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What do people think about politics?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/what-do-people-think-about-politics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 With the UK general election coming soon, try the latest annual audit of Democratic engagement from the Hansard Society .
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North Korea Missile Test Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/12/north-korea-missile-test-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2017 Recently launched by James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, t his open access resource provides information on every test launch since 1984 allowing long-term monitoring of trends.
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Is working overtime bad for you? Some interesting evidence from Higher education.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/is-working-overtime-bad-for-you-some-interesting-evidence-from-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 This article mentioned in the Times Higher last week had the headline Do some overtime (but not too much) It is based on this article: Fontinha, R., Easton, S., & Van Laar, D.
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Time and Tide: Connections and Legacies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/13/time-and-tide-connections-and-legacies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2020 A resource created to commemorate the centenary of this key magazine which is crucial for understanding the development of feminism and women’s rights in the UK.
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Are bankers dishonest?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/are-bankers-dishonest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 According to a study published in Nature, the banking culture encourages dishonesty. Research from YouGov has shown that since the recession public trust in banking has declined.
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UK Election Polls
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/15/uk-election-polls/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2015 Why were the general election polls wrong? Now the election votes have been counted, commentators are asking why many of the polls were wrong.
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Human rights day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/human-rights-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 The United Nations observance of this day occurs every 10 th December. The official website has related resolutions and news for 2018.
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European Elections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/27/european-elections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014 L’histoire des élections européennes (1952-2014) If you are interested in the history of the European Parliament, CVCE has compiled a selection of...
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Sri Lanka terrorism threats; get some academic facts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/sri-lanka-terrorism-threats-get-some-academic-facts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 The recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka have left the world in shock.
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2011 National Human Development Report for Russia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/14/2011-national-human-development-report-for-russia/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 14, 2012 http://hdr.undp.org/en/reports/national/europethecis/russia/name,24360,en.html Find out more about socio-economic conditions in Russia by reading this major new report.