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These resources have been developed by Professor Nayanika Mookherjee (Anthropology, Durham University) in collaboration with Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB) based on her publications.They constitute a valuable resource for researchers in these difficult sensitive areas. It provides a set of guidelines, a graphic novel and an animation film outlining how to ethically record testimonies of sexual violence.
Happiness (and the effects of Covid-19 on it)
The World Happiness Report is a survey of the state of global happiness that ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens feel themselves to be. Read reports and download the data on the website. The blog discusses the impact of Covid-19. OECD also has a Better life index which examines objective and subjective feelings of […]
How can online learning be improved?
A relevant question at the moment. The results of a JISC digital experience insights survey based on conducted with 21,697 higher education (HE) students and 5,372 in further education (FE) between October 2020 and December 2020. It focuses on the positive and negative aspects of their experience of remote learning and offers suggestions for future development.
Women and girls in the pandemic
The Report on the UN Women Global Response to COVID-19 covers global, national and regional responses and includes information on social protection, economic protection and responses to protect women against domestic violence. On a related topic also published this week: Protecting Women’s Livelihoods in Times of Pandemic: Temporary Basic Income and the Road to Gender Equality […]
Women in Congress 1917 – 2020
The latest edition of this factual reference book from the US Government includes total numbers and names of women in Congress and their roles. Previous editions are also available via the website.
#WomanInHistory
Launched by author Kate Mosse as a a global campaign to nominate important women from any period of history who have made a major contribution but may now be less well known. The website has a list of the 500 nominated and videos about campaigns to raise the visibility of women in history. More will be added […]
Oman Library at the Middle East Institute Digital Library
Oman Library at the Middle East Institute (MEI) digital collection includes rare books published from 1700 to 1921 in 7 Middle Eastern languages including Arabic, French and Turkish. All topics of Middle Eastern history, culture and politics are covered.
Freedom in the world, 2021
The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy. There are country files, rankings and regional reports which can all be downloaded from the website where the full range of earlier reports and methodology can also be viewed.
ACLED-Religion
ACLED-Religion A new project collecting data on religious repression, disorder and violence. Coverage begins at the end of January 2021. The pilot project currently collects real-time data on seven countries in the Middle East and North Africa: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, and Yemen. Building off ACLED’s core methodology for monitoring global political violence and […]
Social Mobility Barometer, 2021
The latest annual report from the UK Social Mobility Commission is a poll of what the public think about equality and social mobility. This year it includes what people think about the impact of the pandemic on the chances of social mobility. Over half the public (56%) think the pandemic has increased social inequality. Only one in […]
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