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Thomas Piketty and Capital in the Twenty-First Century
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/01/09/thomas-piketty-and-capital-in-the-twenty-first-century/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 9, 2015 The author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century (2013) was in the news over xmas as he rejected an honour from the French government, Here are some free resources which will...
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“Millennials will spend £53,000 on rent before age of 30”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/millennials-will-spend-53000-on-rent-before-age-of-30/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 …according to a new report by the Resolution foundation . See also some interesting comment on declining home ownership and living standards for the young from the Guardian.
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Race hate crime increasing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/race-hate-crime-increasing/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The Community Security Trust is a charity that acts to support the Jewish community by campaigning against racism . It collects regular data on anti-semitism.
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Women Parliamentarians suffer sexism, harassment and violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/02/women-parliamentarians-suffer-sexism-harassment-and-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2016 Shocking new study by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) reveals that sexism, harassment and violence against women MPs is widespread worldwide.
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The returns to undergraduate degrees by socio-economic group and ethnicity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/29/the-returns-to-undergraduate-degrees-by-socio-economic-group-and-ethnicity/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2021 Published this week by IFS this report considers evidence on the potential benefits of a degree by studying earnings of recent graduates in a range of subject areas.
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NAACP Legal Defense Fund records
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/naacp-legal-defense-fund-records/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 A major resource documenting the funding and activities of the NAACP fighting for Black civil rights in 20th Century America.
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Disability and employment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/22/disability-and-employment/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2024 Trade Board records can give us a rare glimpse into the experiences and treatment of individual workers with disabilities or chronic illness in the early 20th century.
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British Council film collection online: British Social History
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/25/british-council-film-collection-now-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2012 http://film.britishcouncil.org/british-council-film-collection Free access to a historic archive of 120 films made during the 1940s which focussed upon how Britain lived and worked.
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ICAI – Independent commission for aid impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/13/icai-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2012 The independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid. A useful starting point for considering effectiveness. Reports from 2011 onwards are online. http://icai.independent.gov.
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Gender equality data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/03/gender-equality-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2012 World Bank: http://datatopics.worldbank.org/gender/ United Nations Commission for Europe statistics database: section on men and women in Europe http://www.unece.