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Freedom in the World report 2014
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/31/freedom-in-the-world-report-2014/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2014 Freedom in the World report 2014 Just issued by Freedom House see the rankings for civil liberties in nations worldwide. The report also has a useful graphic map of freedoms.
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Poverty in Europe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/04/poverty-in-europe/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 4, 2014 Poverty Reduction in Europe: Social Policy and Innovation (ImPRovE) Useful project which is focusing upon social policy and poverty in Europe.
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North Korea Missile Test Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/12/north-korea-missile-test-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2017 Recently launched by James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, t his open access resource provides information on every test launch since 1984 allowing long-term monitoring of trends.
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The Elcano Global Presence Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/13/the-elcano-global-presence-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2018 How do the EU and specific world nations present themselves globally? Try consulting the Elcano Global Presence Index which is a tool for international relations specialists developed b...
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Gender Pay Gap reporting
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/09/gender-pay-gap-reporting/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 9, 2018 The deadline for employers with 250 or more employees to report their gender pay gap has now passed.
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Sexual harassment of women and girls in public places
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/26/sexual-harassment-of-women-and-girls-in-public-places/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2018 According to the latest report from the Women and Equalities Committee sexual harassment of women and girls is routine and relentless.
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Has the Gender pay gap worsened?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/12/has-the-gender-pay-gap-worsened/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 12, 2019 Though things are slowly improving at the University of Leicester , the media has reported that gap in wages between men and women is widening.
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News clips archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/news-clips-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 University of Virginia Library WSLS-TV. Archive online: http://news.virginia.
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Primary Sources: speeches
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/04/1266/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 4, 2013 Library of Congress Recorded Sound Collections. The National jukebox is its open access section. Which has classic recordings. For speeches, choose spoken word speeches.
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Lantern: Media History
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/04/1276/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 4, 2013 Lantern : Media History A free, open access search platform for media history research. Directors include academics Eric Hoyt, Carl Hagenmaier, and Wendy Hagenmaier.