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🔓 New article from Philosophy of Physics: "We Have Never Been Sophisticated" With contributions from Clara Bradley and James Owen Weatherall. 🔗 Read and download for free via #OpenAccess publishing: https://doi.org/10.31389/pop.370
As raging wildfires take hold across France and Spain, the reality of an increasingly hot climate feels more prescient than ever. Speaking with Peter Thal Larsen for @reuters.com The Big View podcast, Nicholas Stern discusses how investments can boost the economy and the planet. 🌍⬇️ Link below.
Today, on #WorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons we're highlighting open access research from the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development. Explore their articles on human trafficking and related issues: https://jied.lse.ac.uk/
"Kabeer is both interdisciplinary and unafraid to mix methods... this book deserves a wide readership" Geof Wood @bathspauni.bsky.social reviews Renegotiating Patriarchy for The Journal of Peasant Studies 👁️ Full review: doi.org/10.1080/0306... 👁️ Free book download: press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.3...
Renegotiating patriarchy: gender, agency and the Bangladesh ParadoxPublished in The Journal of Peasant Studies (Ahead of Print, 2026)doi.org"A genuine contribution to a growing body of scholarship that insists on treating climate change as a political phenomenon rather than a technical one." @wafarasheeq.bsky.social reviews Climate Hegemony (@laurieparsons.bsky.social) for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social🪴 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
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Open Book Collective‘No open access without open infrastructures.’ Our new document management portal gives OBC publisher and service provider members one place for all their library support, with notifications, multiple users per organisation, and openly licensed code. #OpenInfrastructure #OpenBookCollective
@lsepress.bsky.social is one of our publisher members and @lselibrary.bsky.social one of our library supporters, so we can personally attest to their firm and deep commitment to championing open access!
LSE PressWhat makes collective funding such a powerful mechanism for open access publishing? ✍️ LSE Press Head of Publishing @philippagrand.bsky.social considers this question and the power of OA funding for our blog @jisc.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social Read here blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
🔥 "The costs of inaction [to climate change] are much bigger than the costs of action. It's still true that greenhouse gas emissions are the biggest market failure the world has ever seen... We have to invest to change the way we do things." - Nicholas Stern ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/7oD8...
Why battling climate change can be good for growthThe Big View · Episodeopen.spotify.comWhat makes collective funding such a powerful mechanism for open access publishing? ✍️ LSE Press Head of Publishing @philippagrand.bsky.social considers this question and the power of OA funding for our blog @jisc.bsky.social @openbookcollective.bsky.social Read here blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
How collective funding supports sustainable publishingDiamond open access publishing brings benefits for social science scholarship through increased usage, higher citations and global reach. How does funding help?blogs.lse.ac.ukRichard Harris, David Manley and Robert Mayhew reflect on their upcoming edited collection, Geography and a Geographer for the LSE Press blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202... @rgs.org
Ron Johnston: Geography, Scholarship and LegacyRichard Harris, David Manley and Robert Mayhew share how they developed Geography and a Geographer: Reimagining the Discipline After Ron Johnston.bit.lyDo sign up to the @ojcollective.bsky.social newsletter for updates on progress - lots of exciting developments you don't want to miss out on 🙂 openjournalscollective.org
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💎Our thanks again to the @ojcollective.bsky.social and Library Engagement Lead @shawthomas.bsky.social for their presentation last week on this new initiative to sustain #DiamondOA journals ▶️ The slides and video are now available oaaustralasia.org/a-sustainabl...
A sustainable future for diamond open access: The Open Journals Collective | Open Access Australasiaoaaustralasia.org
Calling all libraries in North America! @ojcollective.bsky.social library membership is available via CRL, and the next membership period starts from 1 July, so it's the perfect time to join! See: www.crl.edu/open-journal... Or email thomas.shaw@openjournalscollective.org to book a video call.
Why has climate action stalled? Laurie Parsons explains how the fossil fuel industry has shaped global politics and influenced responses to the climate crisis. Read more in his book 'Climate Hegemony', free to read and download in the RGS-IBG Book Series with LSE Press 📚
Doing Open Social Science | LSE Press https://press.lse.ac.uk/books/m/10.31389/lsepress.dos
Doing Open Social ScienceRead online or download for free Open science is a set of principles and practices that aims to make research from all fields accessible to everyone for the benefit of researchers and society as a whole. Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers is the first comprehensive book setting out the principles and practices of open research, tailored specifically for those in the social science disciplines, at every career stage, offering practical advice on how to make research more transparent, trustworthy and reusable.Divided into four parts, the book explores the core principles and philosophy of open social science. Part II addresses how to improve the reproducibility of research through open approaches, including chapters on the principles and tools of documenting research as you go and on open data practices. Part III focuses on open practices within the qualitative social sciences. Chapters examine interview-based research, case studies and fieldwork, systematic documentation analysis, archival data and the role of openness in citizen (social) science. Part IV addresses shifting research cultures, with chapters on strategies for presenting research clearly and accessibly to maximise reach and impact and on open access publishing. The book ends with a discussion of the future of open social science. Ultimately, it argues, openness as a wider cultural change can renew the social sciences and the core foundations for academic progress in more dynamic and sustainable ways.This is an essential guide for anyone working in the social sciences, from doctoral candidates and early career researchers to experienced academics and practitioners, who wants to engage more effectively with open research.Note: A new version of the book was uploaded on 04 June 2026. The new files correct an error on the imprint page in which the CC BY-NC-ND license was not written out in full; other mentions of the license were correct and have not been changed. Click here to read early praise for Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers "This handbook will undoubtedly be transformative amidst a looming move towards open research across disciplines. It will be of great value to postgraduate students, early career researchers, and researchers outside academia grappling with open research practices. Also, for theorists looking to better comprehend its underpinnings too. It is a significant and original contribution to the field, written in a highly accessible style, and will almost certainly feature highly on reading lists for research methods courses across the social sciences. Alongside the useful annexes and glossary, the authors’ use of anecdotal examples and humour bring the text to life, making it broadly accessible without superfluous pomp. From traditional social science to computational approaches, the handbook looks not only at how open science has been done, but also what its many futures may become as they unfold. It is landmark text for open science." — Matthew Hanchard, University of Sheffield "Dunleavy and Monteath have delivered a much-needed invaluable guide to help academics and students better understand open research through the lens of social sciences. Whether you are already practising open social science or starting from scratch, the authors showcase a wealth of knowledge and practical tips to help turn quantitative and qualitative outputs into something truly open and reusable." — Andy Tattersall, Consultant, Open Research Communications Expert "This book’s focus on open social science does much more than it seems. By using the openness philosophy as a lens, it offers a range of state-of-the-art discussions of social science methods and practicalities. As such, it will be a terrific guide to a wide range of social science researchers who are broadly open to the argument but wondering what to do next." — Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling "Doing Open Social Science: A Guide for Researchers provides conceptual clarity and practical guidance for improving rigor and transparency of research. Dunleavy and Monteath translate concepts like preregistration, reproducibility, replication and open data for both quantitative and qualitative researchers. After providing the reader with a conceptual framework for thinking about open science, the authors offer grounded advice and insight on translating those ideas into practice. The book powerfully blends theory and practice, helping social scientists improve their research." — Brian Nosek, Professor, University of Virginia, and Executive Director, Center for Open Science "This is the methods book that researchers really need. Covering subjects from how to write a data management plan to doing open science with qualitative data, the book is a practical guide to how to deliver rigorous and transparent research. It sets the agenda for how research should be done and shows the reader, step by step, how to get there. I only wish it were in print when I started my research career, it would have saved me a lot of head-scratching." — Rosie Campbell, Professor of Politics, Department of Political Economy, King's College Londonpress.lse.ac.ukWe're 61% of the way there! But we need the support of more libraries to get to 100% - please come and join the @ojcollective.bsky.social community! Have questions or want to arrange a video call? DM us, email info@openjournalscollective.org or visit openjournalscollective.org.
NEW: Beyond authoritarianism – exploring power and agency in daily life Nonauthoritarian Authority by @jbrigstocke.bsky.social @lsepress.bsky.social @rgs.org explores how non-coercive authority operates through everyday relations, shared spaces and non-human actors. Review by Zeynep Ceren Correia
Beyond authoritarianism – exploring power and agency in daily life - LSE Review of BooksNonauthoritarian Authority by Julian Brigstocke explores how authority operates in everyday relations, shared spaces & nonhuman actors, not only coercive power.blogs.lse.ac.ukIn a blog for @lsebr.bsky.social Alexander Pepper shares 7 principles to enable integrated ethics and economics - reconciling the insights of shareholder primacy with the moral aspirations of stakeholder theory and providing a novel way of conceptualising business strategy. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4weaVck
The purpose of the corporation - LSE Business ReviewWhat is a company for? Is it explained by shareholder primacy’s maximising of profits or stakeholder theory’s integration of ethics into corporate purpose? In a new book Sandy Pepper argues that neith...blogs.lse.ac.ukLooking for your next read this South Asian Heritage Month? 📚 Renegotiating Patriarchy by Naila Kabeer features in @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social list of ten standout social science books on South Asia. Read the list: https://bit.ly/4yx5cQw Read the book #OpenAccess: https://bit.ly/4otCVnG
Ten great social science books for South Asian Heritage Month - LSE Review of BooksTo mark South Asian Heritage Month we've selected ten standout social science books that explore South Asian politics, history, culture and social change.bit.ly"This powerful and deeply critical engagement with authority literature will appeal to scholars seeking new horizons across the social sciences and humanities." Zeynep Ceren Correia reviews Nonauthoritarian Authority for @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wkRVJk
Beyond authoritarianism – exploring power and agency in daily life - LSE Review of BooksNonauthoritarian Authority by Julian Brigstocke explores how authority operates in everyday relations, shared spaces & nonhuman actors, not only coercive power.bit.ly