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Is the Internet racist?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/is-the-internet-racist/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 A trending project called worldwhite.ne t is seeking to expose and use crowdsourcing power to correct, examples of ‘inherent racism in Google image searches’.
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How much does poverty cost the UK?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/how-much-does-poverty-cost-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Interesting report this week from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation which examines the cost to UK public services budgets of citizens suffering poverty.
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African Regional Integration Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/06/04/african-regional-integration-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 4, 2020 The second edition has recently been released in a collaboration between The African Union Commission, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and the African Development Bank.
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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/26/the-armed-conflict-location-event-data-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2020 ACLED’s political violence and protest data website now has a new feature in addition to the datasets which allow researchers to monitor emerging crises around...
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UNSCR 1325 at 20: report from the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/09/unscr-1325-at-20-report-from-the-womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 9, 2020 This WILPF report, Perspectives from Feminist Peace Activists and Civil Society , is based on a series of global interviews, consultations, and meetings with feminist peace activists...
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The Chinese Independent Film Archive (CIFA)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/30/the-chinese-independent-film-archive-cifa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2020 Arts & Humanities Research Council funded research project led by Dr Sabrina Qiong Yu (Newcastle University), with Co-Investigators Professor Chris Berry (King’s College...
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High Pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/high-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 On 6th January the High Pay Centre declared that the median FTSE 100 CEO’s earnings for 2021 had surpassed the median annual wage for a full-time worker in the UK.
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Social Mobility Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/02/08/social-mobility-review/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2021 The Social Mobility Commission has published its Review of 2020 .
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Towards ethical testimonies of sexual violence during conflict
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/towards-ethical-testimonies-of-sexual-violence-during-conflict/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 These resources have been developed by Professor Nayanika Mookherjee (Anthropology, Durham University) in collaboration with Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB) based on her publications.
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Integrated National Financing Framework Knowledge Platform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/24/integrated-national-financing-framework-knowledge-platform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2021 A global knowledge platform on Integrated National Financing Frameworks (INFF), jointly developed by DESA/FSDO , UNDP and the European Commission.