The mission of Editions EHESS is to enliven public and intellectual debate by publishing innovative works in human science, whether they be first publications or works by accomplished researchers, whether from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales or other horizons in France and abroad. Their ingenuity, high scientific standards and reflexivity make these books tools for reflection that, unconstrained by the fleeting pace of current events, contribute to producing the knowledge needed to understand today's world.

The Editions EHESS backlist comprises some 900 titles in history, art history, anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology, geography, linguistics and semiotics. On average, about twenty-five new titles are added every year.