# Opening the Future

In this section, you can read testimonial from authors whose books were published open access, thanks to funding provided by Copim’s collective library funding model, “[Opening the Future](https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/nyk93bz2/openingthefuture.net)”.

<details id="bkmrk-peter-watson-peter-w"><summary>Peter Watson</summary>

Peter Watson, Teaching Fellow at the University of Leeds, discusses his book "Football and Nation Building in Colombia (2010-2018)," which was published open access by Liverpool University Press in 2022.

[**Read more**](https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/football-and-nation-building/)

</details><details id="bkmrk-mario-gra%C3%B1a-taborell"><summary>Mario Graña Taborelli</summary>

Author Mario Graña Taborelli (Visiting Fellow, UCL) discusses his book "Jurisdictional Battlefields", which was published Open Access by Liverpool University Press in 2024.

[**Read more**](https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/jurisdictional-battlefields/)

</details><details id="bkmrk-daniel-silva-author-"><summary>Daniel Silva</summary>

Author Daniel Silva (Associate Professor, Middlebury College) discusses his book "Empire Found: Racial Identities and Coloniality in Twenty-First Century Portuguese Popular Cultures" which was published open access in 2022 by Liverpool University Press.

[**Read more**](https://copim.pubpub.org/pub/empire-found/)

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