Andrew Dunn
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Participedia net Participedia is supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). It is a crowdsourced directory of organisations, case studies and tools relating to participatory action and citizen action worldwide. Collections include the COVID citizen projects, transnational social movements and collective action.
Eighteenth-Century Political Participation & Electoral Culture
Eighteenth-Century Political Participation & Electoral Culture (ECPPEC)A project funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council to research how people participated in parliamentary elections in England in the period from 1695 to the Reform Act of 1832. It includes coverage of the role of women. It contains case studies of polling data and essays and […]
Benjamin Zephaniah
Sadly, Benjamin Zephaniah has passed away at the age of 65. We have many of his books in the library collection. Why not read one in his memory?
Shakespeare’s first folio
Shakespeare’s first folio from Senate House Library University of London.To mark the 400th anniversary there are digital versions of two copies of the First Folio: the Durning-Lawrence Library copy and the Sterling Library copy. There are also associated academic blog articles being added online to the website.
Influencer culture in the Digital Age
Influencer culture in the Digital Age is an educational toolkit developed by Dr Robyn Muir and Dr Emily Setty, researchers at the University of Surrey, to help young women, educators and parents to explore in a healthy way influencer culture and its impact on young lives. It includes accounts by young people.
ILO Research Repository
The ILO Research Repository provides free access to over 20,000 publications, mostly published since 2000. They include flagship reports, major publications, research studies and journal articles from the International Labour Review and International Journal of Labour Research , working papers, training materials, guides, manuals and briefs. The repository also features the profiles of researchers actively […]
Gateway to Global Aging Data
The Gateway to Global Aging Data: a data and information platform developed by The Program on Global Aging, Health and Policy and The Center for Economic and Social Research which provides access to large scale longitudinal studies (and associated journal reports) relating to aging, healthy aging and retirement policies worldwide. It gives links to studies […]
Israel-Gaza Crisis: United Nations
A site created by the United Nations to provide their perspective on the conflict. It includes official UN statements, resolutions and resources on humanitarian aid.
Gender-based violence: Africa
Afrobarometer surveys of Africans on gender-based violence This dispatch reports on a special survey module included in the Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021/2023) questionnaire to explore Africans’ experiences and perceptions of gender-based violence. Survey findings show that across Africa, GBV ranks as the most important women’s-rights issue that citizens want their government and society to address.
Kae Tempest
Documentary about trans rapper, playwright, novelist and poet Kae Tempest. Follows them on their rap tour but also as they transition. Only available to watch in the UK. We have one of Kae’s books, Let them eat chaos, in the library in 3 formats – book, eBook and music CD. The library’s DVD players play […]
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