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| Éditions de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales | |
|---|---|
| Name | Éditions de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales |
| Founded | 1975 |
| Country | France |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Publications | Books, Journals, Series |
| Topics | Social history, Anthropology, Sociology, Philosophy |
Éditions de l'École des hautes études en sciences sociales is the scholarly press associated with the École des hautes études en sciences sociales. It publishes monographs, edited volumes, and series that have shaped conversations in anthropology, sociology, history, and related fields across France and internationally. The imprint is known for close ties to researchers and institutions, editorial programs that favor theoretical innovation, and a catalog that includes both classical texts and contemporary fieldwork.
The press was founded in the milieu of Parisian intellectual life after the cultural and political shifts of the 1960s and 1970s, paralleling developments at institutions such as Collège de France, École normale supérieure (Paris), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, and Musée de l'Homme. Early editorial decisions reflected debates involving figures associated with Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Jacques Derrida, and Roland Barthes, positioning the press amid the networks of Université Paris Nanterre and École pratique des hautes études. Through the 1980s and 1990s the press expanded series and established collaborations with entities such as Centre National du Livre, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, and publishers like Gallimard, Presses Universitaires de France, and Seuil.
The editorial program emphasizes rigorous empirical research and theoretical reflection produced by scholars linked to École des hautes études en sciences sociales, Centre d'études anthropologiques, Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale, and international research centers including Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, School of Oriental and African Studies, and Harvard University. It aims to publish works relevant to debates in fields shaped by contributors such as Fernand Braudel, Emile Durkheim, Marcel Mauss, Georges Dumézil, and contemporary scholars affiliated with Collège International de Philosophie. The press issues series that foreground ethnography, historiography, and theoretical inquiry, engaging with conferences held at venues like Maison des Sciences de l'Homme and collaborative programs with École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) research units.
Among series and titles that gained prominence are collections addressing ethnography, historical sociology, urban studies, and intellectual history. Important series have intersected with the work of authors linked to Claude Lévi-Strauss, Pierre Bourdieu, Michel de Certeau, and Jacques Le Goff, while edited volumes have featured contributors from Cambridge University Press-affiliated scholars and researchers at Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Princeton University. The press has published critical texts that entered international curricula alongside works by Max Weber, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Antonio Gramsci, and Hannah Arendt. Special issues and collected essays have engaged with conferences on subjects connected to World History, Postcolonial Studies, Orientalism, and fieldwork traditions exemplified by research from British Museum-linked scholars and curators at the Musée du Quai Branly.
The catalog includes monographs and edited books by scholars affiliated with French and international institutions such as EHESS researchers, Université Paris-Sorbonne, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, Université de Montréal, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, University of California, Berkeley, Australian National University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of São Paulo, and Tokyo University. Collaborations have extended to research networks and foundations like Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, European Research Council, Agence nationale de la recherche, and cultural institutions including Institut français, British Council, and Goethe-Institut.
Distribution channels connect the press to bookstores, academic libraries, and university presses across Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The imprint's titles circulate through international book fairs and networks including Frankfurt Book Fair, Salon du Livre de Paris, London Book Fair, and collaborations with distributors servicing institutions such as New York Public Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, British Library, Library of Congress, and university libraries at Harvard, Oxford, and Sorbonne. Translations and co-editions have brought works into circulation with partners such as Cambridge University Press, Routledge, De Gruyter, Brill, and Pantheon Books.
Governance historically draws on the academic leadership of EHESS, with editorial committees composed of researchers and professors from units like Centre Georg Simmel, Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale (EHESS), and affiliated laboratories funded by bodies such as CNRS and ANR. Funding sources include institutional support from EHESS administration, grants from Ministère de la Culture (France), project funding via the European Commission, and subsidies or awards from cultural patrons like Fondation de France and the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller. The press operates alongside university presses such as Presses de l'Université de Montréal and Oxford University Press in managing peer review, production, and rights.
The press is cited in scholarship across disciplines and frequently appears in bibliographies alongside classic and contemporary works by Pierre Bourdieu, Michel Foucault, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Fernand Braudel, and Jacques Derrida. Its publications have influenced curricula at institutions including EHESS courses, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne programs, Columbia University seminars, and graduate programs at London School of Economics. Reviews and citations appear in journals such as Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales, Journal of Modern History, American Anthropologist, and Social Anthropology. The imprint's role in disseminating ethnographic fieldwork, historiographical synthesis, and theoretical debate secures its place among French scholarly publishers engaged in shaping global social science discourse.