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We are a social sciences library serving Nuffield College and the University of Oxford.

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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Don't burn anyone at the stake today by Naomi Alderman The spread of nuclear weapons by Scott D. Sagan and Kenneth N. Waltz Drone warfare by John Kaag and Sarah Kreps Preparing data for analysis by Bianca Manago How the East was won by Andrew Phillips Engineering rules by JoAnne Yates and Craig N. Murphy Epochal crisis by William I. Robinson Royal Mint, national debt by Norman Baker Mismanaged decline by Vicky Pryce and Andy Ross Quantitative methods and data analysis in applied demography edited by Christos H. Skiadas and Charilaos Skiadas (2 volumes) Routledge handbook of feminist peace research edited by Tarja Väyrynen, Swati Parashar, Èlise Fèron and Catia Cecilia Confortini
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Including: The means of prediction: how AI really works (and who benefits) by Associate Member @maxkasy.bsky.social
Cover of the book The means of prediction: how AI really works (and who benefits) by Maximilian Kasy
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Substantive minority representation in parliament by Lea Ewe Bönisch The US Constitution and political instability by Alan Ware The political psychology of populism by François Bafoil Inflation is about more than money by Brian Griffiths The means of prediction by Maximilian Kasy Understanding gender violence by Jenn Freitag Couples at work by Emily Christopher Culture based development by Annie Tubadji The climate diplomat by Peter Betts The application of political science methods in Europe edited by Luca Verzichelli and Claudius Wagemann
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Reassessing the U-shaped relationship between gender equality and fertility: A replication and extension of Kolk’s (2019) study using comprehensive gender equality measures
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Paper in @demresjournal.bsky.social by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student @haohao-lei.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Why do investors act irrationally? by Ooi Kok Loang Campaign of chaos edited by Larry J. Sabato, Kyle Kondik and J. Miles Coleman Paradata by Isto Huvila, Lisa Andersson, Zanna Friberg, Ying-Hsang Liu and Olle Sköld Understanding near crises and escalation in world politics by Steven E. Lobell, Patrick James, Scott A. Silverstone, Victor Asal, Kyle Beardsley, Edward Gonzalez, Norrin M. Ripsman, Shikshya Adhikari, Suzanne Weedon Levy, Grace Sorci, Nakissa Jahanbani and Anne van Wijk The psychology of attack politics by Alessandro Nai, Lukas P. Otto and Chiara Vargiu The British aristocracy and the modern world edited by Miles Taylor and Christopher Ridgway Intellectual conservatism edited by Ferenc Hörcher and Daniel Pitt Electoral system incentives for interparty and intraparty politics by Brian F. Crisp, Patrick Cunha Silva, Santiago Olivella and Guillermo Rosas A grand strategy of peace by Andrew Ehrhardt Economica by Victoria Bateman
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Interventions to prevent, reduce, and respond to violence against children and adolescents: a systematic review of systematic reviews to update the INSPIRE Framework
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Paper in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social co-auth by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social 's Janina Jochim & Lucie Cluver
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Mind the inclusion gap by Suzy Levy The migration question by Leila Simona Talani and Matilde Rosina Redefining the monetary standard in the digital age by Livio Stracca Off the rails by Sally Gimson The backsliders by Susan C. Stokes Getting lost edited by Matthew H. Bowker and Amy Buzby Riling up the base by Anastacia Kurylo and Ian Reifowitz Earth capital by Alessandro Stanziani Conservative at the core by Allan J. Lichtman Quantitative social science: an introduction in tidyverse by Kosuke Imai and Nora Webb Williams
November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Including Handbook of labor economic v.5, which includes the chapter:
The evolution of gender in the labor market by Claudi Olivetti, Jessica Pan and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Barbara Petrongolo
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October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Restarting the future by Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake The economics of belonging by Martin Sandbu The autocratic voter by Natalie Wenzell Letsa States against nations by Nicholas Kuipers Handbook of labor economics vol. 5 edited by Christian Dustmann and Thomas Lemiuex Prosecuting politicians for hate speech and the consequences for democracy by Joost van Spanje and Rachid Azrout The economics of sovereign debt and default by Mark Aguiar and Manuel Amador The power to destroy by Michael J. Graetz The political economy of the special relationship by Jeremy Green How to conduct surveys by Arlene Fink
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Determinants of antiretroviral treatment adherence among young mothers living with HIV: The role of early motherhood
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Paper in AIDS and Behavior co-authored by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social student Janke Tolmay & Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellow Nontokozo Langwenya
Illustration showing adjusted predicted probabilities of past-week adherence by age at first birth (< 18 versus 18 + years) among young mothers living with HIV
October 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: How to leave a narcissist...for good by Sarah Davies Immigration Detention Inc. by Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon The morality of politics by Ulf Hedetoft Time and world by Hartmut Rosa Introductory grantology by Zheng Yan Resilience beyond rebellion by Sherry Zaks AI and the rule of law by Paul Burgess Voices of neurodiversity by Chris Papadopoulos Reflections on polarisation and inequalities in Brexit pandemic times edited by Katharine Tyler, Susan Banducci and Cathrine Degnen Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Single-crossing dominance: A preference lattice
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Paper in Games and Economic Behavior by Gregorio Curello and @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Ludvig Sinander
October 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Also:
Tradecraft: writers on John le Carré edited by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow Federico Varese
Find out more about this tie-in with the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk exhibition here:
visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/lecarre
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October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Ghosting by Dominic Pettman Racism and austerity by Mike Cole Why democracies fight dictators by Madison Schramm Social roots of violent extremism edited by Liana Maria Daher, Francesco Antonelli and Valeria Rosato Memory politics after mass violence by Timothy Williams Handbook of comparative political economy edited by Marino Regini
October 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: The coming storm by Gabriel Gatehouse Modeling nonlinearity and interaction in regression analysis using spline variables by Roger A. Wojtkiewicz The collapse of global liberalism by Philip Pilkington Timebomb by Giles Merritt Exit from international organizations by Inken von Borzyskowski and Felicity Vabulas Private renting in the advanced economies by Peter A. Kemp Rainbow trap by Kevin Guyan From decision theory to game theory by Andrés Perea Eight words that changed the world by Chris Bruni-Lowe Dictating the agenda by Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis
October 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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ICYMI: Can Labour take Reform UK's voters? Why Labour's electoral challenges are being misunderstood
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@nprcoxford.bsky.social article by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow @profjanegreen.bsky.social and Research Officer @martamiori.bsky.social
Graphic showing the voting intentions in May 2025 of people who voted for Labour in July 2024
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: The politics of feeling by Ben Anderson and Anna J. Secor What went wrong with Britain? edited by Steven Kettell, Peter Kerr and Daniela Tepe Beliefism by Paul Dolan Glass ceilings, glass cliffs, and quicksands by Andrea S. Aldrich and Zeynep Somer-Topcu Untied hands by Dan Reiter Questions of accountability edited by Matthew Flinders and Chris Monaghan Researching with young people by Frances Howard, Benjamin Hanckel, Karenza Moore, Janina Suppers and Sophie Atherton The next crisis by Danny Dorling Connective action and the rise of the far-right by Steven Livingston and Michael Miller Farmers on welfare by Ann-Christina L. Knudsen
September 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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September 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Including:

Walzer and justice: spheres of justice in the 2020s edited by J. Toby Reiner

This book includes the chapter: Michael Walzer on immigration: a critical analysis by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow David Miller
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September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Fair trade by Peter van Dam Walzer and justice edited by J. Toby Reiner Making capital democratic by Robert C. Hockett Representants and international orders by Alena Drieschova Subverting the republic by Nicholas F. Jacobs and Sidney M. Milkis Ending income inequality by Matthew Dimick The sad citizen by Christopher Ojeda Political neoliberalism by Christian Joppke The responsive union by Christina J. Schneider Monetary valuation of privacy by Vera Schmitt
September 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Miseducation by Diane Reay Performing power by Marcus Morgan Balancing pressures by Fabio Franchino and Camilla Mariotto Money in crisis by Ignazio Angeloni and Daniel Gros Poverty shaping politics by Rodrigo Zarazaga Economics and the family by Miriam Bankovsky The borders within by Michael Donnelly Identity politics by Nils Holtug The meanings of voting for citizens edited by Carolina Plescia Essays on longtermism edited by Hilary Greaves, Jacob Barrett and David Thorstad
September 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Good news, the ground floor building work is now complete & Nuffield College Library is able to re-open to external readers!

More info here: www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/... or see this 🧵 for some key points...

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September 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: The national interest: politics after globalization by Philip Cunliffe Year of the rat: undercover in the British far right by Harry Shukman Digital methods: a short introduction by Tommaso Venturini and Richard Rogers Politicians manipulating statistics: how they do it and how to oppose them by Michael Billig and Cristina Marinho Mass polarization across time and space by Isaac D. Mehlhaff The precarious migrant worker: the socialization of precarity by Panos Theodoropoulos The new Cold War and the remaking of regions by T.V. Paul and Markus Kornprobst Rethinking analytical sociology by Daniel Little
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Demand systems without errors
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Paper in International Economic Review by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Ian Crawford
August 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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This week's new books! Find them all on the new books display in the First Floor Lobby #NewBooks
A stack of new books added to Nuffield College Library. They are: Irrational together by Adam S. Hayes Exiled scholars in Western academia edited by Alfred Babo and Sayed Hassan Akhlaq International organizations and peaceful change in world politics edited by T.V. Paul, Anders Wivel and Kai He The pandemic and the working class edited by Nick Juravich and Steve Striffler Algorithmic harm by Oren Bar-Gill and Cass R. Sunstein On politicking by Ralph Pettman Democracy under strain by Rubén Ruiz-Rufino Contested territory by Anna Jurkevics Central banking, monetary policy and financial in/stability edited by Louis-Philippe Rochon, Sylvio Kappes and Guillaume Vallet Everyday coercion by Mardi Wilson
August 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM