Simon Batterbury
simonbatterbury.bsky.social
Simon Batterbury
@simonbatterbury.bsky.social
Day job: Environmental Studies Prof@ Melbourne www.simonbatterbury.net Editor, Journal of Political Ecology since 2003 https://journals.librarypublishing.arizona.edu/jpe. Political ecology, critical minerals, New Caledonia-Kanaky, community bike workshops
What of scholar-led OA publishing? Our article doi.org/10.1111/area... For scholarly work, print-only books are not OA, and therefore unavailable to the world, much of which cannot access them for reasons of geographical location or cost. This is unjust.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I have been doing this as a social scientist in order to complete a book on the ethics, role of non-human actors, and political economy of pandemics, and goodness me, philosophy is a minefield ! I think we will finish it without a full knowledge of traditions and styles of argumentation.
November 16, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Currently not electable.
November 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
No worries, Handbook not out quite yet. Sorry, a typo, when trying to meet the character limit. Communities of scientists are also being ineffective though. Live issue at our uni., which has signed up to DORA but still looking at journal rankings. Old habits die hard.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On it already. Q.why are pol ecologists publishing with them? you name?Batterbury,SPJ&Silva Garzon,D. '25. Publishing in Political Ecology:Rethinking unequal relationships and social justice.In Hope,J,Apostolopoulou E, & Collins YA (eds)New R'ledge Hbook of Political Ecology. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Publishing in political ecology: Rethinking unequal relationships and social justice
There is a highly unequal, expensive, and therefore discriminatory landscape for scholarly publishing of work in political ecology. Average APCs are high to maintain corporate publsher's profits, whil...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Thanks to York lecturer Dr Judith Krauss, @judithekrauss.bsky.social
who co-edits one of the oldest OA wholly journals in social sciences, Journal of Political Ecology [estab 1993/4]. @jpoliticalecology.bsky.social Community-led. free, and a 'labour of love'.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I see them in most cities I have lived and worked in. Some schemes are terrible, others better, & socioeconomic and planning factors determine how successful. Also the weather & price
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Sorry, departments
October 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
It may seem catastrophic,& I know the French system, but some anglo unis have been suffering this for decades. The French state may be badly managed at the moment but it is so strong compared to the UK, or Australia, that I do not think it will let universities collapse. May cut a few debts. though!
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Known them for 30 yrs. the book needs to be open access, like all of my own. We are old enough to pay for that now! Secondly, communication with non-human nature is pretty much central to most Australian Aboriginal culture on country. I hope that gets a section. It has been documented for decades.
October 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Another problem is that I played my students a 2-minute bbc podcast about dam construction here in Australia, and it was preceded by two minutes of adverts!
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
BBC Sounds was closed to non UK based listeners on July 21. Thanks BBC
September 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM