Book cover featuring an abstract painting of a person with closed eyes and a hand near their face, with red and pink tones. Title: A Sociology from Art Praxis in Afghanistan: Expression and Resistance in Kabul by Bilquis Ghani. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in the "Sociology of the Arts" book series. Artist: Jahan Ara Rafi. Title: Gul Seb (2024). Mixed Media on Canvas.

#JustPublished: 'A Sociology from Art Praxis in Afghanistan:
Expression and Resistance in Kabul' by Bilquis Ghani. Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy/MyCopy here: shorturl.at/zFou4
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A smiling Black woman stands on an ice rink, looking over her shoulder. The book cover title reads Digital Black Feminism in the Global Sports Arena: Black Girl Hockey Club, Joy and Racial Justice, by Sabrina Razack. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in the New Femininities in Digital, Physical and Sporting Cultures book series.

#JustPublished: 'Digital Black Feminism in the Global Sports Arena: Black Girl Hockey Club, Joy and Racial Justice', by Sabrina Razack. Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy/MyCopy here: shorturl.at/UcIop
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Book cover titled "Gender and Development: Perspectives from Australia and the Pacific," featuring abstract art of people, a tree, and a bird; edited by Annabel Dulhunty and Sharon Bessell. Published in the 'Gender, Development and Social Change' book series by Palgrave Macmillan. Series editor: Wendy Harcourt.

#JustPublished: 'Gender and Development: Perspectives from Australia and the Pacific', edited by Annabel Dulhunty and Sharon Bessell. Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy/MyCopy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 20% off with discount code PALAUT.
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Book cover with abstract art in yellow, orange, purple, and blue tones. Title reads: Transnational Labour Migration and Musical Performance: Filipino Musicians in Australia by Carljohnson Anacin. Published in the 'Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship' series by Palgrave Macmillan.

#JustPublished in 'Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship': Carl Anacin's 'Transnational Labour Migration and Musical Performance: Filipino Musicians in Australia'. Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: shorturl.at/h59Nt 20% off with discount code PALAUT.
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Book cover with the title 'Rethinking Childhoods and Migrations: Multidisciplinary Understandings and Key Concepts', edited by Kerstin von Brömssen and Live Stretmo. The cover is mainly red, blue, and white. Published in the 'Studies in Childhood and Youth' series by Palgrave Macmillan.

#JustPublished in 'Studies and Childhood and Youth' - 'Rethinking Childhoods and Migrations', ed. Kerstin von Broemssen and Live Stretmo. Read, download or purchase the hardcopy or e-book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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#ChildhoodStudies #Sociology #Migration

Book cover for Valuing News: Digital Platforms and Journalism Futures, showing a network of small, blurred human figures connected by glowing lines, symbolizing digital connectivity. Edited by Terry Flew, Agata Stepnik and Timothy Koskie. Published in the Platform Societies series by Palgrave Macmillan.

#JustPublished: The first volume in our brandnew 'Platform Societies' series: 'Valuing News: Digital Platforms and Journalism Futures', ed. @terryflew.bsky.social, @dragatastepnik.bsky.social & Tim Koskie. Read, download or purchase the e-book/HC here: shorturl.at/Wk4Oh Get 20% off with code PALAUT.

Book cover titled "The Dynamics of Immigrant Agency" by Tetiana Havlin, published in Open Access in Palgrave Macmillan's 'Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship' series, featuring abstract orange and blue artwork and publisher logos.

Starting 2026 strong! #JustPublished in #OpenAccess in 'Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship': The Dynamics of Immigrant Agency by Tetiana Havlin. Read, download or purchase the e-book, or hardcopy at a reduced price, here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Funded by the University of Siegen.

Why the Social Sciences Matter: More Than Ever

'Why the Social Sciences Matter: More Than Ever'—edited by Jonathan Michie and @profcarycooper.bsky.social—explores the defining challenges of our time, from #ClimateChange and inequality to migration and global conflict. bit.ly/4rRObwZ #SocSci #MigrationResearch #ResearchPublishing #BookSky

#JustPublished on our #SocSciMatters blog:
Rohini Balram, author of Young #Indo-Fijian Women Breaking Barriers in Fijian Sporting Spaces: An #Arts-Based Approach (shorturl.at/0ckid), on South Asian Women Transforming #Sport in #Oceania: shorturl.at/XSUEo. @hss.springernature.com #sportsociology

#JustPublished in 'New Directions in Islam': The Pivot 'Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia', ed. by Mohd Al Adib Samuri and @peterhopkins.bsky.social . Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 20% off with discount code PALAUT. @hss.springernature.com

#JustPublished in 'Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship': The volume 'Communities of Care in Migration', ed. by @leahmouse.bsky.social and Valerie Francisco-Menchavez. Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: shorturl.at/YQThC 20% off with discount code PALAUT. @hss.springernature.com

All set up at #SAANZ2025 in the Alan MacDairmid building right near the registration @ Victoria Uni of Wellington, New Zealand. Come say hi and browse new books! #sociology #PalgraveMacmillan

#SAANZ2025 in Wellington, New Zealand is just around the corner and I will be there with new books! Want to have a 1:1 chat? Book a meeting: calendly.com/jessica-faec... #Sociology #PalgraveMacmillan
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First day #TASA2025 @ Narrm/Uni of Melbourne done and dusted. Busy first day as usual but always nice to see familiar faces again and to meet new ones, hence, a belated #Palgrave book booth pic!
Congrats, Rohini Balram, Adele Pavlidis and Simone Fullagar to successful book launches!

#TASA2025 @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social in Melbourne is just around the corner and I will be there with new books! I will also host an interactive author workshop: shorturl.at/hvXNs. Want to have a 1:1 chat? Book a meeting: shorturl.at/k4B9V #Sociology #PalgraveMacmillan @hss.springernature.com

Our new Palgrave Macmillan hub is finally online! All #Palgrave books, book series and journals in one place: link.springer.com/brands/palgr... #AcademicSky #SocialSciences #Sociology @hss.springernature.com

Book cover for Long COVID and Society: International Perspectives, edited by Deborah Lupton, featuring a person with crossed arms painted in colorful patterns and COVID-19 written across their mask and forehead. At the bottom right, the Palgrave Macmillan logo (publisher's name) is included.

#JustPublished – ‘Long Covid and Society: International Perspectives’, edited by Deborah Lupton. Read, download or purchase the hardcopy or e-book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Chapters 1 and 14 are free to read in #OpenAccess. #Sociology #LongCovid #PublicHealth @hss.springernature.com

Platform Societies

Announcing the launch of a new Palgrave book series: ‘Platform Societies’. Check out the website and get in touch if you have a book idea for the series: bit.ly/3WFVppn. @jessicafaecks.bsky.social

Halloween Sale

#HalloweenSale is here! Enjoy a 30% sitewide discount on @springernature.com #books and #eBooks. Apply code HAL30 at checkout. Hurry, the sale is live until October 31st. bit.ly/47hhQHv #BookSky #AcademicSky

Book cover with a pastel background titled Growing Up Rural: Qualitative Longitudinal Explorations of Young People Living in the Nordic Countries, edited by Kaisa Vehkalahti, Ingunn Marie Eriksen, and Jeanette Østergaard. It includes an Open Access sticker as well as the series title 'Studies in Childhood and Youth' alongside the Palgrave Macmillan logo.

#JustPublished in #OpenAccess - 'Growing Up Rural: Qualitative Longitudinal Explorations of Young People Living in the Nordic Countries', ed. by Kaisa Vehkalahti et al. Read, download or purchase the hardcopy or e-book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @hss.springernature.com #YouthStudies

Book cover titled The Public Child: Media Power, Strategic Silencing, and Children’s Rights in Australia, edited by Camilla Nelson, Denise Buiten, and Jodi Death. The cover is light blue with colored accents and includes the Studies in Childhood and Youth book series title as well as the Palgrave Macmillan logo.

#JustPublished in 'Studies in Childhood and Youth' - The Public Child: Media Power, Strategic Silencing, and Children's Rights in Australia, ed. by @camillanelson.bsky.social et al. Read, download or purchase the hardcopy or e-book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #Sociology #Palgrave

Book cover with abstract blue and green art. Title reads Everyday Bordering in Migrants’ Access to Rights: Scope, Practices and Strategies of Resistance. Names of five editors are listed below, along with the Palgrave Macmillan logo and the series title Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship.

A new edited volume #JustPublished in #Migration, #Diasporas and #Citizenship: 'Everyday Bordering in Migrants’ Access to Rights - Scope, Practices and Strategies of Resistance, eds. @itiraladaggorentas.bsky.social, @buketozdemirdal.bsky.social et al. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Tune in today! Please note the new link to the Zoom meeting to celebrate the publication of "The Palgrave Handbook on #Decoloniality in #Asia", hosted by the Joya Art Gallery, UP Cebu, and DeZIM-Institut, Berlin:

Webinar ID : 974 5373 7527
Passcode: 15719185
up-edu.zoom.us/j/9745373752...

Book cover titled Acculturation of Korean New Zealander Youth: Re-Ethnicization of the Newer Generation by Changzoo Song, with a leafy orange and yellow pattern on a red and purple background. This Palgrave Pivot is published in Open Access by Palgrave Macmillan.

A new #PalgravePivot just published in #OpenAccess: 'Acculturation of Korean New Zealander Youth: Re-Ethnicization of the Newer Generation' by Changzoo Song. Read, download or purchase the hardcover here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... @hssf415.bsky.social #sociology #migration

Book cover with green concentric circle patterns on a dark background. Title reads Neighbourhood Ecologies: Creative Ethnographies of Urban Environments by Ilaria Vanni and Alexandra Crosby, published by Palgrave Macmillan.

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A smiling young girl of Indian descent with long hair in a ponytail raises her fists joyfully. The book title reads: Young Indo-Fijian Women Breaking Barriers in Fijian Sporting Spaces: An Arts-Based Approach by the author Rohini Balram. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in the New Femininities in Digital, Physical and Sporting Cultures book series.

#JustPublished in link.springer.com/series/15874: 'Young Indo-Fijian Women Breaking Barriers in Fijian Sporting Spaces - An Arts-Based Approach' by Rohini Balram. Read, download or purchase the book here (HC, e-book, MyCopy): link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #Sociology @hss.springernature.com

Neighbourhood Ecologies This book presents an interdisciplinary place-based design methodology to research SDG11-related socioecological stewardship activities in urban spaces.

A new #PalgravePivot #JustPublished: 'Neighbourhood Ecologies - Creative Ethnographies of Urban Environments' by Ilaria Vanni and Alexandra Crosby. Read, download or purchase the book here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... (or ask your trusted librarian!) @hss.springernature.com #PalgraveMacmillan

Check out our new series Palgrave Studies in Disability in Asia and the Pacific: bit.ly/3HiR4V6

If you have a book idea or would like to know more about publishing opportunities in our new #DisabilityStudies programme, contact me at clelia.petracca@palgrave.com

The Palgrave Handbook on Decoloniality in Asia This Handbook brings together a plethora of perspectives on decoloniality from scholars of the social sciences and humanities, focusing on Asian countries.

Hybrid #BookLaunch Alert 'The #Palgrave Handbook on #Decoloniality in #Asia' (link.springer.com/book/10.1007...), hosted by the University of the Philippines Cebu. When? 3 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM CEST; 4:00 PM PhST; 5:00 AM GMT. Join via Zoom (995 4172 2980 / UPCebuCCAD) and celebrate with the editors!

I'm excited to be hosting an interactive author workshop at this year's @sociologyaustralia.bsky.social's conference in Melbourne: Academic book publishing – From proposal to publication. More info in the online programme which has just been released: virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/event/74508/...