As part of the global change-making organisation Practical Action, Practical Action Publishing partners with the brightest minds to publish the latest development perspectives. Publications offer in-depth analysis, insights, and advice in subjects such as Agriculture and Food, Disasters and Emergencies, Gender, Global Public Health, and Social Development.
The ISS Library has purchased the entire 2025 e-book catalogue from Practical Action Publishing, as well as 20 titles from its archives. This includes the latest addition to the Critical Development Studies series, Lessons from the Zapatistas, but also stand-alone titles such as 10 Lessons in Localisation or Sustaining and Scaling Up Community Managed Water. You can browse for all books on the Practical Action Publishing website, or you can find these titles in sEURch.
