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USA Primaries – Useful resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/26/usa-primaries-useful-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 26, 2016 What is a primary? find out with this handy guide to the US electoral system from Vote Smart.
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EU referendum where do Eurosceptics live?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/04/eu-referendum-where-do-eurosceptics-live/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2016 YouGov this week revealed the 10 most Eurosceptic and EU friendly parts of the UK .
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Refugees Deeply
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/refugees-deeply/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 Independent digital media journalism site which aims to cover the refugee crisis indepth. Other independent journalism sites on this topic which are worth checking.
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Urban Africa RISK website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/urban-africa-risk-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 The Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) website has been launched to provide information and community resources for a three-year programme, funded by the UK Department...
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Is the Treasury being Economic with the truth about Brexit?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/is-the-treasury-being-economic-with-the-truth-about-brexit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Recently the UK government claimed that a possible UK exit from Europe would have an immediate economic impact.
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World Bank Archives Digitization
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/world-bank-archives-digitization/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 The World Bank Archives website is providing increasing free access to full text papers and documents as part of a digitization policy.
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Draft Investigatory Powers Bill: parliamentary report launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/draft-investigatory-powers-bill-parliamentary-report-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 Joint Committee on the Draft Investigatory Powers Bill has just published a report with 86 recommendations on improving the clarity of the bill.
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European Health Consumer Index 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/euro-health-consumer-index-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 This annual report from Health Consumer Powerhouse analyses European health systems and assesses them on 48 indicators, looking into areas such as patient rights and...
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Digital Transgender Archive launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/19/digital-transgender-archive-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 19, 2016 The new Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is based in Worcester, Massachusetts at the College of the Holy Cross.
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Country Reports on Terrorism 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/10/country-reports-on-terrorism-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 10, 2016 Just released by the US state Department, these annual reports have regional and country reports as well as essays reviewing global trends, terrorism safe havens and terrorist organisations.