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...

"A timely and valuable contribution to debates about how management should be taught." 📰 🏫 Stefan Popko reviews Navigating the 21st Century Business World for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

"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...

"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

🌍 Scientists agree we cannot reach our climate targets without significantly changing our diets. However, food choice can be complex & controversial, and it’s unclear how to move dietary change up the policy agenda. 📅 20 June, 5pm - 6pm 📍 LSE & online #LSEFestival www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f...

Food choice can be complex and controversial. Join speakers to discuss the transition to a more planet-friendly food system as part of this year's #LSEFestival. 📅 TOMORROW Saturday 20th June | 5pm onwards 📌 In-person and online ➡️ Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-f... #PartofLSE

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...

New publication - out now! 🎉 🎉 Drawing on ideas from philosophy, economics, law, and management studies, Alexander Pepper critically examines competing answers to the question ‘What’s a Company For?’ Available now via #OpenAccess publishing: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.wcf

"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

"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...

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...

"Accessible, timely, and deeply engaging, a must-read text I firmly recommend to all of my students." — Benjamin Ferguson, Professor of Philosophy, @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social A Fair Bargain is out Sept 2026 #OpenAccess 🤝 press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3... @lsephilosophy.bsky.social #Negotiation

🗣️ Accessibility Conversations: @lsepress.bsky.social Our final Accessibility Conversation, focusing on the individual approaches to accessibility of various publishers, took place with their Production Manager, Justin Clark 🔗 buff.ly/vZkxU3T 1/2

"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

"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...

Society is now facing the challenge of filtering through an exponentially growing volume of AI content that may only having a passing relationship to reality. Sandy Pepper argues Socratic dialogue offers a valuable medium to examine and assess ideas @lseimpactblog.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social

"Marked makes an important contribution to our understanding of schools as powerful incubators of meritocratic subjectivities." — David Mills, Associate Professor in Pedagogy and the Social Sciences, University of Oxford 🔗 Marked is available #OpenAccess: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.mar

"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

"Naila Kabeer hits the nail on the head with an account of the story that puts gender relations and women’s agency at the centre of the stage." — Jean Drèze, Honorary Professor, Delhi School of Economics Renegotiating Patriarchy is available via #OpenAccess publishing: https://bit.ly/4otCVnG

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.

“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...

💭 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...

⏺️ 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

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

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

"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

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!

📖 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

It's not too late to join us tomorrow for the launch of Reading Wars by Don Herzog! 👉 Tuesday 9 June 2026 6pm - 7.30pm | In-person and online public event (Old Theatre, Old Building) 🎟️ Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/events/futur...

"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...

"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

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...

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...

We're at #BISA2026 🎉 If you're attending, stop by our stand and chat to Alice! She's here to talk about our latest titles, upcoming publishing opportunities and how you can publish with us ✍ Find out more: press.lse.ac.uk/publish

🎊 How Africa Eats is shortlisted for the prestigious BCA African Book of the Year 2026! 🎊 Edited by Professor David Luke, this book is free to read and download via #OpenAccess from the LSE Press website: press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... @africaatlse.bsky.social #HowAfricaEats

🎊 How Africa Eats is shortlisted for the prestigious BCA African Book of the Year 2026! 🎊 Edited by Professor David Luke, this book is free to read and download via #OpenAccess from the LSE Press website: press.lse.ac.uk/books/e/10.3... @africaatlse.bsky.social #HowAfricaEats

We're looking forward to attending #BISA2026 this Wednesday to Friday! Whether you're an established author or considering publishing your first book, we'd love to discuss your ideas and how we can help your research achieve the widest possible impact. 🔓 Publish with us: https://bit.ly/4tEZI2t

"Anyone wanting to understand the surprising “Bangladesh paradox” must read Naila Kabeer’s elegant, nuanced, and convincing analysis of its multiple roots and uncertain future." — Willem van Schendel, University of Amsterdam and International Institute of Social History 🔗 https://bit.ly/4otCVnG

📢 Publishing this week! "Marked makes an important contribution to our understanding of schools as powerful incubators of meritocratic subjectivities." — David Mills, Associate Professor in Pedagogy and the Social Sciences, University of Oxford 🔗 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

How can countries retain and attract talent in an era of technological change? Italy’s graduate exodus draws on The London Consensus @lsepress.bsky.social by Tim Besley & co-authors, highlighting innovation, skills & place-based policies in creating opportunity. www.milanofinanza.it/news/produtt...

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

"A brilliant and powerful book that gives voice to ordinary Bangladeshi women." — Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane and Love Marriage Renegotiating Patriarchy has been selected as a finalist for the ACLS Open Access Book Prize and is available via #OpenAccess publishing: https://bit.ly/4otCVnG

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

Over 20 000 downloads !!! @lsepress.bsky.social @lsegovernment.bsky.social Working on proposal for part 2 companion volume tentatively entitled Order, Justice and the Common Good. Watch this space.

🌍 The May issue of Research for the World is out now, featuring its recommended reading on sustainable economics, including The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action by Nicholas Stern. Read the full post here: www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...

@uolpress.bsky.social reflects on the recent Open Access Publishing in Practice session at the London Open Science and Scholarship Festival, featuring LSE Press Head of Publishing Philippa Grand and David Luke, editor of How Africa Trades and How Africa Eats. 🔗 uolpress.co.uk/2026/05/open...

Who gets access to books? And, to what extent does the act of reading shape our humanity? Join us for the launch of Reading Wars by Don Herzog 📖 👉 Tuesday 9 June 2026 6pm - 7.30pm | In-person and online public event (Old Theatre, Old Building) 🎟️ Register here: https://bit.ly/4uwnpLo

“This is a book the UK and the world needs, and Nick Stern is the person to write it.” — Paul Nurse, OM CH FRS, former Director, The Francis Crick Institute and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 🔗 Available via #OpenAccess: https://bit.ly/4qu1BhR

ICYMI! Professor Lord Nicholas Stern spoke with Katya Adler at @hayfestival.bsky.social The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action, is free to read and download #openacess ➡️ press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3... Image credit: Sam Hardwick and Hay Festival