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Comics about social and human rights issues
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/18/comics-about-social-and-human-rights-issues/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 18, 2017 Positive negatives: a n interesting example of comics being used to communicate key social issues.
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Trafficking in Persons report 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/07/trafficking-in-persons-report-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 7, 2015 The latest annual report from the US government traces trends and ranks nations worldwide. All reports from 2001 can be downloaded from the website.
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Do extroverts earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/do-extroverts-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 Interesting report released this week by the Sutton Trust which examines the link between personality, aspirations, career prospects and socioeconomic status.
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Corruption
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/corruption/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 Exporting corruption: Progress report 2013: assessing enforcement of the OECD Conventionon combating bribery Full text report from Transparency International V iew other earlier...
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Are girls invisible?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/11/are-girls-invisible/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 11, 2016 Yes according to the most recent report from Plan International .
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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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Mental health: International
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/16/mental-health-international/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2018 Useful mental health resources include: World Health Organization Mental Health Atlas; the latest (2017) edition provides data on 177 WHO members covering mental health policy,...
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Modern Slavery Data Stories
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/10/modern-slavery-data-stories/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2019 Created by the UN University Centre for Policy Research using datasets from the ILO, IOM, Walk Free Foundation, SmartLab, UK Government, Delta 8.
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Global Consumption Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/global-consumption-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Global Consumption Database Just launched by The World Bank and International Finance Corp (IFC). Useful for finding data on how people in developing countries spend their income.
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United States Election 2010 Web Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/10/15/united-states-election-2010-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 15, 2014 The United States Election 2010 Web Archive This new collection of over 1,2000 archived websites relates to the USA 2010 elections.