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Springer Nature has a long and proud tradition of publishing in the social sciences through its imprints Palgrave Macmillan and Springer. Since the 19th century we have been publishing not only across the core social sciences but also ensuring we are at the cutting edge of new or evolving subject areas such as sustainability, gender and sexuality studies or social implications of neuroscience and AI.

The books in this collection are of interest to academics and professionals in the social sciences and many related fields including sustainability, population studies, sociolinguistics, gender and sexuality, migration, health, well-being and family studies.

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The Social Sciences eBook collection aligns with Sustainable Development Goals:

1 No Poverty

2 Zero Hunger

3 Good Health and Well Being

4 Quality Education

5 Gender Equality

7 Affordable and Clean Energy

8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

10 Reduced Inequalities

11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

13 Climate Action

15 Life on Land

16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

New & emerging research areas

Population aging
Sociology of Health and Illness
Intersectional Inequalities
Sociology of AI
The Future of Work
Disability Studies and Neurodiversity

Editor's Highlights

Book Titles	Authors
The Palgrave Handbook on Decoloniality in Asia	Phoebe Zoe Maria U. Sanchez
Queering Disasters, Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises	Dale Dominey-Howes
Muslim Women's Lived Experiences and Intersectional Identities	Puspa Melati Wan
International Handbook of the Demography of Poverty and Inequality	Joachim Singelmann

About the editors

Evelien Bakker is Executive Editor for Springer Population Studies and Human Geography. Evelien has over 30 years experience in academic publishing and particularly welcomes book proposals on population aging, demography, inequality, life course, migration, (smart) cities, and geographical marginality.

Shinjini Chatterjee is Senior Editor for Springer Social Sciences, Wellbeing and Quality of Life, Positive Psychology, and Anthropology since 2012 and has a global remit. She has over 20 years' experience in academic social science publishing and welcomes book proposals on social studies of artificial intelligence, the future of work, occupational health, globalization, climate change, as well as on positive psychology and quality of life.

Sharla Plant is Editorial Director for Palgrave Social Sciences, she has been publishing in this field since 2008, and is based in the UK. Her editorial team is based in London, New York and Australia.

Cathy Scott is Executive Editor for Palgrave Language and Linguistics, based in London. She has been responsible for the list since 2017, and has a global remit.

Jessica Faecks is Editor for Palgrave Sociology, based in Australia. She commissions on a broad range of topics in sociology from and on the Asia-Pacific region on topics such as intersectional inequalities, race & ethnicity, sociology of work and digital sociology; as well as a global remit for migration and childhood, youth and family studies.

Sarah Hills is Editor for Palgrave Sociology and Social Policy, based in London. She commissions with a UK and Europe focus in areas including race, class, digital sociology, political sociology, sport and leisure, and welfare and work.

Rebecca Longtin is Editor for Palgrave Gender Studies, based in New York. She started commissioning for Palgrave in January 2024. Prior to joining Palgrave Macmillan, she taught queer and feminist theory as a philosophy professor and affiliate faculty member of a Women's, Gender, and Sexualities program. She has a global remit and welcomes books with interdisciplinary, queer, feminist, transnational, or intersectional approaches.

Rachael Ballard is Editorial Director for the Transdisciplinary Social Science team and commissiongs books in Geography, Environment and Science and Technology Studies. Rachael has worked in the academic publishing industry for over 20 years and has experience of working across both STEM and Social Science disciplines.

Marion Duval is a commissioning editor based in Australia. She manages a global list with a focus on cutting-edge research in science and technology studies, health, human geography, and the built environment.

Clelia Petracca is Commissioning Editor for Disability & Neurodiversity Studies and Creativity Studies, based in London. Part of the Transdisciplinary Social Science team, she also manages the series 'Palgrave Studies in Disaster Science and Emergency Management' and 'Advancing Methods for Interdisciplinarity in the Social Sciences'.