The book "Researching the Socio-Political Dimensions of Mathematics Education" offers a comprehensive analysis of the complex and often contradictory discourses within mathematics education. It highlights the challenges and opportunities arising from the connection between mathematics education and social and political aspects. Editors Paola Valero and Robyn Zevenbergen present in this collection of contributions a critical engagement with the prevailing cognitive psychological paradigms that have traditionally shaped mathematics education. The authors argue that the discipline of mathematics education cannot be reduced to a single perspective and that an interdisciplinary approach is necessary to understand the role of mathematics as a tool for social transformation. This publication is a significant contribution to the advancement of mathematics education and calls for a rethinking of the social dimensions of learning and teaching mathematics.