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Happy Holidays from Lynne Rienner Publishers! Don't forget to refresh your library before January 5th!

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December 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
So proud to see LRP title — Electoral Reform in the United States — on Hoover Institution’s 2025 recommended reads list. 🎉 Thank you!

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What Hoover Thinks You Should Read from 2025
Located on the campus of Stanford University and in Washington, DC, the Hoover Institution is the nation’s preeminent research center dedicated to generating policy ideas that promote economic…
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December 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
New from @aminasfari.bsky.social and Anas Askar! "A comprehensive analysis that provides both historical context and contemporary understanding.... A perfect introduction to the various forms of Islamophobia."—Mobashra Tazamal, Georgetown University

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December 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New! How do governments approach, understand, & even justify assassination? What methods have been used historically, and how do they differ from current practice? Dig into these questions and more with Killing in the Name of the State by @lucatrenta.bsky.social and Kiril Avramov! shorturl.at/Ma0N8
December 10, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New episode from the US–China Dialogue Podcast: “Assessing China’s Soft Power.” Irene S. Wu offers a data-driven analysis of China’s soft-power trajectory—highlighting mobility, cultural exchange, and global perception trends. 🎧 shorturl.at/Xpfhu
Assessing China's Soft Power
Irene S. Wu discusses her conceptualization of how to measure soft power and the evolution of China’s soft power.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
👏 Huge thanks to The New Arab for spotlighting Making Aid Work: Dueling with Dictators and Warlords in the Middle East and North Africa!

This powerful book offers a hard-hitting, field-driven rethink of Western aid in the MENA region. You can read the review here: shorturl.at/WVwlP
Making Aid Work: Why Western assistance failed in MENA region
Book Club: ’Making Aid Work’ provides a sharp, field-driven look at how outdated Western aid models helped entrench authoritarianism in the Middle East
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December 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Now in paperback! "[A] thoughtful political history of a much-neglected country." —Nicolas van de Walle, Foreign Affairs

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December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
👏 Big congratulations to Mietek Boduszynski, winner of Pomona College’s Wig Distinguished Professor Award for Excellence in Teaching! We’re proud to have published his 2019 book US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World (shorturl.at/qMmg6) — and excited for his upcoming work on US foreign policy! 📚🎉
Lynne Rienner Publishers | US Democracy Promotion in the Arab World Interests vs. Ideals
Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
🙏 Big thanks to Al-Monitor for selecting Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power as “Book of the Week”! shorturl.at/gaIP4

You can check it out here ➡️ shorturl.at/BMf0a 📚✨
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Give the gift of books this season! 🎄📚

Get 30% OFF every title at Lynne Rienner Publishers with code HOLIDAY30 — now through Jan 5, 2026! www.rienner.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Now in paperback! Political Identity & African Foreign Policies (John F. Clark, editor) explores the relationship between the political identity of ruling elites and the nature of foreign policy in nine African countries. Get your copy now! shorturl.at/Afwwv
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Now available—the fourth edition of International Law in World Politics, “the premier textbook on the politics of international law … an indispensable teaching tool.” —Ian Hurd, Northwestern University

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November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
📚 The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington is hosting the launch of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power by Emma Soubrier!

Join @esoubrier.bsky.social on November 17, 2025, 12:30–2:00 pm for an in-depth conversation: shorturl.at/dR4MO
Book Launch: Qatar and the United Arab Emirates: Diverging Paths to Regional and Global Power - AGSI
On November 17, AGSI will host a discussion on Qatar's and the United Arab Emirates' paths to prominence in the Middle East and beyond.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
📢 Exciting news! Join us on Thursday, 13 November 2025 at 16:00 GMT for the launch of Making Aid Work: Dueling with Dictators and Warlords in the Middle East and North Africa with Guilain Denoeux and Robert Springborg, hosted virtually by the LSE Middle East Centre.

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Making Aid Work: Dueling with Dictators and Warlords in the Middle East and North Africa
4.00pm Thursday 13 November | Guilain Denoeux, Robert Springborg | Zoom webinar at LSE
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November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Explore the latest from HSRC Press! 📚 Their new catalog is out now—featuring groundbreaking research and must-read titles across the social sciences. Browse it here: shorturl.at/nnPaJ
HSRC 2025 Catalogue
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November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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New! “A thoughtful, in-depth survey of the explosive popularity of nongovernmental organizations.” —Midwest Book Review

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November 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Big news for writers! ✨ Seven major foundations—led by @MellonFdn—are joining forces on a $50M Literary Arts Fund to uplift U.S. nonprofit literary orgs and celebrate contemporary voices. Headed by Jennifer Benka, the fund will give grants over 5 years.

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Coalition Launches Historic $50 Million Initiative to Bolster Nonprofit Literary Arts
New fund is dedicated to strengthening the field, advancing support for creative writers and ensuring their contributions to American literature for generations to come.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
New! “A thoughtful, in-depth survey of the explosive popularity of nongovernmental organizations.” —Midwest Book Review

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November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
What a panel! 🪄 Author and LRP employee Moorea Corrigan joined the “Say the Magic Word” discussion at Library Journal’s Day of Dialog Fall 2025. It's free to register and the panel is still available to watch here: shorturl.at/NMiW1

And don't forget to pre-order Thistlemarsh here: shorturl.at/kfFsI
November 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Now available in pb!

“Offers a fresh perspective on evaluating the complex history of Zimbabwe.... Thompson’s valuable intervention is that his work helps readers make sense of the current quagmire bedeviling Zimbabwe.” —Lawrence Chamunorwa, African Studies Review

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October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Lynne will be on a panel at the 2025 Charleston Conference! On Thursday, 11/6 (2:40-3:20pm), scholarly publishers and librarians will be discussing “Collection Strategy and Scholarly Publishing in Times of Austerity.” Join them to share your thoughts, concerns, and strategies!

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Agenda - Charleston Hub
March 5, 2015 - This is a publicly browsable and searchable version of the conference agenda. We are once again using the Whova event platform for both our in-person and -
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October 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
📢 New from The Diplomat News: “Confronting Pakistan’s Deadly Trifecta of Terrorist Groups” by Amira Jadoon

A deep dive into how the TTP, BLA & ISKP are each reshaping Pakistan’s security landscape — and why a one-size-fits-all counter-terror strategy no longer works.

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Confronting Pakistan’s Deadly Trifecta of Terrorist Groups
The TTP, BLA, and ISKP are three distinct types of militant groups, each exploiting Pakistan’s security vulnerabilities with distinct ideologies, objectives, and tactics.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Delighted to announce that John Barkdull's Confronting Climate Change (get your copy here: shorturl.at/djOp1) is now available Open Access! This was made possible by a grant from De Gruyter's eBound Foundation's UPLOpen Climate Change Fund.

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Lynne Rienner Publishers | Confronting Climate Change From Mitigation to Adaptation
Lynne Rienner Publishers, celebrating 35 years of independent publishing, is known for its cutting-edge, high quality scholarly and academic books and journals in politics, social sciences, and the…
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October 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
📘 Exciting news! The paperback edition of Measuring Soft Power in International Relations by Irene S. Wu is now available! Dive into her groundbreaking “Soft Power Rubric” and explore how study abroad, migration, travel, movies, and more help shape nations’ influence.

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October 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🕊️ Knowledge isn’t a commodity — it belongs to the communities who create it. This #OAWeek, let’s move from “access” to agency and reclaim our collective right to shape, share & steward research. #OpenAccess #ScholarshipUnlocked

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Ask the Chefs: Who Owns Our Knowledge? - The Scholarly Kitchen
In honor of International OA Week, The Scholarly Kitchen Chefs ponder the theme: Who owns our knowledge?
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October 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM