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Academic Freedom Index launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/30/academic-freedom-index-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2020 The Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) is an independent non-profit think tank based in Berlin.
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The Economics of Chocolate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/26/the-economics-of-chocolate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 26, 2013 The International Cocoa organization provides free access to basic statistics on prices see the monthly market reviews.
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Bloomberg: China’s Trade Anomalies and Economic Growth
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/07/bloomberg-chinas-trade-anomalies-and-economic-growth/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 7, 2013 China’s customs administration is investigating allegations of falsified trade data.
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Internet Verification Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/internet-verification-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 Internet Verification Handbook How do you know if something published on the Internet is true? This free handbook has been published for journalists in emergency situations by the...
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Femicide census
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/20/femicide-census/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 20, 2015 The first UK census of women killed by men (2009-2013) was released by Women’s Aid last week.
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How do the media create and spreads stories?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/how-do-the-media-create-and-spreads-stories/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 An interesting open-source site is M edia Cloud. This is a joint project by the MIT Center for Civic Media and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University.
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(Dis)Connected Infrastructures and Violence Against Women project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/03/disconnected-infrastructures-and-violence-against-women-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2018 British Academy funded project involving staff from Kings College London, LSE and Indian universities.
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Mapping Segregation: Google Maps and the Human Rights of Palestinians
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/05/mapping-segregation-google-maps-and-the-human-rights-of-palestinians/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2018 Interesting report by 7amleh – Arab Center for Social Media Advancement which argues that the boundaries and names used on Google Maps favour the cause of the Israeli government in the...
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Bloomberg: assessing the Greek recovery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/14/bloomberg-assessing-the-greek-recovery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 14, 2013 Data compiled from the European Commission show economic sentiment in Greece has risen from its low last June. Concerns that Greece may exit the euro have subsided.
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Bloomberg: US film revenues
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/14/bloomberg-us-film-revenues/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 14, 2013 Superhero blockbusters such as “Man of Steel” boosted movie sales in the second quarter after U.S. cinema takings declined during the past two years.