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Africa in Fact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/04/africa-in-fact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 4, 2015 Good Governance Africa is an organisation based in Africa which aims to improve government performance on the continent.
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Bedroom tax
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/22/bedroom-tax/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 22, 2015 The Final Report from the Evaluation of the Removal of the Spare Room Subsidy (often referred to as the ‘bedroom tax’) carried out jointly by CCHPR and Ipsos Mori, has been published.
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Only 7% of people describe themselves as feminists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/22/only-7-of-people-describe-themselves-as-feminists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2016 According to the results from the 2016 Fawcett society state of the nation report only 4% men and 9% women polled labelled themselves as feminists.
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World Humanitarian Data And Trends 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/world-humanitarian-data-and-trends-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 The United Nations Office For the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has just released the latest annual report which has overall country and regional data.
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Inclusive Growth Commission
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/03/inclusive-growth-commission/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2016 RSA Launch Inclusive Growth Commission.
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Are children in the UK exposed to online pornography?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/are-children-in-the-uk-exposed-to-online-pornography/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 And if so, what impact does it have on their lives and relationships? The NSPCC and the Children’s Commissioner asked Middlesex University to conduct a study.
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International Education Data Explorer
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/international-education-data-explorer/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 International Education Data Explorer is a tool from the National Center for Education Statistics at the Institute of Education Sciences which forms part of the U.S.
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Kleptocracy Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/kleptocracy-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 What is a kleptocracy? Kleptocracy is a system in which well-connected elite is able to use patronage or corruption to exploit the national resources for individual gain.
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Digital development
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/11/digital-development/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 11, 2017 Digital Planet is an interdisciplinary research initiative of The Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context.
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Documenting Hate News Index launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/29/documenting-hate-news-index-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 29, 2017 Propublica in association with Google News Lab and a data visualization studio called Pitch Interactive has launched a site about hate crimes and bias incidents in the USA.