Alice Park
@alicecpark.bsky.social
Publisher @LSE Press. We publish open access books and journals in the social sciences.
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.
Should voters have been made aware that one of the parties standing at the general election had its bank account frozen during the campaign? It's an interesting/tricky question...
Reform UK’s bank account was frozen after Cottrell donations
Nigel Farage’s party could not make or receive payments for two weeks during the 2024 general election campaign, Insight can reveal
thetimes.com
I was on BBC Radio 4’s Today in Parliament yesterday to discuss whether Andy Burnham becoming PM while the House of Commons is in recess would be constitutionally and historically unusual. 🎙️Full clip here from about 1:08: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... And a preview below 🎧
Farage versus Binface is absolute the summer we deserve
New publication - out now! 🎉 🎉 Drawing on ideas from philosophy, economics, law, and management studies, Alexander Pepper critically examines competing answers to the question ‘What’s a Company For?’ Available now via #OpenAccess publishing: https://doi.org/10.31389/lsepress.wcf
We're at #BISA2026 🎉 If you're attending, stop by our stand and chat to Alice! She's here to talk about our latest titles, upcoming publishing opportunities and how you can publish with us ✍ Find out more: press.lse.ac.uk/publish
We're looking forward to attending #BISA2026 this Wednesday to Friday! Whether you're an established author or considering publishing your first book, we'd love to discuss your ideas and how we can help your research achieve the widest possible impact. 🔓 Publish with us: https://bit.ly/4tEZI2t
Super exciting that Naila Kabeer’s Renegotiating Patriarchy is shortlisted here. A big moment for LSE Press 🎉
American Council of Learned Societies@acls1919.bsky.social · 3mo agoAnnouncing the 2026 finalists for ACLS Open Access Book Prizes + Arcadia Open Access Publishing Awards! Five books in six categories—anthropology, environmental humanities, history, literary/media studies, multimodal, and political science—advance to the final round of $50k prizes: bit.ly/43rZPDD
🗨️ “We have the power to stop the worst outcomes of climate change” @laurieparsons.bsky.social , spoke with @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social about his new book, Climate Hegemony: Confronting the Politics of Environmental Impasse. Read the full post: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
Laurie Parsons: “We have the power to stop the worst outcomes of climate change” - LSE Review of Books
LSE Review of Books interviews Laurie Parsons about his book Climate Hegemony, the politics of climate governance, & how ground-up approaches can effect change.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
🗳️ The polls are open! 17,300 polling places are open today across Great Britain. 12,800 in England 2,400 in Scotland 2,100 in Wales Find yours at wheredoivote.co.uk
Good article. Open access book publishing is too often inequitable and expensive. The answer is institutionally supported, non-profit, fully open access publishing, which needs to scale up - as we‘re doing at @lsepress.bsky.social Get in touch to find out more about publishing with us!
LSE Impact@lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago🗣️"Book Processing Charges (BPCs) levied by larger publishers tend to range between £10,000 – £20,000 per title, far exceeding the budgets of all but the best-resourced institutions" #OABooks #OAMonographs
Thanks to @openbookpublish.bsky.social for sharing this piece on the rise of scammers utilising AI tools to undertake widespread outreach specifically targeting authors. 🤝 If any of our authors have questions or worries, reach out to our team: lse.publishing@lse.ac.uk medium.com/@claude.whit...
The New “Book Club” Scam Targeting Authors and How to Spot It
A Public Service Post for Writers
medium.com
Going to the @bjsociology.bsky.social conference tomorrow and Friday? The LSE Press team will be there. Come and talk to us about equitable open access publishing. @lsepress.bsky.social @lsesociology.bsky.social
How does #openaccess publishing improve a work's reach, visibility and impact, and what's it like to engage first-hand with publishers? Join @philippagrand.bsky.social and David Luke, at the London Open Science and Scholarship festival next week @ucl.ac.uk 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-acces...
Open Access Publishing in Practice: Author Experiences and Insights
A panel of authors share first-hand insights into how publishing their work openly has shaped its reach, visibility and impact.
eventbrite.co.uk
Come and stop by the @lsepress.bsky.social stand at #PSA26 to learn why we are the best option for your next #PoliticalScience book...
At #PSA26 this morning? 📚 Make sure to stop by the LSE Press stand and chat with @alicecpark.bsky.social about our latest publications and upcoming releases! @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social
Excited that @lsepress.bsky.social will be exhibiting at @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social conf for the 1st time! Do visit the stand, meet our Publisher @alicecpark.bsky.social & learn abt the many benefits of publishing #OpenAccess w us. #PSA26
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Alice Park@alicecpark.bsky.social · 5mo agoI'll be at #PSA26 in Oxford next week. You can find the LSE Press stand in the Conference Hub in Examination Halls - happy to chat publishing, open access, and all things related. More information about publishing with us here: press.lse.ac.uk/publish
I'll be at #PSA26 in Oxford next week. You can find the LSE Press stand in the Conference Hub in Examination Halls - happy to chat publishing, open access, and all things related. More information about publishing with us here: press.lse.ac.uk/publish
Tend to agree with this - publishing open access and digital-first gives us more flexibility on length.
Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 5mo agomy view on this is that publishers should stop it with the 80k wordcount obsession, so many contemporary non-fic books are obviously 40-50k pieces of work stretched to the extent that they become very boring to read - just let people write cheaper, shorter books! www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Good news for academic readers - LSE Press books are now available on @jstor.bsky.social open access! 🔓 📖 LSE Press’s recent partnership with @thoth-metadata.bsky.social has helped the Press extend its presence on a broader range of discovery platforms. 🔎 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
LSE Press books are now available on JSTOR open access
LSE Press is delighted to announce a new collaboration with JSTOR, providing access to open access books on the digital library’s widely accessed platform.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
Understanding the causes of things….
Nick Anstead@nickanstead.bsky.social · 9mo agoYes, celebrities do play Traitors differently from regular contestants... and here's the political science to prove it https://hardboardscrookedtimbers.org/yes-celebrities-do-play-traitors-differently-from-regular-contestants-and-heres-the-political-science-to-prove-it/
Out today! A brilliant, essential book for our times… but you don’t need me to tell you that 👇
LSE Press@lsepress.bsky.social · 9mo ago"In this book, Lord Nicholas Stern articulates the incredible opportunity for global development enabled by climate action." — Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist The Growth Story of the 21st Century is out tomorrow #OpenAccess. ➡️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...
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. Read the full post: 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.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
📢 New on the LSE Press blog! How can geography publishing reflect today’s diverse and complex world? 📍Five minutes with Margath Walker and @jakehodder.bsky.social on the @rgsibg.bsky.social monograph series publishing #OpenAccess later this year with LSE Press. blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsepress/202...
My book Conflict, War and Revolution with @lsepress.bsky.social has nearly 14k downloads, quite an achievement for a scholarly book. But the most wonderful aspect is global reach - despite coinciding with the war against Ukraine I have downloads in Russia and more surprisingly ten in Afghanistan!!!
Gisèle Pelicot given France's highest award. I should bloody well hope so. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gisele Pelicot awarded France's Legion of Honour
Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.
bbc.com
