Refugee use of mobile phones
The Open University has released a research report on how refugees use smartphones. It was led by Prof. Marie Gillespie and was carried out in partnership with France Medias Monde. It investigates the physical and digital journeys of Syrian and Iraqi refugees documenting the digital media services used for news so the EU can develop […]
Migrant Files
An award winning data journalism website coordinated by Journalism ++ with input from 15 nations. It aims to offer data-driven stories about the migrant crisis in Europe to separate facts from hysteria. It offers facts on deaths, numbers, costs. Here are some other sites which aim to provide factual information and monitoring of the refugee […]
Paris attacks
News reports Two useful sites which aggregate reports from other sources 24/7 News Now covers more than 40,000 sources. Country indicated by national flag next to the headline. EMM lists top stories has lists of sources in the left For a broader picture on trends see the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) University of Maryland containing […]
Global Social Theory
Globalsocialtheory.org is a new, collaborative resource on social theory from a global perspective. It provides free-to-read entries on key concepts and thinkers such as transnationalism, diaspora and Franz Fanon. Edited by Gurminder K Bhambra, Professor of Sociology at Warwick, it is
African Online Digital Library
The African Online Digital Library is a collaborative project between MATRIX, the Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, the African Studies Center, and universities and cultural heritage organizations in Africa. It is a portal to multimedia collections about Africa. It provides a single site access to 16 collections of high quality electronic materials covering African history, […]
Levels of support for the EU
This week saw the launch of a new group Conservatives for Britain which will lobby for withdrawal from the EU if renegotiation does not secure a better relationship. See the website of its key member Steve Baker and a recent podcast from a Bruges Group event featuring John Redwood for further insight. However, a recent […]
Documentaries on Palestine
Palestinian docs Website that features information about documentary films which focus upon Palestine and life of Palestinians, compiled by University of St. Andrews, Scotland and Eva University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Themes covered include the diaspora, the Arab-Israeli conflict and specific disputed areas such as Gaza . Entries have summaries, links to excerpts and, where available, full access […]
Global Peace Index 2014
Global Peace Index 2014 released This is compiled by The Institute for Peace and Economics and ranks 162 nations according to levels of peacefulness. The definition uses 22 qualitative and quantitative indicators, the full methodology of which are described on the website. These include military spending, homicides and violent crime. There is also separate UK […]
Iraq, Syria and the Middle East
Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do. Need to find out more about Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)? Try the starting points listed below. A good basic […]
UN Yearbook
The new UN Yearbook Website. The new-look website provides free access to all editions of the UN Yearbook published since 1947. It is a key publication providing insight into all areas of United Nations interest and activity. These include: conflicts, peacekeeping forces, overviews of economic and international trade trends, plus information on UN programmes of work […]
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