Éditions de l'EHESS

Éditions de l'EHESS is the academic publishing house associated with the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), one of France's leading institutions for research in the social sciences. It publishes scholarly books (ouvrages), academic journals (revues), and edited collections (collections) across a broad range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, history, political science, economics, geography, law, and the history of science and technology. Its catalogue is organised into thematic series such as 'En temps & lieux' and subject areas spanning 'Mondes ruraux', 'Sociétés urbaines', 'Terrains du droit', and 'Savoirs économiques'. The publisher's journal list is a defining part of its identity. It includes long-established and internationally recognised titles such as Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales, Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales, L'Homme, Études rurales, Cahiers d'études africaines, Archives de sciences sociales des religions, Histoire & Mesure, Techniques & Culture, and the Cahiers d'histoire russe, est-européenne, caucasienne et centrasiatique. These journals carry peer-reviewed research and are distributed to academic libraries, researchers, and individual subscribers in France and abroad. As a university press, Éditions de l'EHESS operates within the French public higher-education and research system. Its editorial output reflects the EHESS's interdisciplinary tradition, with books often emerging from research programmes, doctoral work, and collective projects. The house also maintains a commercial dimension: its website provides a shopping cart, quotation and ordering functions, and a 'diffusion' (distribution) section, indicating that titles are sold through bookshops and distributors as well as directly. Recognition for its titles is visible in the awards highlighted on its site, including the Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois 2025 for 'Déportés pour l'éternité' by Alain Blum and Emilia Koustova, the Prix du Duc de Loubat 2025 for 'Aux sources de "Tristes tropiques"', and the Prix Eugène Colas de l'Académie française 2023 for 'Métiers de rue' by Juliette Rennes. Such prizes underline the publisher's role in bringing rigorous scholarship to wider audiences. Éditions de l'EHESS presents itself bilingually to some degree, offering an English-language version of its site, and it participates in international academic exchange through co-editions and translated works. Its catalogue is updated continuously, with forthcoming titles announced alongside new releases, and it maintains a cultural season ('Saison culturelle') of events, interviews, and videos that connect authors and readers.

Éditions de l'EHESS is the publishing arm of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), a French public research and higher-education institution dedicated to the social sciences. The press exists to disseminate the research produced within and around the EHESS community, and its identity is closely tied to the school's interdisciplinary, comparative, and theoretically engaged scholarly tradition. Over the years the house has built a catalogue that combines monographs, edited volumes, and a substantial portfolio of academic journals. Its journal list includes some of the most cited and debated titles in the French social sciences, such as Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales, Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales, L'Homme, Études rurales, and Cahiers d'études africaines. These journals have long served as venues for empirical and theoretical work in history, anthropology, sociology, and area studies. The publisher organises its books into thematic collections and disciplinary categories. Series such as 'En temps & lieux' host works that connect historical and social-scientific analysis, while subject headings on the website range from anthropology and sociology to law, economics, geography, and the history of science and technology. This structure reflects the EHESS's commitment to crossing disciplinary boundaries. In the 2020s the press continues to announce forthcoming titles and new journal issues, and it maintains a visible programme of awards and recognition. Its website highlights prizes won by its authors, including the Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois 2025 for 'Déportés pour l'éternité' by Alain Blum and Emilia Koustova, the Prix du Duc de Loubat 2025 for 'Aux sources de "Tristes tropiques"', and the Prix Eugène Colas de l'Académie française 2023 for 'Métiers de rue' by Juliette Rennes. Such distinctions illustrate the press's role in bringing rigorous scholarship to broader publics. Éditions de l'EHESS also engages in co-editions, as seen in the EHESS-INED imprint for 'Déportés pour l'éternité', and in translated works, such as the French edition of Gabrielle Hecht's 'Gouvernance résiduelle' (Residual Governance), translated by Charlotte Nordmann and the author. The press offers an English-language version of its website and a 'Saison culturelle' of events, interviews, and videos, reflecting an ongoing effort to reach readers beyond the academy. As part of a public institution, the press operates within France's publicly funded research and publishing ecosystem, balancing scholarly mission with the practicalities of distribution, sales, and international visibility.

• Prix Augustin Thierry 2011 awarded for 'L'introuvable complot' by Gilles Malandain

• Prix Willi Paul Adams 2011 awarded for 'Compter et classer' by Paul Schor

• Prix des Muses 2012 awarded for 'Henri Herz' by Laure Schnapper

• Prix Robert Delavignette 2015 awarded for 'Après la Grande Guerre' by Thomas Grillot

• Prix de l'Évolution psychiatrique 2016 awarded for 'Foucault à Münsterlingen' edited by Jean-François Bert and Elisabetta Basso

• Prix Guizot de l'Académie française (silver medal) 2017 awarded for 'Le Voyage aux saints' by Dominique Julia

• Prix de l'Évolution psychiatrique 2021 awarded for 'Une histoire de la psychiatrie soviétique' by Grégory Dufaud

• Prix Augustin Thierry des Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois 2021 awarded for 'Produire la guerre, produire le genre' by Camille Fauroux

• Prix Eugène Colas de l'Académie française 2023 awarded for 'Métiers de rue' by Juliette Rennes

• Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois 2025 awarded for 'Déportés pour l'éternité' by Alain Blum and Emilia Koustova (Éditions EHESS-INED)

• Prix du Duc de Loubat 2025 from the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres awarded for 'Aux sources de "Tristes tropiques"' edited by Emmanuel Désveaux

A university press of the EHESS, publishing peer-reviewed social-science and humanities scholarship for academic and informed general audiences in France and internationally.

• Annales. Histoire, Sciences sociales

• Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales

• L'Homme

• Études rurales

• Cahiers d'études africaines

• Archives de sciences sociales des religions

• Histoire & Mesure

• Techniques & Culture

• Cahiers d'histoire russe, est-européenne, caucasienne et centrasiatique

• Gouvernance résiduelle by Gabrielle Hecht (translated by Charlotte Nordmann and the author)

• Déportés pour l'éternité by Alain Blum and Emilia Koustova (Éditions EHESS-INED)

• Métiers de rue by Juliette Rennes

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2. 2Les Éditions de l'EHESS: Cahiers d'histoire russe, est-européenne, caucasienne et centrasiatique 67/1-2editions.ehess.fr
3. 3Les Éditions de l'EHESS: Gouvernance résiduelleeditions.ehess.fr
4. 4Les Éditions de l'EHESS: Gestion de votre paniereditions.ehess.fr
5. 5Wikidata: Éditions de l'EHESSwikidata.org