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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 6d

New blog!

LSE Press's Ellie Potts @elinorpotts.bsky.social wins 2 Rising Star Awards @alpsp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com 🏆

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LSE Press Communications Coordinator selected for 2 rising star awards - LSE Press

We are delighted to announce that LSE Press's Communications Coordinator, Ellie Potts, has won two Rising Star Awards from The Bookseller and ALPSP for her work

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 5d

“In convening and collating the work of these world-renowned scholars into a coherent whole, The London Consensus is a landmark publication.”

— Paul Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

Out #OpenAccess 16th October

🖇️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 4d

🔭 The LSE Press Journal Newsletter shares the latest articles from #PhilosophyofPhysics, exploring the various different axes of philosophy of physics — metaphysical, historical, mathematical, practice-oriented (and more).

Subscribe today: https://mailchi.mp/lse/lse-journal-news

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 5d

"A comprehensive and practical guide to an under-rated policy tool."

— Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist

Spectrum Auctions by Geoffrey Myers is free to read and download via #OpenAccess publishing: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.spa

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Laurie Parsons @laurieparsons.bsky.social · 13d

Very excited to announce a NEW BOOK coming at the start of next year, with the RGS-IBG book series/ @lsepress.bsky.social

𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲: 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞

More info to come, but take a peek at the cover and overview here 👇

press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 10d

With clear and practical strategies for national and international action, this book is a call to leaders, businesses, and individuals: the future is in our hands; delay is the riskiest option of all.

🔗 The Growth Story of the 21st Century: doi.org/10.31389/lse... @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social

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Philippa Grand @philippagrand.bsky.social · 8d

Such an honour for us at @lsepress.bsky.social to be publishing Nicholas Stern's new book - out in time for @cop30brazil.bsky.social and available #OpenAccess.

LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 10d

Cover reveal! 🔥

Nicholas Stern's new book presents a compelling case for a transformation that delivers both prosperity and a healthier planet.

The Growth Story of the 21st Century: The Economics and Opportunity of Climate Action will be free to read from 5th November

📚 doi.org/10.31389/lse...

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Philippa Grand @philippagrand.bsky.social · 9d

"Knowledge should not be locked behind paywalls. We owe it to our students, and to learners everywhere, to open the doors" 👏👏👏 Great article by @lsepress.bsky.social MD @niamhtumelty.bsky.social & @heroicendeavour.bsky.social on why OERs should be central to the public mission of universities.

LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 9d

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.

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blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci... #openaccess #highereducation

Open educational resources should be central to the public mission of universities - Impact of Social Sciences

Why open educational resources should form a central part of university strategies for public engagement.

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Philippa Grand @philippagrand.bsky.social · 11d

We are thrilled to be partnering with RGS-IBG on their book series and seeing the first @lsepress.bsky.social books publish next year.

Dr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 13d

Pleased to share the first two RGS-IBG Book Series titles to be published fully open access with @lsepress.bsky.social, available early 2026...

@laurieparsons.bsky.social
@jbrigstocke.bsky.social

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A book cover for Julian Brigstocke's forthcoming book 'Non-Authoritarian Authority: Cities, Materially and the Aesthetics of Power' published by LSE Press and the RGS-IBG, with a black and white aerial photograph of a large crowd in the background.

A book cover for Laurie Parson's forthcoming book 'Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse' published by LSE Press and the RGS-IBG, with a black and white photograph of three people riding on a scooter above a body of water filled with litter.

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Joseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely outrageous to say that a uni’s academic press doesn’t serve its undergraduates. Non-profit university presses support and sustain a scholarly and intellectual system THAT MAKES TEACHING UNDERGRADUATES POSSIBLE. No presses? no fields of study, no professors, no college.

Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 16d

"Bucknell has decided to close its highly respected, decades-old UP in June 2026. The stated reason? The press serves scholars, not Bucknell undergrads. Bucknell undergrads—& some grad students as well—disagree." FANTASTIC piece on BUP's student internship program. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Bucknell UP Closure Would Also Mark End of Vital Student Internship Program | H-Net

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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · Sep 4

"In an email sent to Bucknell University faculty and staff last month, provost Wendy F. Sternberg announced that the university press would cease operations on June 30, 2026, citing a need to redirect funds to more “student-focused” functions."

Bucknell University Press to Cease Operations

Since Bucknell provost Wendy F. Sternberg announced plans to shutter the university press next summer, AUPresses has entered talks with university officials in the hopes of coming up with “a mutually ...

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Rebecca Colesworthy @rcolesworthy.bsky.social · 16d

"Bucknell has decided to close its highly respected, decades-old UP in June 2026. The stated reason? The press serves scholars, not Bucknell undergrads. Bucknell undergrads—& some grad students as well—disagree." FANTASTIC piece on BUP's student internship program. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

Bucknell UP Closure Would Also Mark End of Vital Student Internship Program | H-Net

A post from Feeding the

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Philippa Grand @philippagrand.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations @openbookpublish.bsky.social!

Open Book Publishers @openbookpublish.bsky.social · 18d

Today is OBP's 17 year anniversary! We have... published 434 books; received 24 awards; surpassed 250 book reviews & 380 endorsements; worked on software development projects; and amassed 273 member libraries.

The code 17OBP2025 provides 17% off our books, available for 17 days! buff.ly/8tQiAjG

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Niels Stern @nielsstern.bsky.social · 18d

Excited to present the OPERAS Research Infrastructure Special Interest Group on #OpenAccess Books at #OASPA2025. If you want to join the community then have a look at operas-eu.org/special-inte...

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Copim @copim.bsky.social · 18d

Resharing as Anne Houston (Swarthmore College Libraries & Lever Press) is speaking on the #OASPA2025 panel

✏️ The library at the heart of the open access transition

🔗 katinamagazine.org/content/arti...

How Librarians are Advancing Open Book Publishing at the Lever Press

The Lever Press, an initiative led cooperatively by libraries and librarians, offers a compelling model for the publication of open access books

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ORCID @orcid.org · 18d

🗓️ Our next Ask Me Anything is with University Presses on 30 Sept! Join us to learn how small publishers are making the most of ORCID membership. Got questions? Submit them when you register! Register: https://linktr.ee/orcid_org

#ORCIDevents #ScholarlyPublishing #UniversityPresses

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 24d

"This impressive and stimulating book features a powerhouse line-up of authors.” — Jeffrey Frankel, Professor, @harvardeducation.bsky.social

The London Consensus is out #OpenAccess 16th October.

🖇️ http://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.tlc @lsepublicpolicy.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 20d

The LSE Press Journal Round-up, our brand new quarterly newsletter, lands in inboxes tomorrow!

Sign up here to receive the first issue: https://mailchi.mp/lse/lse-journal-news

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 20d

🌍 Dr. David Luke, author of How Africa Trades and How Africa Eats, joins the SEATINI Podcast to discuss agroecology, AfCFTA and trade in Africa.

Watch the full episode now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BmZBe_VenA

🎙Advancing Agroecology Through Trade Policy | SEATINI Podcast with Professor David Luke

YouTube video by SEATINI Uganda

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Open Institutional Publishing Association @oipassoc.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Pressed into action"

We really enjoyed this interview with @scotunipress.bsky.social's Press Manager, Gillian Daly, in @cilip.bsky.social's Information Professional magazine.

Wonderful to also see OIPA get a shout out!

Read here (p. 26-28): content.yudu.com/web/43mce/0A...

#OpenAccess

InfoPro Rewired 2025

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · Sep 8

How Do Capitalism and Patriarchy Collide in Women’s Lives?

Naila Kabeer featured on Beyond The Ballot Box podcast to discuss her #openaccess publication, feminist economics, women’s rights within the garment industry in Bangladesh, and more.

🎧 Listen here: www.bfm.my/content/podc...

How Do Capitalism and Patriarchy Collide in Women’s Lives?

If one wishes to understand how gender, power, and economic development intersect in shaping women’s lives and choices, and how women — particularly women in the Global South — renegotiate patriarchal...

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 27d

New blog ✍️

LSE Press Journal Round-up, our journals newsletter, launches later this month.

Learn more here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2025/09/03/lse-press-to-launch-journals-newsletter/

@lseblogs.bsky.social #ScholarlyComms #JournalPublishing #OpenAccess

LSE Press to launch journals newsletter - LSE Press

LSE Press is pleased to announce the launch of a newsletter dedicated to journal communications, LSE Press Journal Round-up. Published quarterly, LSE Press's Journals Round-up will be a quarterly news...

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · Sep 12

New blog ✍️

LSE Press Journal Round-up, our journals newsletter, launches later this month.

Learn more here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2025/09/03/lse-press-to-launch-journals-newsletter/

@lseblogs.bsky.social #ScholarlyComms #JournalPublishing #OpenAccess

LSE Press to launch journals newsletter - LSE Press

LSE Press is pleased to announce the launch of a newsletter dedicated to journal communications, LSE Press Journal Round-up. Published quarterly, LSE Press's Journals Round-up will be a quarterly news...

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Philippa Grand @philippagrand.bsky.social · Sep 12

Congratulations to @lsepress.bsky.social's Comms Coordinator, @elinorpotts.bsky.social - one of this year's @alpsp.bsky.social's Rising Stars. This is also hot on the heels of being selected as a @thebookseller.com Rising Star too! We are very lucky to have you Ellie - congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉

ALPSP @alpsp.bsky.social · Sep 1

📢 #NEWS: ALPSP Rising Star Awards 2025: Winners Announced

Read the full article on the ALPSP Website: www.alpsp.org/news-publica...

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · Sep 10

New blog ✍️

LSE Press Journal Round-up, our journals newsletter, launches later this month.

Learn more here: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/2025/09/03/lse-press-to-launch-journals-newsletter/

@lseblogs.bsky.social #ScholarlyComms #JournalPublishing #OpenAccess

LSE Press to launch journals newsletter - LSE Press

LSE Press is pleased to announce the launch of a newsletter dedicated to journal communications, LSE Press Journal Round-up. Published quarterly, LSE Press's Journals Round-up will be a quarterly news...

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