky.social reviewed by Stefan Popko.

Missed the launch of Reading Wars by Don Herzog? 🎥 Held in collaboration with @lselaw.bsky.social, the panel explored the heated, even murderous, political struggles over who gets to read and what they get to read. Watch the full recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BLU...

"An insightful and wide-ranging collection reflecting on the prolific research record of Ron Johnston." — Peter Hopkins, Professor of Social Geography, Newcastle University Geography and a Geographer publish as part of the RGS-IBG Book Series in August 2026: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @rgs.org

"This collection presents a wonderful mapping of the astonishing breadth and depth of Ron Johnston’s intellectual landscape." — David N. Livingstone, Emeritus Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at Queen's University Belfast Publishing August 2026: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @rgs.org

"The book is an engaging read, moving with care and skill across an impressive range of conceptual and geographical terrain from Arendt, Adorno and Simmel to Hong Kong, Rio, Paris and Bristol." — Professor Colin McFarlane, Department of Geography, Durham University 🔗 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Britain is about to have its seventh Prime Minister in just over a decade - but is Brexit to blame? Read my thoughts in the LSE British Politics blog @lseblogs.bsky.social ✏️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

We're delighted to welcome our next @ojcollective.bsky.social library member - a very warm welcome to Newcastle University Library!

It's a pleasure to share details of our next library member - University of York Library has joined @ojcollective.bsky.social! We are delighted that they have chosen to invest in OJC’s diamond open access journals as part of their future strategic approach.

Delighted to share that the Francis Crick Institute has joined the @ojcollective.bsky.social! We are very pleased to have their support for our STEM collection of diamond open access journals. A huge thank you to @drbeth.bsky.social for helping to make this happen!

ICYMI What’s a Company For? is out now! "Who knew business ethics could be so much fun? There is plenty of valuable learning here, lightly and entertainingly worn." — Stefan Stern, Journalist and Author of Fair or Foul - the Lady Macbeth Guide to Ambition 🔗 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Great news, we have our next @ojcollective.bsky.social library member! Delighted to be joined by Durham University Library and Collections.

What's a Company For? A Problem in Business Ethics (or...when Socrates met Milton Friedman) will be available later this month via #OpenAccess publishing: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

"This is a distractingly easy read for such a weighty contribution to the debate. You are in safe hands and will learn a lot from it." — Dr Eve Poole, OBE, author of Capitalism's Toxic Assumptions What’s a Company For? will publish #OpenAccess this Thursday: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.wcf

What is a company for? Socratic dialogue can help us. Made famous in written form by Plato, it has an illustrious history as a method of philosophical enquiry. Sandy Pepper's What's a Company For? is out 18th June - free to read and download #OpenAccess. ❓ press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

"An original and insightful contribution to the anthropology of religion." — Nanlai Cao, author of Constructing China's Jerusalem Sublime Sociality by Gareth Breen will be published #OpenAccess free to read and download from Sept 2026. @lseanthropology.bsky.social press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

This week we celebrated the launch of Reading Wars by Don Herzog! 📚🎉 The event featured Don Herzog, Larry Kramer and Nicola Lacey, chaired by Devika Hovell. The panel explored the heated, even murderous, political struggles over who gets to read and what they get to read.

In case you need cheering up! Four inspiring panellists on the green shoots of a regenerative economy…🙌👇Next Thursday evening at LSE 👋

💥New | Can Socratic dialogue cut through AI “bullshit”? ✍️ Alexander (Sandy) Pepper #AcademicSky #HigherEduation #Socrates @lsepress.bsky.social

💭 Can Socratic dialogue cut through AI “bullshit”? Alexander Pepper write for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social reflecting on his upcoming book What's a Company For? A Problem in Business Ethics (or...when Socrates met Milton Friedman). Read the full post: blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

“This book is a tribute and a clarion call for geography in better futures.” — Charles W. J. Withers, Professor Emeritus of Historical Geography, The University of Edinburgh Geography and a Geographer will be available #OpenAccess August 2026: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

As ever, Sandy Pepper’s writing is a treat. 👇 His latest @lsepress.bsky.social book is out next week

⏺️ We are LIVE! Watch this evening's public lecture event in conversation wtih LSE Press author Don Herzog and Professor Larry Kramer live on YouTube. #LSEEvents www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BLU... @lselaw.bsky.social

📖 Can't make it to LSE for the launch of Don Herzog's reading wars? you can read a blogpost about his new book on @lseimpactblog.bsky.social #BookBans #Cesnsorship

Of the 30 finalists, 4 come from OBC presses - 3 from @openbookpublish.bsky.social, & 1 from @lsepress.bsky.social. It's a mark of the quality small, not-for-profit, scholar- & institution-led presses can produce, more than holding their own alongside the largest university presses in the US and UK!

"A wonderfully illuminating account of the social and psychological effects of a relentlessly graded life" — Javier Lezaun, Director of the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS), @ox.ac.uk Marked is available via #OpenAccess: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lseanthropology.bsky.social

New publication - out now! 🎉 🎉 Marked: School Grades and the Quantified Life not only offers a nuanced account of the effects of grades on students, but also tells a cautionary tale of the increasing quantification of human life. Available via #OpenAccess publishing: doi.org/10.31389/lse...

This #WorldEnvironmentDay explore The Growth Story of the 21st Century by Nicholas Stern 🌍 "This book combines rigorous analysis with a positive and optimistic prospectus for action on climate change." — Rt Hon Sir Vincent Cable, Former UK Cabinet Minister & Party Leader 🔗 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

"This book succeeds in providing a vital, multifaceted account of Ron’s enduring legacy." — Julie MacLeavy, Professor of Economic Geography, University of Bristol Geography and a Geographer will be available #OpenAccess August 2026: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @rgs.org @bristoluni.bsky.social

"Sherwood rescues us from the maddeningly complex and overly general question of what constitutes ethical action by narrowing its consideration to the always-important context of negotiation." — Dr Robert Cialdini author of Influence and Pre-suasion Available September 2026 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

'A leading US civil rights scholar has urged Birmingham City University (BCU) to reverse its decision to close its black studies course, comparing it to the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion in the US.' 1/3

Very pleased @lsepress.bsky.social is exhibiting at #BISA2026 this year. We are actively commissioning in #InternationalStudies at the moment so do stop by the stand to speak with our Publisher @alicecpark.bsky.social about your publishing plans. #OpenAccess

Join us for the launch of Reading Wars by Don Herzog, where an expert panel will examine the heated, even murderous, political struggles over who gets to read and what they get to read. 👉 Tuesday 9 June 2026 6pm - 7.30pm | In-person and online 🎟️ Register here: https://bit.ly/4uwnpLo

Congratulation to Naila Kabeer, who has been selected as a finalist in the @acls1919.bsky.social Open Access Book Prize! 🎉 The prize recognises exceptional, innovative, and open humanities books. Renegotiating Patriarchy is available open-access through @lsepress.bsky.social. 🔗 buff.ly/4p8Sp1E

www.researchinformation.info/news/wiley-a... 'Emerald materially strengthens both [AI and research]...adding a high-margin, recurring revenue stream that we expect to drive meaningful shareholder value.' This attitude should have no place in research dissemination. Instead, it largely drives it 🫠