Chinese translation of the book that I recently wrote with @coeckelbergh.bsky.social "Communicative AI" @politybooks.bsky.social has just been published and is now available. www.taaze.tw/products/111...

Welcome to Polity, Shannon! We're delighted to have you join our wonderful editorial team.

Donald Trump speaks of an expanded Monroe Doctrine that asserts US domination across the Americas. Chilean ex-diplomat Jorge Heine told @jacobinmag.bsky.social about the need for a new nonaligned movement that can resist imperialist claims. Read more: jacobin.com/2026/01/lati...

looking forward to winter book events for public data cultures in coming months ❄️📗💜✨ jonathangray.org/2026/01/05/b... including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26

Don't miss Jonathan W. Y. Gray's upcoming book talks on 'Public Data Cultures'. across the UK, Canada and the Netherlands! For more details, visit the author's website here: jonathangray.org/publicdatacu...

"Statistically, the average American is becoming more stupid...The decline was first detected by the researcher James Flynn in 2017. For many years, he had noted the opposite: in every decade of the 20th century, average I.Q. scores rose" Stuart Jeffries in @airmail.news airmail.news/issues/2025-...

“This latest offering from Tesson is a gem: unusually erudite, hugely readable, often funny and a little bit bonkers.” Justin Marozzi reviews 'White' by Sylvain Tesson for The Critic thecritic.co.uk/issues/decem...

Today Adelaide University has announced my election as International Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. @politybooks.bsky.social adelaideuni.edu.au/about/news/2...

Thanks @politybooks.bsky.social for sending this one. I just finished it, and anyone interested in the US news landscape should read it!

Finishing off the first draft of a book I've been writing for @politybooks.bsky.social, giving a world history of palaeontology Still some way to go (and probably not out until early-2027), so in the meantime, for the first #FossilFriday of the year, here is what the current chapter list looks like

As this year comes to an end, we're looking back at some of our 2025 highlights. Featured in Best Books round-ups in The Spectator and Financial Times, and reviewed in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, and New Scientist, these books are not to be missed! See more: www.politybooks.com/blog-detail/...

Amazing new book by #BognaKonior in my series at @politybooks.bsky.social. Check it out.

It's launch week in the UK for my book, Gender and Technology: An Introduction. Don't miss out on this stocking stuffer, people on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean from me! www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Podcast on my @politybooks.bsky.social book, in St Andrews splendid @rbpodcast.bsky.social series. I discuss the links between classical liberty and P. Aghion's Schumpeterian theory, and pick from M. Wolf's and @brankomilan.bsky.social's reform programmes www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-br...

Listen to Andrea Capussela, author The Republic of Innovation, on the Roots and Branches podcast. www.intellectualhistory.net/roots-and-br...

“The accomplished British critic Stuart Jeffries … makes ‘stupid' seem like the perfect way to characterize our era." Joshua Rothman, @newyorker.com review Stuart Jeffries' A Short History of Stupidity. www.newyorker.com/culture/open...

The Shades of Black Folk traces the development and evolution of colorism in the US from its origins in the late eighteenth century right up to the present. Robert L. Reece's new book is out now in the UK. politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Philosophers since Aristotle have studied animals. Over the past decade, there has been a growing interest in shedding light on animal–human relations. Animal Studies and Philosophy by Rebekah Humphreys provides a survey of Critical Animal Studies from a distinctly philosophical perspective.

🚀 Join us for the FREE book talk: “Silicon Empires: the fight for the future of AI” with @nsrnicek.bsky.social launching his latest book! 🗓 Date: 10th December, 5pm 📍 Location: Bush House, King's College London 🔗 tickets: techdevelopment03.eventbrite.co.uk @politybooks.bsky.social

In 'A Political Life: 1937 - 1985', the renowned philosopher and polymath Alain Badiou tells the story of the first five decades of his life, from 1937 to 1985, setting it within the political history of the twentieth century. Out now in the UK. See more: www.politybooks.com/...

The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet probes how intelligence manifests under conditions of hostility. Departing from sci-fi writer Liu Cixin’s dark forest theory, where the universe is a hostile terrain that makes communication dangerous, Konior maps a digital world in which deception is safety.

After Ukraine, Russia’s next move may be in the Middle East—this book shows how and why. West Asia by Mohammed Soliman (@soliman.bsky.social) is out now in the UK. See more: www.politybooks.com/...

A leading historian puts Russia’s war against Ukraine in the context of the history of Russian imperialism spanning three centuries. 'The Curse of Empire: Ukraine, Poland, and the Fatal Paths in Russian History' by Martin Schulze Wessel is out now in the UK. See more: www.politybooks.com/...

Immigration policy is hard, involving difficult decisions and trade-offs. But, as Alan Manning makes clear, this doesn't mean that we can't do better. 'Why Immigration Policy Is Hard' is an indispensable resource for informed debate on one of the most charged subjects in public life.

Physical copies have arrived! So excited! @politybooks.bsky.social @jeromebouchaud.bsky.social @pierreastier.bsky.social

Delighted to see so many great polity titles facing out in Blackwell's Oxford!

Today presentation of my book at King's College Cambridge, 5.30 Keynes seminar room: www.instagram.com/p/DRZ50AcDBz2/

My new book is out @politybooks.bsky.social www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Economic growth is the religion of the modern world. How did we get to this point? How did we allow the pursuit of growth to become the apotheosis of human development? Daniel Cohen takes us on a journey to understand human desire and the registers on which it has expressed itself throughout history

The term 'dogwhistle' seems to be everywhere, with accusations flying in every political direction. Linguist Deborah Cameron asks: why do we put so much emphasis on words and symbols, and is our faith in the power of language justified? www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Can we unlearn race? Yes—through neuroplasticity and structural change. The brain rewires, but society must, too. The Racialized Brain: The Neurosociology of Race and Racism by Rengin Firat is out now in the UK See more: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

True freedom, @andreacapussela.bsky.social writes, arises when no one is subject to another’s will, be that the will of an employer, Big Tech, or the so-called elite. 'The Republic of Innovation' shows how true freedom can foster a more innovative and prosperous society. More: ow.ly/aGxr50XvP5b

‘With unmatched expertise and passion, Abidin takes the reader on a fascinating, almost two decades-long anthropological journey to show how children have become #internet famous.’ Andra Siibak Crystal Abidin’s 'Child Influencers' is out now! See more: politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Marking one month since publication Watch out for some podcast appearances and reviews. Some growing interest amongst journalist - see Ross Douthat in @nytimes.com Also @mattsleat.bsky.social book coming shortly @politybooks.bsky.social (it’s good and it’s different so get both!!!)

I'm thrilled to announce the first presentation for my newly translated book #Superweak, out next week with @politybooks.bsky.social. The event will take place @sciencespo.bsky.social on Thursday 27th, 5 pm. I'm much grateful to #JeandAspremont and #RebeccaMignotMahdavi for their invitation.

My ‘republic’ is out today: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b... Grateful to my editor @iannmalcolm.bsky.social @politybooks.bsky.social (and to @brankomilan.bsky.social @glgerstle.bsky.social) These are the reviews, as good as they are undeserved: ‘This imaginative and illuminating study ...

I am overjoyed to announce that the English translation (masterfully done by Catriona Corke) of my book on chauvinism (not only) in Russia is now available @politybooks.bsky.social . #Russia #Ukraine #Putin #dictatorship #sexism #feminism #war www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

'After Technocolonialism' - a book panel @mediacomgold.bsky.social to discuss 'Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful' published by @politybooks.bsky.social with Helen Kennedy, @andreamedrado.bsky.social Nirmal Puwar & @jolittler.bsky.social November 26th, 5-7pm, all welcome! ⬇️

Call-in radio is still haunting the airwaves! www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

“Ghosting” has become an almost inevitable part of modern life – not just on dating sites, but among friends, family and even professional colleagues. But what’s behind this act of digital disappearance? Listen to @dominicpettman.bsky.social on @kqednews.kqed.org www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

“a refreshing message at a time of division and tension” – The Earthbound Report review 'Empathy and Resistance' by Kristina Lunz earthbound.report/2025/11/14/b...

“Read him and, whatever you do, don’t weep.” The Telegraph @telegraph.co.uk select 'I Suffer Therefore I am' by Pascal Bruckner as one of the Best Books of 2025. www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...

#NowReading2025 SAVING BEAUTY by Byung-chul Han via @politybooks.bsky.social imbibed at Yanaka Coffee #Akabane #赤羽 #Books #Coffee #Philosophy 📚 💙 #BookSky #CoffeeSky

In a humane world, cruelty should not exist, and yet it has been a feature of our societies since time immemorial. From individual acts of cruelty to systematic torture and mass murder, cruelty has been humanity’s constant companion, attesting to a darker side of human nature.

Want a new textbook on the Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships, for less? Order from @politybooks.bsky.social with code: BRM30 and you’ll get a 30% discount (until end of November). www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

"Pizza is a remarkably adaptable food, it integrates into local cuisines and creates a living dialogue with them." Read an interview with Luca Cesari, author of The History of Pizza, in @redsauceamerica.bsky.social www.redsauceamerica.com/blog/pizzas-...

Intimacy can be joyous, but also confusing and socially constrained. The Philosophy of Love, Sex, and Relationships by Luke Brunning & Natasha McKeever reveals how philosophy can deepen our understanding of how we date, love, have sex, and form relationships. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Happy publication day to my new textbook with @nmckeever3.bsky.social This has been a long time in the making and @politybooks.bsky.social have been fantastic throughout the whole process. 🥂

📚🎊✨ yay - joint book launch for @nsrnicek.bsky.social's Silicon Empires, @mayameme.bsky.social's Auto-Correct and my Public Data Cultures, in discussion with @joannazylinska.bsky.social & @noortjem.bsky.social on 3rd Dec, 7-9pm 💜 www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... @politybooks.bsky.social

I am pleased to announce the book Capitalism at the Limit. A Political Ecology of a World in Crisis by Markus Wissen and myself has been published with @politybooks.bsky.social. 🙏🏾 order copies for libraries, review the book, use it in teaching, and disseminate. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...