The LSE International Studies series comprises a boutique and award-winning collection of books dealing with international transdisciplinary matters, published by Cambridge University Press in association with the London School of Economics. The series is centred on four main themes.
First, it is transdisciplinary, prioritising texts that challenge disciplinary conventions and develop arguments that cannot be grasped within a single disciplinary field. The series includes work combining a wide range of fields, including international relations, international law, political theory, history, sociology and ethics.
Second, it comprises books that contain an overtly international or transnational dimension—whatever their topic, published books deal with matters that necessarily exceed or transcend national boundaries.
Third, books accepted to the series address pressing contemporary concerns—though their approach to scholarly inquiry may be predominantly either theoretical or empirical.
Fourthly, we are very interested in books that attend critically to the legacies of colonialism, whether that be through a postcolonial or decolonial lens as well as work that engages in critical theories more broadly around issues such as race, class, gender, and sexuality.
The series also has websites at the LSE Law Department and at Cambridge University Press.
For many years, the LSE Centre for International Studies published a book series in partnership with Cambridge University Press (CUP): ‘Cambridge-LSE Monographs in International Studies’.
There is no requirement for authors to hold a formal link to either the CIS or LSE – to the contrary, the series will predominately publish work from scholars who have no connection with the school. If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please send a proposal to the series editors (details below). We prioritise diversity in submissions and will especially welcome proposals from scholars that will broaden the gender, ethnic, disciplinary and geographical range of our published scholarship.
There is no prescribed length for proposals – they should contain as much information as prospective authors would want to see when evaluating a project themselves. All proposals should include the following:
- The proposed title of the book
- An outline of its rationale and scope, including how it relates to the series themes, and how it makes a significant contribution to existing scholarship
- A breakdown of detailed contents, i.e. a table of contents and chapter abstracts
- Details of proposed length and intended completion date. Please also flag up if the manuscript includes illustrations
- A description of the intended readership
- A short biographical note
Initial assessment will take place by the editors. Strong proposals will be sent, along with a full manuscript, to CUP, who will arrange for external review. Final decisions on manuscripts rest with CUP and the series editors.