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Social, Political and Economic Event Database (SPEED) Project Data.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/social-political-and-economic-event-database-speed-project-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 … comprises data on de-stabilising events such as coups, revolutions and political and economic upheaval. Analysis has been made from a global news archive.
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Young people are less likely to own their own home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/16/young-people-are-less-likely-to-own-their-own-home/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 16, 2018 According to the latest analysis from IFS: ‘In 1995–96, 65% of those aged 25–34 with incomes in the middle 20% for their age owned their own home.
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Should sexist adverts be banned?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/16/should-sexist-adverts-be-banned/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2019 This week the first prosecutions were made against adverts considered sexist by the new ASA code on gender stereotyping.
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The Anti-Corruption Summit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/13/the-anti-corruption-summit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 13, 2016 The Anti-Corruption Summit has taken place in London. The UK government website contains the proposals for international reform.
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Election 2015: TV debates
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/20/election-2015-tv-debates/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2015 Democratic reflection App The Election Debate Visualisation (EDV) project a collaboration between The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) at The Open University and the University of...
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Online fact-checking – a growing trend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/online-fact-checking-a-growing-trend/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 A recent report from the Reuters Institute has traced the rise of political fact-checking sites in Europe. It recorded 113 such groups are active today.
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Ageing in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/ageing-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A new report is available from The House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change http://www.parliament.
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How can I manage difficult discussions in group work?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/12/16/how-can-i-manage-difficult-discussions-in-group-work/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 16, 2019 Created by Tracy Dix and Alex Patel Conflict, disagreement, discussion, arguing by John Hain (2014) at https://pixabay.
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International Youth Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/international-youth-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 12th August was designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999. To commemorate it here are several resources.
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Mental Health UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/mental-health-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 10 th October was World Mental Health Day and the first Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit has been held. Its website has reports and decisions.