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Global Governance Monitor Tool from the Council on Foreign Relations. …aims to monitor how the international community is doing in dealing with security threats. It has a timeline of key events in preventing war from 1648 to the present day. Other features of the site include: a matrix of Core United Nations peacekeeping documents, lists of […]
Social, Political and Economic Event Database (SPEED) Project Data.
… comprises data on de-stabilising events such as coups, revolutions and political and economic upheaval. Analysis has been made from a global news archive. Materials generally date from 1945 onwards. Event file data and visual representations can be downloaded. For example the Google Earth File: 1979-2009 Sample Set contains data of three types of civil unrest events for […]
Religious and Ethnic Groups Data
Composition of Religious and Ethnic Groups Data Free access the University of Illinois to statistical data which provides information on religious and ethnic diversity in over 100 nations worldwide from the 1940s to the present day. The main data sources used for compliation are the Britannica Book of the Year, the CIA World Factbook and the […]
Better Life Index
2014 Better Life Index released by OECD This annual survey of OECD countries seek to answer the question “What do people want from life?” It has been in operation since 2011. You can view results on the interactive map by region. and age group. It also cross compares life and considers the impact of the economic […]
Are Students addicted to their Mobile Phones?
Read this interesting exploratory paper. Hooked on Smartphones: An Exploratory Study on Smartphone Overuse among College Students by Uichin Lee et al.
The China and Latin America Finance Database
https://www.thedialogue.org/china_latin_america_finance_database A joint project between the Global Economic Governance Initiative (GEGI) at Boston University and the Inter-American Dialogue. The Dialogue’s publication, The New Banks in Town: Chinese Finance in Latin America by Kevin Gallagher, Amos Irwin, and Katherine Koleski, is the main source of featured data and conclusions. Use it to access up to date […]
Zero hour contracts
The UK Office for National Statistics has just released some initial data on the number of individuals employed on zero hours contracts. It includes definitions of the term, data by gender and age and whether the individuals wanted more work. For further information on this topic try these resources: An excellent starting point is House of Commons Library Standard […]
Education in emergencies and humanitarian crises
Education Cluster (UNICEF / Save the Children) A joint initiative from UNICEF and Save the children which aims to assist professionals working on subjects relating to the role and provision of education in emergencies and humanitarian crises. It is also very useful for researchers and students with an interest in the topic as it provides […]
Audit of Political Engagement in UK
2014 Audit of Political Engagement released by the Hansard Society This annual report considers knowledge, understanding, engagement and participation in politics by the British public. The full text can be downloaded from the website. This year it also covers attitudes towards the European Parliament elections and trust of MPs and parliament. The statistics include breakdowns of […]
Social Media and the Vatican
Social Media and the Vatican The canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on 27 April was a social media event. A special website was created. This has event schedules, biographies of the popes and explanations of their canonisations. You can also view online videos of the ceremonies. There was a Twitter handle@2popesaints. This makes interesting reading with […]
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