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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing

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📚 Senior Book Editor, Sociology & Criminology 🏆 2025 Shortlist - IPG Young Independent Publisher Award 📧 [email protected] 🤍 Based in Yorkshire 📢 All views my own 🌱vegan 🎭 arts 🏃‍♀️‍➡️running 🌍 exploring

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Apr 30

IPG AWARDS 2025 🏆

A beautiful day in London for the @ipghq.bsky.social awards where I was shortlisted for the Young Independent Publisher Award 🥹

I didn't take home the trophy, but an honour to be recognized for my small contribution to the wonderful & vibrant world of publishing. Feeling lucky! 🙏

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Sep 12

Announcing a new book series from @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social 🎉

'Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice'

Co-founded by series editors @demirevaneli.bsky.social and @migratorymel.bsky.social 👏

Read more here: lnkd.in/edU9gwEJ

Bluesky

ratorymel.bsky.social

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Dr. Neli Demireva @demirevaneli.bsky.social · Sep 2

I am delighted to announce a new role - as a founding Series Editor, together with my colleague Dr. Melissa Phillips, of The Emerald Studies in Migration Research, Policy and Practice Emerald Publishing. Many thanks to @katymathers.bsky.social Mathers, the Senior Commissioning Editor.

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Aug 4

📚 Navigating Mental Health in the Male Open Prison by @schreeche.bsky.social

'Shines a useful light on an under-studied phenomenon.'
- Emeritus Professor Nicola Padfield KC

'Unafraid to confront uncomfortable truths.'
- Professor Shadd Maruna

🔗 tinyurl.com/5n7zz7x2

Dr Ed Schreeche-Powell @schreeche.bsky.social · Aug 4

Delighted to finally share the details of my forthcoming monograph ‘Navigating Mental Health in the Male Open Prison: Pains, Power and Peer Support’. Great to see this come together! (Full details below) @katymathers.bsky.social

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Jul 14

Congrats @sianlewiscrim.bsky.social: Winner of the British Society of Criminology 2025 Book Award for Mind the Gender Gap 🏆

Beautifully written, the book offers an original approach to experienced of sexual harassment on the London Underground. Available in paperback and OA here: lnkd.in/ek6fC9qC

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Jul 1

On the road to the British Society of Criminology conference in Portsmouth!

@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social are exhibiting - please come say hello!

Available for meetings to discuss your book publishing plans 📚

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Jun 24

Free open lecture! ‘Understanding the “failure” of patient-centred care’; Alison Pilnick, 25 June, 5pm CET

The talk is the opening plenary at the COMET 2025 conference: lnkd.in/e54d9f86

📚🔗Link to Alison's book Reconsidering Patient Centred Care: lnkd.in/ej8yWbmR

@emeraldpublishing.bsky.social

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Jun 18

Sport Migration Network on upcoming book 'Sport Development and Sport for Development in the Caribbean' edited by Roy McCree:

"offers a unique focus to examine issues related to sport development and sport for development across a range of Caribbean countries"

Out 7 July: shorturl.at/UyenH

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Jun 5

BOOK LAUNCH - 11 JUNE 📚 🌟

Join editors Luiz Dal Santo & Maximo Sozzo and guests to talk about "Punishment in Latin America: Explorations from the Margins".

➡️ Meeting login information: lnkd.in/eScxUmtM Meeting ID: 811 3336 7406

🔗 Link to the book: lnkd.in/e9jD4Aj3 + book series: lnkd.in/e5zkmxnD

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · May 14

So exciting! Thanks for your early guidance on this many moons ago, Mary!

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · May 14

🆕️ Emerald Borders, Criminalisation and Society Series

Unbelievably excited to be a part of this in collaboration with @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social @bordercrim.bsky.social, @andrianifili.bsky.social & Anthea Vogl ✨️

Mary Bosworth @mfbosworth.bsky.social · May 14

An exciting new book series on criminalisation and border control launches today, edited by @andrianifili.bsky.social & Anthea Vogl; a collaboration between @bordercrim.bsky.social & @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social. Check it out: www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/book-series/...

Emerald Borders, Criminalisation and Society Series

Borders have become sites of contestation, marked by the criminalisation of migration, heightened surveillance, and enforcement practices that often infringe on human rights. Emerald Borders, Criminal...

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · May 13

Netflix's Adolescence has struck a chord - its themes feel uncomfortably relevant.

Pertinent @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social reads address the complexities of modern masculinities - when these conversations matter more than ever ⬇️

@drlisasugiura.bsky.social
@utsa.bsky.social
@richgater.bsky.social

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Apr 30

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Andrew M. Jefferson @andrewmjefferson.bsky.social · Apr 24

1/10 Here I am yesterday at Books & Company in Copenhagen introducing a new co-produced book published by @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social explaining how come the Myanmar military were so easily able to weaponize the criminal justice system following the military coup in 2021. @dignitydk.bsky.social

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Sensory Penalities @sensorypenalities.bsky.social · Apr 25

Sharing for those who missed, wonderful report on getting a copy of Sensory Penalities into every prison in England and Wales: www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/responsible-...
Thanks for all the support @katymathers.bsky.social

Responsible publishing report

As part of our ever-evolving understanding of what inequality feels like and how we may start to tackle it in academic publishing, we’ve commissioned a global report on inclusivity.

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Apr 17

Not long now till this year's BSA conference in Manchester @britsoci.bsky.social #britsoc25 👥

Looking forward to showing off @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social sociology books and chatting to delegates about their work & publishing plans 📚

Visit us at the Emerald stand in the Drum!

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Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com · Apr 4

The Ola Gotkowska Young Independent Publisher Award #IPA25

Will Dady @renardpress.bsky.social
Helena Heald @edinburghup.bsky.social
Katy Mathers @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social
Rosie Morgan @grantabooks.bsky.social
Erin Murgatroyd @nosycrow.bsky.social
Naomi Weeks @bsmallpublishing.bsky.social

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Apr 7

BIG NEWS 🥳

I've been shortlisted for The Young Independent Publisher Award 2025 by @ipghq.bsky.social. Feeling very grateful and lucky & sending huge thanks to @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social for their support. Next year is 10 years since I interned at Emerald. It is all feeling very full circle ✨

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Sensory Penalities @sensorypenalities.bsky.social · Mar 24

Check out this update on the wonderful collaboration with Emerald publishing and @katymathers.bsky.social to get a copy of #Sensory #Penalities into every #Prison in England and Wales. So proud we could do this. Thank you Emerald!!: www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/responsible-...

Responsible publishing report

As part of our ever-evolving understanding of what inequality feels like and how we may start to tackle it in academic publishing, we’ve commissioned a global report on inclusivity.

www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com

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Dr J Warr @warrcrim.bsky.social · Mar 18

When is a book about #ForensicPsychologists not really about Forensic Psychologists?

When its about the complex matrices of #power within the contemporary #prison

This is the primary focus and contribution of this book: www.emerald.com/insight/publ...

#Criminology
#CriminalJustice

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Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Mar 4

Hi Helen! Great to be here - it was about time 🙂 That's wonderful news!

Katy Mathers - Senior Commissioning Editor, Emerald Publishing @katymathers.bsky.social · Mar 4

💙Landed on Bluesky!

👋Hi to new and existing connections - I'm a Senior Book Editor at @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social

📚I commission books in sociology and criminology

🌍Interested in mission-led research addressing societal challenges

🤝Connect with me to discuss your research & book ideas!

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