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Indigenous Peoples in Business and Human Rights Litigation – A Global Analysis
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-projects/indigenous-peoples-in-business-and-human-rights-litigation-a-global-analysis
This project explores the intersection between Indigenous Peoples’ rights and the human rights responsibilities of business enterprises.
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How one woman’s app is changing political communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/how-one-womans-app-is-changing-political-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 Pia Mancini from Argentina is developing IT tools that can empower communities to get involved in politics worldwide in this recent Guardian newspaper article.
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What do the public know and care about data privacy?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/10/27/what-do-the-public-know-and-care-about-data-privacy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 27, 2023 A survey of the American public from the Pew Internet project It includes breakdown by political affiliation, age and agenda.
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Black literature timeline
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/18/black-literature-timeline/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2021 A resource from the British Library. This literary timeline explores the history of Black literature and writing in Britain through approx.
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UNICEF report shows children hit hard by financial crisis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/unicef-report-shows-children-hit-hard-by-financial-crisis/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 Children of the Recession has used official data to rank the impact on children from EU and OECD countries. For UK data see the CPAG website .
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The U.S. Media Index database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/05/24/the-u-s-media-index-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2021 F ind out who owns what . Compiled by the Future of Media Project the index details the 176 parent companies of daily news outlets.
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Citizen Cyberspace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/07/01/citizen-cyberspace/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 1, 2011 The rise of citizen cyberscience and its impact on professional research http://indico.cern.ch/contributionDisplay.
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US election sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/02/13/us-election-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2012 Pew Forum on Religion and Public life now has a site with news and comment on the role of religion in the 2012 presidential election: http://projects.pewforum.
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How has social media usage changed 2005-15?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/20/how-has-social-media-usage-changed-2005-15/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 20, 2015 Find out by checking the results from the latest Pew Internet research report which covers the USA.
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Twitter: 10th anniversary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/twitter-10th-anniversary/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 See a collection of significant tweets in this short history from Wired magazine. Read also the Guardian debate on whether you love or hate it.