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• Internet freedom has declined for the sixth consecutive year

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/internet-freedom-has-declined-for-the-sixth-consecutive-year/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 …according to the latest annual Freedom on the Internet report from Freedom House.

• Article 50 news

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/27/article-50-news/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2017 Read the recent judgement on the UK exit from the Supreme Court and the reaction from legal challenger Gina Miller via Channel 4 news.

• How China Became a Global Information Power

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/17/how-china-became-a-global-information-power/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2017 Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Became a Global Information Power Read the latest online report from Center for International Media Assistance to find out how.

• Do homes near top performing schools cost more?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/do-homes-near-top-performing-schools-cost-more/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Yes according to a report released by the Department of Education this week which makes interesting reading.

• Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019 launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/social-institutions-and-gender-index-2019-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 Pioneered by the OECD in 2009, this index has been updated for 2019 It covers 180 nations providing profiles and cross-country rankings classifying countries according to their level...

• Anti-Semitism growing in the UK

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/08/anti-semitism-growing-in-the-uk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2019 Shocking data this week that anti-Semitic incidents recorded by the Community Security trust continue to grow.  Their 2018 annual report lists 1,652.

• Couples and the Internet

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/14/couples-and-the-internet/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 14, 2014 What role do mobile phones and social media play in modern relationships?  Latest data from the Pew Internet and American Life project taken from a survey of couples in the USA:...

• Election turnouts

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/election-turnouts/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 History Workshop has posted an interesting 1955 anarchist pamphlet on its website called vote for Joe Soap.  It raises the issue for voter non turnout.

• State of the Least Developed Countries report 2016

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/state-of-the-least-developed-countries-report-2016/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 Released in September by the Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries.  It reviews the progress made in development for 48 countries.

• UK youth unhappiness rising…

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/04/09/uk-youth-unhappiness-rising/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 9, 2018 …according to the latest annual Princes Trust survey of 2,194  16-25 year olds. Get the full results from their website.