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Little Data book on Gender
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/little-data-book-on-gender/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 A new handy reference tool from the World Bank for those seeking accessible statistics on gender. It covers 217 countries, tracing progress in closing gender gaps between 2000-2017.
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Labour Together
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/labour-together/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Find out more about this new political grouping launched this week by members of the Labour Party to unify and renew the party.
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Who owns the UK Media?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/04/who-owns-the-uk-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2015 An i nteresting new report from the Media Reform Coalition states that 3 companies own 71% of the market.
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Local skills shortages data tool
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/11/local-skills-shortages-data-tool/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2024 The Office for National Statistics has released an interactive tool allowing the user to look at demand for specific job roles in a local area and examine whether census and...
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ACLED Conflict Index 2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/12/13/acled-conflict-index-2024/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2024 ACLED Conflict Index 2024 Get reputable data from the team who measure and assess political violence worldwide using indicators based on deadliness, danger to civilians, geographic...
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Portal on Gender-Based Violence in Africa
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/portal-on-gender-based-violence-in-africa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 Created by Alt Advisory, based in South Africa, this website provides information on and mapping of responses to gender-based violence in African nations.
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Israel and Palestine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/27/israel-and-palestine/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 27, 2023 AN updated fact sheet on the conflict in Israel and Palestine Get the statistical facts and chronological timeline from the ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event...
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World Investment Report 2018 launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/09/world-investment-report-2018-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 9, 2018 The World Investment Report has been published annually since 1991 by UNCTAD. It provides specialist reports on trends in foreign direct investment worldwide.
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Global State of Freedom of Information is ‘worrying’…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/global-state-of-freedom-of-information-is-worrying/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 …according to the annual Open Data Barometer from the World Wide Web Foundation. It says that only 50% of the 92 included countries have ‘reasonably strong’ laws.
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Critical race theory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/16/critical-race-theory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2022 UCLA Law school project tracking attacks on the teaching of critical race theory in the USA. Critical race theory seeks to expose systematic racism and racist cultures.