Helsinki University Press (HUP) is a scholarly Open Access publisher of peer reviewed books and journals. We publish monographs and edited volumes from all academic fields. HUP’s books are free to download in pdf and Epub as well as free to read in our in-browser reader. We offer the academic community a channel to publish and disseminate their research results effectively, fairly and globally. We believe that publishing research literature in Open Access is beneficial for everyone. When the outcomes of publicly funded research are made freely available, they can be an asset to other researchers, academic institutions, decision-makers and civic organisations, regardless of their financial standing. This benefits not only the researchers Read more