Policy Press

Policy Press Scholarship Online

Bristol University Press’s critically acclaimed Policy Press Scholarship Online (PPSO) eBook collection provides access to hundreds of scholarly titles in a variety of social science subject areas, including sociology, law, criminology, business and management, social work and social policy, public health and epidemiology. Available as part of University Press Scholarship Online (UPSO), this collection of high-quality, evidence-based academic monographs is an essential research resource for students and academics alike.

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About the UPSO

Responding to increased demand for online scholarly content, UPSO streamlines the research process by making disparately published scholarship easily accessible, highly discoverable, and fully cross-searchable via one online platform. PPSO greatly enhances the ability for Bristol University Press and Policy Press’s scholarly publishing to be found and used by academics globally.


“What a wonderful resource! Nice layout and ready access to chapters and descriptions. So many tempting books to purchase or access via library subscription.”

Ros Burnett, University of Oxford


Benefits for academics, researchers and libraries:

-           Filter results to view your subject specialisations;

-           Save time with at-a-glance keywords and abstracts;

-           Quickly build bibliographies with automatic exports citations;

-           Save links to favourite books, chapters and searches;

-           Use and share content in multiple formats;

-           Readability, functionality, and ease of use.

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