Helena Hurd

Senior Editor for Global Development and African Studies books at Routledge. [email protected]. All views my own.

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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!

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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.

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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: https://t.co/yoPKMDysCa

Book: https://t.co/yd3mLjBnbS

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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.

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

Great discussion of this important new book hot off the press at #ECAS2025!

Find out more about Afroeuropeans: Identities, Racism, and Resistances here:
https://t.co/Xg0dqkmE5W

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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 https://t.co/Xg0dqkmE5W

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

@devcomms I was so upset when the conference dates coincided this year!! 😢

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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!

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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.

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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:
https://t.co/295TQS3u5O
#IFMS @flaczko1 @UNMigrationData

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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⤵️
https://t.co/Qg1yobwWI4

[ronaldo munck @ronaldomunck]

@DevelopmentEdtr @chandanamathur @henryveltmeyer @paulbowles

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

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. 🌟

[Taylor&Francis News @tandfnewsroom]

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.

https://t.co/QFrJBLYQtL

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

There are some really great free to access articles and chapters in the collection this year!

[T&F Africa @TandF_Africa]

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: https://t.co/zfiiL0Hw6f

[African and Black Diaspora Journal @ABD_Journal]

🚀 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

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

I'm so delighted to see this important new book publish! For full details and to get your copy, go to
👉https://t.co/XA5dDfz3tp
@IHSA_studies

[Hafize Zehra Kavak @ZehraOzturk]

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.

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

@FelixNandonde 🤣🤣🤣

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

Great discussion here about the datafication of the humanitarian sector from leading thinkers and researchers in the field!
🔗https://t.co/DFudvrNIrp
@IHSA_studies @ICRC #humanitarian #aid
For the book that sparked it all off:
📖https://t.co/n8eRjghxHF

[Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) @DTM_IOM]

🔖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 https://t.co/vpJTpTvg8O

[Helena Hurd @DevelopmentEdtr]

Join us today for an exciting day of reflection on the last 30 years of democracy in South Africa!
Zoom: https://t.co/qcTuXBvRCH
Full agenda: https://t.co/Rfl40aClfu

[Janet Remmington @VariousHats]

Happening now! #SAreflects
In person at Bunting Rd Campus, University of Johannesburg, and online on zoom:

https://t.co/x6kHzpkz2S

Join us!

[Janet Remmington @VariousHats]

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! 👇