Senior Editor for Global Development and African Studies books at Routledge. Helena.Hurd@tandf.co.uk. All views my own.
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11 Jun 2020
Thinking of writing your first #globaldev book? Here are some great tips from our authors,prepared for the #DSA2020 conference. Do give their books a google- each one a great read. And get in touch with me for more info on becoming one of our authors yourself!
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2 Sep 2025
In July 2022, Professor Dip Kapoor's excellent book proposal on indigenous contestations of capitalism landed in my inbox. I am extremely sorry to say that this was likely Dip's last book, as he sadly passed away last week. An extraordinary scholar, and a kind and generous man.
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6 Aug 2025
What a great video to launch @DrLimukaniMathe's new book "African Radio and Minority Languages: Participation and Representation"!
Showing how radio provides a platform for diverse linguistic groups across Africa.
Launch: youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1_hCaH…
Book: routledge.com/9781032843162
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27 Jun 2025
If you are in need of a drink or snacks at #ECAS2025, come to the Meet the Editors Drop-In, 17.30-19.00 on the 3rd floor of the main building.
A great opportunity for prospective authors to meet Journal Editors informally & ask questions about publishing over a glass of wine.
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27 Jun 2025
Great discussion of this important new book hot off the press at #ECAS2025!
Find out more about Afroeuropeans: Identities, Racism, and Resistances here:
routledge.com/9781032759036
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27 Jun 2025
Grab a baguette and come along to the #ECAS2025 book launch of Afroeuropeans at 13:30 in Hall 010, FA!
The perfect accompaniment to this year's conference themes, you can pick up your copy with a 20% discount and free shipping using code 25AFLY2 at routledge.com/9781032759036
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27 Jun 2025
Exciting morning at #ECAS2025 as we have a panel of 20 leading journal editors giving top tips for African Studies authors.
I'll be there too with books advice, and if that isn't enough to tempt you out of bed, you can also see this amazing art installation upstairs!
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26 Jun 2025
The sun is streaming in at #ECAS2025, but it's nice and cool up on the third floor! Come and find out more about the world's biggest African Studies books programme.
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16 Jun 2025
The perfect background read for delegates at #IFMS2025 this week! Even better- it is now 20% off with free shipping! Just use code 25EFLY2 at checkout.
To find out more and to get your copy, check out the book's page:
routledge.com/9781032209517
#IFMS @flaczko1 @UNMigrationData
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21 May 2025
Come along tomorrow for a free session from me in which I try to demystify the process of publishing a scholarly book in Humanities and the Social Sciences!
There's a bit of #openacess chat, but also a lot of book publishing basics. 📚
Register⤵️
register.gotowebinar.com/reg…
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Helena Hurd retweeted
10 Apr 2025
17 Mar 2025
My new book -
'Global Futures: Key Concepts for Social Transformation'
routledge.com/Global-Futures…
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8 Apr 2025
I'm often asked about the cost of access to research, especially for scholars from the Global South. This is one way that Taylor & Francis is making a meaningful difference. Over 15 years of STAR providing access to research for researchers in resource-constrained countries. 🌟
8 Apr 2025
Taylor & Francis is celebrating 15 years of STAR (Special Terms for Authors and Researchers).
This important initiative helps individual unaffiliated researchers in over 100 resource-constrained countries by providing free access to the latest research.
newsroom.taylorandfrancisgro…
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6 Mar 2025
There are some really great free to access articles and chapters in the collection this year!
5 Mar 2025
Dive into current cutting-edge research with free access to 70 articles and book chapters on key African Studies topics. From Education to Agrarian Africa, explore what you need to succeed. #FreeAccess ends 31st January 2026. #DandP25
Link: spr.ly/6017LaxtB
ALT An image showing a laptop and a mobile phone displaying the 'Directions and Provocations 2025' page with 70 free articles and book chapters on African Studies. The background features a group of diverse people with intertwined arms, symbolizing collaboration and unity in research. The Taylor & Francis logo is visible at the top of the image
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Helena Hurd retweeted
23 Feb 2025
🚀 Big news! Our rebrand is here with a bold new cover design! 🎨✨ Explore groundbreaking research wrapped in vibrant art. Check it out and share your thoughts! #AfricanDiaspora #FreshLook #AcademicArtistry
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17 Dec 2024
I'm so delighted to see this important new book publish! For full details and to get your copy, go to
👉routledge.com/9781032821467
@IHSA_studies
17 Dec 2024
Completing this publication process with the professionalism of Routledge has been incredibly reassuring. I would like to thank Helena Hurd (@DevelopmentEdtr), senior editor of the Routledge Humanitarian Studies series, and all staff at Routledge for their invaluable support.
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4 Dec 2024
Great discussion here about the datafication of the humanitarian sector from leading thinkers and researchers in the field!
🔗tinyurl.com/mr4xcasf
@IHSA_studies @ICRC #humanitarian #aid
For the book that sparked it all off:
📖tinyurl.com/4vfuzyxr
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Helena Hurd retweeted
8 Nov 2024
🔖Routledge recently published Forced Migration and Humanitarian Action, commissioned by @jica_direct_en. Proud to contribute a chapter on female participation in humanitarian data collection, highlighting challenges & solutions for better migration data shorturl.at/BhXW2
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4 Nov 2024
Join us today for an exciting day of reflection on the last 30 years of democracy in South Africa!
Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8334594959…
Full agenda: globalsouth.org/south-africa…
4 Nov 2024
Happening now! #SAreflects
In person at Bunting Rd Campus, University of Johannesburg, and online on zoom:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8334594959…
Join us!
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Helena Hurd retweeted
24 Oct 2024
Join scholars, thinkers, policy-makers at @go2uj 4 Nov or online to explore SA's recent past and future. Keynote none other than @nombonisogasa. Look fwd to chairing researd directions panel with excellent line-up of journal editors & @SikhakaneJ of @TC_Africa. Register here! 👇
21 Oct 2024
Taylor & Francis together with key partners cordially invite you to join us for a thought-provoking colloquium on South Africa's 30 years of democracy and what lies ahead.
Event is FREE to attend in person or online ! Register here: spr.ly/6011q9eCP
#30YODSA
ALT Promotional flyer for the colloquium titled 'South Africa Reflects: 30 Years of Democracy,' organized by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. The event takes place on 4 November 2024, from 09:00 AM to 07:00 PM, at the School of Tourism and Hospitality, 57 Bunting Road, Johannesburg, GP 2092. The flyer highlights that the event is free to attend in person or online. It features bold red, green, and black text, with a QR code for more details. On the right is an abstract artwork showing two colorful, stylized human-like figures interacting.
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29 Oct 2024
This topic couldn't be more timely. 📢
23 Oct 2024
💡 Join the upcoming #HumanitarianGovernance webinar on the book ‘Depoliticising #HumanitarianAction’.
It's important that we reflect on the intended and less-intended consequences of pretending that humanitarian action is not political.
🔗 Register: edu.nl/dbbbt
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24 Oct 2024
Tip for #ECR book authors: in your book proposal, lead with 'I/This book argues' rather than 'This book explores'. Lead with an argument, not a topic. Just about every topic under the sun has been 'explored' before, but the ARGUMENT is new. The argument is yours. 📢
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