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Explosive Violence Monitor
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/explosive-violence-monitor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 Explosive Violence Monitor 2019 Latest annual report by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) – demonstrates that civilians continue to be disproportionately affected by the...
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Work of peace: 75 years of the United Nations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/12/work-of-peace-75-years-of-the-united-nations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 12, 2020 A new online exhibit created by the Department of Peace and Peace Building Affairs.
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RISE – Research Institute for Social Mobility and Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/19/rise-research-institute-for-social-mobility-and-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2020 This week saw the launch of RISE a new think tank, part funded by the University of Bolton which will conduct research into areas of education and social mobility policy...
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Freedom in the world, 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/freedom-in-the-world-2021/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy.
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Demos Integration Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/29/demos-integration-hub/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 29, 2015 Think-tank Demos has created a special mapping integration area which is examining evidence of racial and ethnic integration/segregation in Britain today.
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Thousands of women are criminalised needlessly
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/07/03/thousands-of-women-are-criminalised-needlessly/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2015 According to the latest Report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System large numbers of women are being sent to prison for short term sentences which are...
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Media pluralism and democracy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/media-pluralism-and-democracy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 Published this week, the latest Eurobarometer survey of EU citizens on Media pluralism and democracy found that 57% of EU citizens believe that the media in their countries...
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Global Risks in the World 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/13/global-risks-in-the-world-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2017 This week the World Economic Forum released its latest annual report on risk in 2017. It focuses on five areas, economic, social, technological, geopolitical and environmental.
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Women in Congress, 1917-2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/24/women-in-congress-1917-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 24, 2017 Free access to this reference book from the Library of Congress.
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Is your press free?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/is-your-press-free/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 Check the 2017 ranking from Reporters without Borders. Since 2002 it has been rating level of freedom available to journalists in over 180 nations worldwide.