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Beth Farrow
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Senior Commissioning Editor for Psychology books at Palgrave Macmillan. All views own. I like big ideas and a well-turned phrase. Will be posting about academic publishing (and sometimes my cats.)
https://www.palgrave.com/gp/beth-farrow/16645790
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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
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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A new, first of its kind, report from Springer Nature, in partnership with @overton.io, offers the most comprehensive picture yet of how academic research is influencing real-world policy tied to the #SDGs.

Explore the report here: spklr.io/63327BMYgH

🏛️ #policysky #SciPol
November 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Don’t miss our annual #Palgrave Lecture on 19th Nov: ‘Decolonising and Diversifying the Humanities and Social Sciences’, where our speakers will discuss the process of decolonialising and diversifying the leading reference work in economics. Book your place now: bit.ly/43MsILr. #academicsky #socsky
Blue background with text that says: Decolonising and Diversifying the Humanities and Social Sciences: Lessons from the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. Wednesday 19 November 2025, 3-4pm GMT | 10-11am EST.
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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What if psychology isn’t as liberal as we think?
@bmhughes.bsky.social Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism explores the field’s ties to conservative ideologies—from roots in eugenics to its modern focus on individualism.
Book cover for Psychology’s Quiet Conservatism by Brian M. Hughes. The design features a minimalist silhouette of a human head in dark blue against a light background, with a yellow rectangular block across the mouth suggesting silence or censorship. The title appears in large blue uppercase letters at the top, and the subtitle in red reads: “How a Supposedly Woke Science Promotes Capitalism and Protects Privilege.” The author’s name is in blue at the bottom, alongside the Palgrave Macmillan logo.
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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🎉 Excited to share that @profcarycooper.bsky.social and Jonathan Michie's book Why the Social Sciences Matter is out now
Join us @kelloggoxford.bsky.social for the launch event on 26 Nov

🎟️ Register for the event: tinyurl.com/5yfmf9tv
📘 Book link: tinyurl.com/233rjx3n

#booklaunch #socscimatters
Leading scholars to debate how social sciences can tackle our greatest crises - Kellogg College
www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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How inclusive is academic book publishing? Our latest report explores gender representation among authors and editors, and highlights opportunities to foster global inclusion in publishing.

🔗 Explore the findings: spklr.io/63328BzSba
Springer Nature promotion for report on inclusive book publishing at Springer Nature, highlighting new gender representation findings among authors/editors. Includes a "Read our latest report" button with abstract geometric design.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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How are libraries & publishers using AI? A new report shares insights from Crick, NTNU, Manipal, CMU & Springer Nature on supporting researchers, improving workflows & using AI responsibly. stories.springernature.com/AI-perspecti... #AI #AcademicLibraries #PublishingInnovation #ResearchSupport
Perspectives on AI in scholarly communications
Interviewees
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October 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Springer Nature’s latest report explores gender representation among book authors and editors, offering insights to help promote more inclusive publishing practices across the industry.

Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
Promotional graphic for Springer Nature's "By The Book: Measuring Inclusive Practices In Book Publishing," written by Charlotte Hollingworth, Tamsine O'Riordan, and Sowmya Swaminathan. Features abstract geometric shapes.
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Thinking about writing a book in #DisabilityStudies or #NeurodiversityStudies? Email me (clelia.petracca@palgrave.com) to discuss your idea. #PalgraveMacmillan publishes short Pivots (25-50k words), monographs, edited collections, handbooks, textbooks & major reference works. @hss.springernature.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Louise Westmarland is the author of Palgrave's 'Police Ethics: Cop Culture, Corruption and the Blue Code of Silence'. In this #SocSciMatters blog she talks about who guards the guardians of public safety: spklr.io/63324By8KY

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Palgrave Macmillan presents "Social Science Matters" in white text over green, orange, and pink blocks. Additional blocks in blue, yellow, and green appear across the top of the image on a pale blue background.
September 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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📘 The Palgrave Handbook of Mental Health Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa is out now. A vital resource on regionally grounded approaches to mental health across psychology, psychiatry & social work.
🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
#MentalHealthAfrica #AfricanPsychology
The cover of the book "The Palgrave Handbook of Mental Health Practice in Sub-Saharan Africa" shows a person holding a globe with both hands. The globe is centered on the African continent. The title and editors' names are displayed at the bottom: "Edited by Kate E. Murray, Robert D. Schweitzer, Ashraf Kagee, Lily Kpobi." The publisher's logo, Palgrave Macmillan, is also present at the bottom right corner.
August 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A new blog highlights early career researcher perspectives from the white paper The state of research assessment, based on one of the largest surveys of its kind.

Read the summary and access the full white paper: spklr.io/63329BGJYf
Springer Nature promotional graphic. Text reads 'The role of metrics in research assessment: Perspectives from early career researchers.' The background features geometric designs in blue and gold.
August 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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📘 New from Julie Macken:
'Australia’s Schism in the Soul' asks how Australia ended up with one of the world’s harshest immigration regimes—and what that has to do with our colonial past.

This book is sharp, personal, and urgent.

🔗 tinyurl.com/y3chak8f

#NewBook #Refugees #HumanRights #Australia
August 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Quantum is coming. Policy must catch up. At #ScienceOnTheHill 2025, experts warned: the clock is ticking on encryption as we know it.

3 key takeaways:
Plan now.
Secure supply chains.
Grow the workforce.

🔗 Learn more:
http://spklr.io/63328B89G8

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"Blue promotional graphic for 'Science on the Hill 2025: Planning for a post quantum future.' The top left corner displays the 'Springer Nature' logo in white on a dark blue background, with 'The Source' written below it. The background includes line drawings of a laboratory flask and the U.S. Capitol building, symbolizing science and government."
July 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The State of Open Data Survey is back for its 10th year!
Researchers: we want to hear from you. How do you manage and share your data? What challenges do you face?

Take the survey and win one of five $100 gift cards 👉 http://spklr.io/63323B8Xhl
Promotional graphic for 'The State of Open Data 2025' report. It features the logos of Springer Nature, Digital Science, and Figshare at the top. Below the logos are four aerial photographs of winding roads through various landscapes: autumn foliage, snowy terrain, and lush green forests. The title 'The State of Open Data 2025' is prominently displayed in large text over the images.
June 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Why does gender diversity in publishing matter? Because it leads to better science.
Sowmya Swaminathan & Marios Karouzos explore the gender gap in peer review at Nature Portfolio in our latest Springboard blog. 🔗 go.sn.pub/o2mewb
#DEI #WomenInSTEM
New Springboard blog: Understanding the gender gap in peer review at Nature Portfolio journals
May 28, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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📚 Attending @EAWOP 2024 in Prague? Working on a book idea?

Whether you're totally new to publishing or ready for your next project - book a time to talk: 👇
🔗 bit.ly/4k8v8KK
📧 beth-farrow@palgrave.com

#EAWOP2025 #WorkPsych #OrgPsych #CallForAuthors
EAWOP 2025 - Beth Farrow
I look forward to connecting with you at EAWOP 2025https://www.palgrave.com/gp/beth-farrow/16645790beth.farrow@palgrave.com+44(0)7721236762
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May 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📘 Just published! Traumatic Neurosis Revisited: Drive-jouissance and the Wounds of Life by Leslie Chapman

A bold rethinking of trauma through Freud, Lacan, and Laplanche. Essential reading for psychoanalysis and philosophy scholars.

🔗 bit.ly/4djGSr6
#Psychoanalysis #Lacan #Freud #TraumaStudies
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May 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Welcome to the 34th chapter of #BooksInspired! 🌟 This month, we celebrate #SpringerNature10 by taking you on a literary journey through time, highlighting one remarkable book per year since 2015. Dive in to discover the gems that have shaped a decade of innovation and inspiration!
#booksky 💜📚
A collage of six images: (1) A magnifying glass over the book 'Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned' with a butterfly on the cover; (2) A child holding up an iPad displaying the cover of 'Raising Young Coders'; (3) The Springer Nature logo surrounded by colorful stars; (4) The back of a person's head in front of digital illustration 'Artificial Intelligence Basics' (5) A hand holding an envelope over a voting box in front of the book 'British General Election 2017'; (6) The cover of 'Be A Champion' and a gold medal on a dark surface with decorative stars. A collage of 6 images: (1) The book 'The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939' by E.H. Carr in front of a microphone; (2) A view of Earth from space with the book 'Paris Climate Agreement: Beacon of Hope'; (3) The book 'English Linguistics' over a dictionary page showing the word 'linguistics'; (4) The book 'An Introduction to Statistical Learning' beside a graph with blue bars and lines; (5) A person holding their head in frustration with a motion blur effect and the book 'Trauma-Informed Pedagogies'; (6) An empty road stretching toward distant mountains under a cloudy sky."
May 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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🚀 The 2025 #StateOfOpenData survey is live! 🌐 Researchers worldwide, we want to hear about your experiences and challenges with data sharing. Help shape the future of #OpenScience and stand a chance to win 1 of 5 $100 gift cards! Participate today: go.sn.pub/024jk6
@figshare.com @digital-science.com
The image is a promotional banner for 'The State of Open Data 2025' survey. It features the logos of Springer Nature, Digital Science, and Figshare at the top. Below the logos, there are aerial photographs of winding roads through different landscapes: one with autumn foliage, one with snow-covered trees, and one with lush green forest. The text on the banner reads 'The State of Open Data 2025 Survey now open.'
May 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Our co-edited book has been published in Palgrave's Politics of Mental Health and Illness series (edited by Bruce M.Z. Cohen), w chapters on Māori mental health, depathologisation of trans health, community mental health, digitalisation of mental health & more /1 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Critical Mental Health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
This interdisciplinary volume examines the social production of mental health and illness in Australia and Aotearoa (New Zealand).
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April 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Two more exciting new books out in my book series, thanks to everyone involved!

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Under the Gaze of Global Mental Health
​This book critically examines globalisation of mental health with reference to cases from Malawi and Sri Lanka.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Brilliant new book by Derek Hook out now in the Palgrave Lacan Series.
February 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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🚨📚Very excited to announce that Bruce Fink's #NewBook #Lacan on Desire: Reading Seminar VI, is out now!
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Book cover showing: Palgrave Lacan Series, Series Editors Calum Neill and Derek Hook, Lacan on Desire: Reading Seminar VI, Bruce Fink, picture of a crossword with book title picked out in red, Palgrave Logo
February 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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#NewBook 🚨Really proud to have these excellent new Psychology textbooks on Palgrave’s book programme this year.
📚Request your inspection copy here: springernature.com/gp/authors/l...
January 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM