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Sage @sagepub.com · Feb 11

Our latest Independence with Impact report highlights the meaningful actions we’ve taken as an independent company – publishing on topics that impact humanity, championing social & behavioral science, fostering critical thinking, & supporting academic freedom – needed now more than ever bit.ly/iwi24

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Sage @sagepub.com · 23m

For #BannedBooksWeek, we're sharing a free-to-access collection of articles from @journals.sagepub.com.

Find research on banned content, intellectual freedom, and more.

Explore the Banned Books and Academic Freedom hub: journals.sagepub.com/banned-books

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Banned books and academic freedom

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 15h

"I believe in kids. I believe that this influx of book bannings that are happening over the last couple of years will only encourage kids to be better, honestly."

Tiffany D Jackson on the power of young people.

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#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

BBW 2025 from The Big Chair - Author, Tiffany Jackson

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 1d

Meet the speaker: Prof Linda Bauld, Prof of Public Health @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & Chief Social Policy Adviser to the Scottish Government, will be sharing her thoughts on why the social sciences matter to mark the launch of our new report.
📅12 Nov
⏰12.30pm-2pm
acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

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Sage @sagepub.com · 23h

There's still time to register for our Academic Freedom webinar during #BannedBooksWeek tomorrow at 11am ET.

Join researchers, librarians, and experts in freedom of expression as they discuss the support systems needed to protect academic freedom.

Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Free Webinar
Academic Freedom Under Pressure: New survey data about the state of higher education
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
8am PT | 11am ET

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Banned Books Week @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social · 1d

“This concept that small group of people, whatever their motivations, get to choose for the overwhelming majority of people is absurd. It is tyranny.”

@halseanderson.bsky.social speaks up from the Big Chair!

w/ @sagepub.com

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#BannedBooksWeek #CensorshipIsSo1984

BBW 2025 from The Big Chair - Author, Laurie Halse Anderson

YouTube video by Banned Books Week

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Sage @sagepub.com · 5d

Why do the social sciences matter?

Join us live for the launch of a new report from the Campaign for Social Science, in partnership with Sage, exploring the relevance of the social sciences in today's world. 👇

Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 6d

⭐New webinar⭐ Join us to mark the launch of our forthcoming report where Prof Linda Bauld, @michaelldavis.bsky.social, @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, @profrosiemc.bsky.social & Will Hutton will discuss the contemporary relevance of the social sciences. Register➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

Sage @sagepub.com · 6d

Join us in London on November 20 for a thought-provoking event on the global impact of social and behavioral science with @acadsocsciences.bsky.social 👇

Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 7d

Are you interested in the role of social science in today’s world? Register for our 2025 Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture to hear Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia & Chair of @giwlkings.bsky.social, discuss just that.
Register now➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

Sage @sagepub.com · 7d

"Open public spaces where you can meet people who are different have this incredibly liberalizing effect."

Anthropologist Setha Low of @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
discusses why public spaces matter on a new episode of the Social Science Bites podcast.

Listen now: ow.ly/9vfH50X4Szb

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Sage @sagepub.com · 12d

Our information literacy hub has been updated include new categories and is free to access.

Find articles on AI literacy, digital health literacy, propaganda, and much more.

Explore the collection: journals.sagepub.com/information-...

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Information Literacy
Critical thinking skills for the digital age of mis-, dis-, and malinformation

Sage @sagepub.com · 14d

Have you registered for our Academic Freedom webinar?

Join us October 8 at 11am ET where we discuss new survey data on the current state of higher education.

Experts will discuss the support systems needed to protect academic freedom.

Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Sage @sagepub.com · 19d

Our 60th anniversary collection features books that helped shape teaching and learning in psychology, wellbeing, and mental health.

Explore the collection:
shorturl.at/HcPzW

#Nursing #Psychology #Sage60

Sage @sagepub.com · 19d

Join us in London for the Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture with former Australian PM Julia Gillard.

Julia will discuss the global impact of social science in a politically polarized era.

🗓️Nov 20, 18:30

Register now: acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...

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Truth and Trust: The Vital Role of Social Science in a Divided World. The Honorable Julia Gillard AC. Thursday 20th November | Bush House, London, WC2B 4BG.

Sage @sagepub.com · 21d

We’re sharing a @journals.sagepub.com hub of free-to-access resources on Critical Race Theory.

Find research on law, education, health, policy, and more.

Explore the collection: journals.sagepub.com/critical-rac...

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Critical Race Theory"
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Sage @sagepub.com · 22d

For 60 years, we’ve proudly supported the development of social and behavioral science.

From our very first journal in 1965, we've been among the first to publish in new fields like Black studies, gender studies, and urban affairs.

Explore our interactive timeline: bit.ly/4jZY0E7

Molefi Kete Asante (editor, Journal of Black Studies) and Sage founder Sara Miller McCune

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Sage @sagepub.com · 27d

From first projects to mixed methods, these books helped change how research is done.

Explore the titles that equipped social and behavioral scientists with the tools to power research: shorturl.at/HcPzW

#ResearchMethods #Sage60 #SocialScienceResearch

60 books, 1 goal: advance knowledge. Sage

Explore 60 books that helped advance the social and behavioral sciences. Sage.

Sage @sagepub.com · 27d

Join us for a free webinar Wednesday, October 8 at 11am ET where we discuss new survey data on the current state of higher education.

Experts in freedom of expression will discuss the support systems needed to protect academic freedom.

Register here: sagepub.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Sage @sagepub.com · Sep 8

The Sage/CQ Press Award presented by @apsa.bsky.social honors research-based projects focused on advancing social justice.

Congratulations to winners @kstoeckl.bsky.social and @payoub.bsky.social for their scholarship on LGBTQ+ rights.

Read more: politicalsciencenow.com/phillip-ayou...

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Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · Sep 7

Looking for a new #audiobook to listen to? Why not download Ziyad Marar's 'Noticing'?

"...a thoughtful, powerful and bracing corrective..." (Michael Bhaskar)

Spotify: https://bit.ly/45L2YR7
Audible (UK): https://adbl.co/3JMHE54
Audible (US): https://adbl.co/4mSBUWo

#booksky #philsky #academicsky

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Sage @sagepub.com · Sep 8

In his new book, Sage's @ziyadmarar.bsky.social
blends social sciences and literature to explore what it means to "notice" in a world of noise and distraction.

Bloomsbury Philosophy @bloomsburyphilo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Out today - did you 'notice'?

Noticing by @ZiyadMarar unwinds the tangles of noticing in a world replete with distractions, interruptions and, at times, horror.

Get your copy on our website 👉 https://bit.ly/4mJDgCI
Preview: https://bit.ly/4narYqZ
#philsky #philmind #SocialPsyc

Noticing

What does it mean to 'notice' something? To really see it. In his exhilarating quest to help us notice better, Ziyad Marar poses a deceptively simple question:…

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Sage @sagepub.com · Sep 4

Where theory meets practice.

Our 60th anniversary collection includes books that brought social science into the workplace—shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

Explore the 60 books: shorturl.at/HcPzW

#SocialScienceAtWork #Sage60

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Sage @sagepub.com · Sep 3

“Essentially, we as humans have been inhabiting low Earth orbit right now for the past 25 years continuously.”

Anthropologist Victor Buchli discusses life in space on a new episode of the Social Science Bites podcast.

Listen now: www.socialsciencespace.com/2025/09/vict...

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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · Sep 2

We’re excited to announce that our 2025 Campaign for Social Science Annual Sage Lecture will be delivered by Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia & Chair of @giwlkings.bsky.social!
🗓️20 Nov 2025
⏰6.30pm-8.30pm
📍London
Register now ➡️ acss.civiplus.net/civicrm/even...
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Sage @sagepub.com · Aug 29

In the wake of Wednesday's shooting in Minneapolis, we're providing free access to research on gun violence and gun control from @journals.sagepub.com to support evidence-based policymaking.

Find research on victims, trauma, and more.

Browse the collection: journals.sagepub.com/gun-violence...

Gun Violence & Gun Control
Research Collection
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Sage @sagepub.com · Aug 29

“[We] work with librarians and policy officers and other professional staff to help equip researchers with the tools they need.”

In a recent webinar, Euan Adie of @overton.io‬ discussed how Sage Policy Profiles helps faculty discover their policy impact.

Watch the recording: ow.ly/Yst050WMSg1

Research Impact Beyond Academia: Utilizing Policy Citations and Researcher/Librarian Partnerships - Choice 360

In this webinar, learn how academic librarians can work with researchers to communicate the impact of their research beyond academia.

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Sage @sagepub.com · Aug 28

From lecture halls to primary classrooms—these books have supported education for generations.

Explore our 60th anniversary collection, featuring 60 titles that helped shape the way we teach and learn: shorturl.at/HcPzW

#Education #Teaching #Sage60

60 years of shaping teaching and learning