Piketty blasts ‘academic freedom violation’ as book pulled in China

Thomas Piketty: ‘Economists are no different from other social scientists’

As the monumental follow-up to his best-selling Capital in the Twenty-First Century is published, the celebrated French economist speaks to Matthew Reisz about why a detailed historical analysis of inequality boosts the case for redistribution – and why academics should join the public debate

By Matthew Reisz

27 February

Publishers choose between self-censorship in China and import ban

Cambridge University Press is latest firm to reveal that some of its titles have been blocked by the state

By Ellie Bothwell

9 January

How can scholars tackle the rise of Chinese censorship in the West?

There is growing concern that China is trying to silence its critics in the West, with academic publishers a particular target. Tao Zhang considers the consequences for scholarly freedom – and what can be done to tackle such restrictions

By Tao Zhang

4 January