📣 Scholars in WGSS: have a book idea? As the Editor for Gender Studies at Palgrave, I’m looking for new book proposals, especially queer, feminist, transnational & intersectional work. 📩 rebecca.longtin[at]palgrave-usa.com to chat / request a proposal form #GenderStudies #AcademicPublishing #WGSS

Pride brings LGBTQ+ visibility through parades, parties and rainbow branding, yet its roots lie in protest and activism. Palgrave author Jess Mancuso explores ways to keep mainstream pride political: spklr.io/63321E3AW9 @hss.springernature.com

New book alert for #LesbianVisibilityWeek 🎉 Jess Mancuso’s Lesbian Visibility Politics in Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Spaces offers a powerful feminist intervention into how visibility, power & space are produced and unevenly distributed within LGBTQ+ communities. bit.ly/4cpB0hg

Lesbian Visibility Politics in Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Spaces

This book examines lesbian identities, (in)visibility, belonging, and power in LGBTQ+ and queer social spaces in Manchester.

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On #TransDayOfVisibility, here are 3 powerful books for understanding the lived realities of trans and GNC communities and resistance to anti-gender movements across the globe…

Launched as part of our Research Communities platform, Springer Nature’s Early Career Researcher (ECR) Hub offers a dedicated space for emerging researchers to access resources, share insights, and connect across disciplines. Learn more: spklr.io/63326EEcy2 #AcademicSky #ECRs

This International Women’s Day, meet the women challenging authoritarianism, confronting violence, and reshaping our world. Brave Women shares their fearless stories—and their fight for justice. 💜✊ #IWD2026 #BraveWomen link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @hss.springernature.com

Brave Women

This book focuses on brave women activists from around the world and gives the public a unique opportunity to hear their stories told in their own words.

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In this #OneToOne Author Q&A, educator and scholar Keith W. Brown reimagines teaching beyond checklists and control—toward presence, co-discovery, and human connection. A hopeful conversation on mindfulness, teacher wellness, and learning as a shared gift. #ReadUP tinyurl.com/55uvzsyf #Education

It was a pleasure to collaborate on this article. 10 of our authors to discuss why the social sciences matter now more than ever in honor of the tenth anniversary of Palgrave Macmillan’s blog Social Science Matters.

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Why the Social Sciences matter now more than ever? On the 10th anniversary of #SocialScienceMatters, ten of our authors reflect on why social science research is essential for understanding our complex world and addressing urgent challenges. bit.ly/49EflAN. #SocSky #AcademicSky #ResearchPublishing

If you’re at #nwsa2025, come visit me at the book exhibit to see our latest books, learn more about gender studies and our book series, and receive 20% off the titles on display!

Palgrave’s 25th anniversary and the story of our Social Science Matters campaign 🎊📚 www.springernature.com/gp/researche...

Can’t wait to see everyone at the NWSA this week! Come stop by the Palgrave Macmillan booth at the book exhibit hall to see our recent women’s, gender, and sexuality studies publications and receive 20% off the titles on display.

Happy 30th anniversary to the American Association for People with Disabilities (AAPD)! It was a joy to celebrate and meet so many amazing people committed to disability justice. #aapd

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at University of Maryland College Park is hiring a TT position! umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j...

Come be my colleague at Palgrave Macmillan! We are hiring an editor for film, tv, and theater studies. Hybrid. NYC or London www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

Register for the upcoming Springer Nature #SDGTalk! 🗨️SDG 5: Gender identity in Indigenous communities 👤Professor Courtney Ryder & Professor Ebenezer Durojaye 📅 Wednesday, 10th Sep 2025 ⏰ 10.00 AM (GMT+1) ▶️ cassyni.com/events/2Yqcu...

The Palgrave Macmillan title 'The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Citizenship' and the @springer.springernature.com book 'Transformation Processes in Europe and Beyond' are the top-cited 2024 eBooks in the #SocialSciences Collection. 🔗bit.ly/3Ihn9wO #ResearchPublishing

Join us for an online panel discussion with Ebenezer Durojaye (Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria) and Courtney Ryder (Flinders University) on the challenges that Indigenous communities face to reclaim, preserve, or protect their gender identities. cassyni.com/events/2Yqcu...

This #BookTok review calls The Moral Case for Abortion (Palgrave 2021) a bold and unapologetic must-read! youtube.com/watch?v=SYV2... #bookrecs #feministreads #socialjustice #bioethics

The Moral Case for Abortion

YouTube video by Springer Nature

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This is the first book published in Palgrave's new interdisciplinary research methods book series! It's been such an interesting year developing this new series with @cpetracca.bsky.social & @rebeccalongtin.bsky.social - visit the series page for more info: link.springer.com/series/59987

We're fundraising to be able to hire our first full-time reporter right now: givebutter.com/SsQ8CG

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Help us hire Christina and Martin Full-Time!

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🎙️ SDG 3 Blog & Podcast: Chima Mmeje and Tommy Gough open up about life as Black queer individuals, tackling barriers in healthcare and mental health. To the Q&A deepens the conversation. 🔗bit.ly/4lD89rm #AddToBlackLGBTQ+

Palgrave authors Alicia Phillips and Laura Kaschny discuss a newly developed Toolkit to achieve the #JustTransition using the Energy Justice Framework in this new #socialsciencematters blog post. www.palgrave.com/gp/blogs/soc... ‪ @hss.springernature.com ‬

Harnessing Energy Justice as a Toolkit for Just Transition Policy

Championing original and authoritative research

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🙌 New post on Social Science Matters! Valeria Quaglia examines how cultural expectations around masculinity affect men with chronic illnesses like diabetes.🩺📊 Discover the latest article 🔗 bit.ly/46yoEk4

I had the honor of attending a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Romania to the United States, H.E. Andrei Muraru, to celebrate Georgiana Pascu, a disability rights activist and recipient of the International Women of Courage Award.

Want to apply to our Ben Bagdikian Fellowship program but not sure where to start? Join us on April 17, 1:00 p.m. EST for a virtual Q&A where our editors will talk about what the role looks like, how it can help you grow, and answer any questions you have.

The Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program

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Here's a step-by-step approach to preparing students for sociological fieldwork or ethnography that emphasizes grounding students in foundational concepts, providing practice opportunities, and guiding them through the stages of research design and implementation.

Preparing ID documents, fleeing abroad, and medical backup plans. "We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe." Families are in survival mode as the Trump White House uses the full weight of the federal government to go after trans kids. These are their stories.

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

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This piece is a bit bleak, but it's a banger. If we are to meet our critical moment in history, we need to reckon with the reality that we are not up against adversaries we have seen before. We are up against end times fascism. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

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It's that time again! The Call for Papers for the 2025 ROLES Sexuality and Gender Studies Conference is now open! More info below, and visit rolesbham.wixsite.com/home/confere... for more info/to submit! Welcome to all researching in Gender and Sexuality Studies!

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