For University Press Week, we are celebrating the extraordinary diversity of subjects, perspectives and research that university presses bring to readers. From the humanities and social sciences to environmental studies and political science, university press publishing makes space for ideas that deepen our understanding of the world.

Our selection of five titles illustrates this breadth.

In Protestantism, Money and Nationalism in South Korea: The Erosion of Credibility, Gil-Soo Han explores the intersections of religion, money and national identity in South Korean society. Turning to European history, European Monarchs & Colonialism, edited by Gert Oostindie and Karwan Fatah-Black, examines the relationship between European monarchies and colonialism.

Language and communication take centre stage in Words in Use, edited by Aarti Kawlra and Mohomodou Houssouba, which explores how words function in different contexts. Meanwhile, Hydropolitics in the Mekong Region: Water, Power and the Dialectics of Change, edited by Kim Geheb and Diana Suhardiman, investigates the political and social dimensions of water governance and environmental change.

Finally, Carola Schoor’s Handboek politieke stijl: Politiek begrijpen met archetypen offers a perspective on politics through the lens of political styles and archetypes.

Five books, five distinct fields of enquiry, and a shared commitment to advancing knowledge.

That is the strength of university press publishing: bringing rigorous research to a wider audience, encouraging dialogue across disciplines and making room for subjects and perspectives that help us see the world differently. This University Press Week, we celebrate not only the books we publish, but also the diversity of scholarship, voices and ideas behind them.