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Is the Internet racist?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/is-the-internet-racist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 A trending project called worldwhite.ne t is seeking to expose and use crowdsourcing power to correct, examples of ‘inherent racism in Google image searches’.
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How much does poverty cost the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/how-much-does-poverty-cost-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Interesting report this week from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which examines the cost to UK public services budgets of citizens suffering poverty.
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Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/black-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 BFI has released recently some documentaries free via BFI Player which reveal why it is necessary to fight for BME rights.
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Bloomberg: Stocks sensitive to interest rate shocks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/28/stocks-sensitive-to-interest-rate-shocks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 28, 2013 The Fed is roiling global markets with its retreat from providing more liquidity.
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Social science video sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/18/social-science-video-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2013 TED videos from world leaders covering all aspects of social and environmental sciences RSA audio and events . Includes NHS, technology and change. Videolectures net .
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Greek television archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/31/greek-television-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2014 Greek television archive launches.
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Violence Against Women in Elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/violence-against-women-in-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 A new framework of guidelines as been issued by IFES which will help officials monitor, assess and respond to gender violence during elections.
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Access to information aids development
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/28/access-to-information-aids-development/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 28, 2017 …according to the Development and Access to Information (DA2I) report from the Technology and Social Change Group (TASCHA) at the University of Washington Information School and...
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Sex discrimination and sexism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/26/sex-discrimination-and-sexism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 26, 2018 The Fawcett Society Sex Discrimination review found significant failings in the current laws.
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IFS launch UK inequality review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/15/ifs-launch-uk-inequality-review/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 15, 2019 Announced recently by IFS, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and chaired by Nobel Laureate Professor Sir Angus Deaton .