Photography of the Ukraine war (contains disturbing images)
Capturing Struggle: Ukraine Through American and Ukrainian LensesFrom University of Berkeley, an exhibition documenting the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. It features powerful and often disturbing images captured by American and Ukrainian photojournalists. There are also maps and recommendations of further reading from the Library collections
Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index
Lowy Institute for International Policy produced this interactive map which looks at the global diplomacy networks of 66 nations. It ranks influence in different regions and over time since 2016 and provides a downloadable report of key findings. Full methodology provided on the website.
Ukraine
Think Tank reports on the invasion of Ukraine – Consilium (europa.eu)Useful bibliography with annotations and links on recent European think tanks’ publications about the conflict. A useful starting point for grey literature.
Yemen Conflict Observatory
Yemen Conflict Observatory A new site created by ACLED and the Yemen Data project. This site offers up to date data dashboards and mappings of war and violence in Yemen. It incudes Red Sea Attacks Dashboard, Weapons Systems Dashboard and Actor Profiles. Regional Profiles feature interactive maps showing events within each region. Details of the methodology […]
National Archives: Sexuality and gender identity history
A guide on research on gender and sexuality in the UK National Archives. Emphasis is on their holdings of government, legal and police records. Guidance is offered on other organisations too.
ACLED Conflict Index
The ACLED Conflict IndexA new indicator relating to civilian impact of conflict. Includes an interactive calculator that shows the number of people exposed to conflict in the selected area and time period. Users can filter options to choose a geographic location where people are exposed, the type of conflict they are exposed to, the types of actors […]
Zines about Palestine
Zine Co-op collective have created an online collection of printable Palestine-related zines to print. You can download here.
Indicators for Democratic Parliaments
From the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a platform of 25 indicators that can be used to help assess the capacity and performance of parliaments enabling them to become stronger democratic institutions. Full methodology and background is provided on the website.
Peacebuilding Impact Hub
Peacebuilding Impact Hub Launched by UN DPPA’s Peacebuilding Support Office (PBSO), in collaboration with the Permanent Missions of Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, and South Sudan to the United Nations, The Peacebuilding Impact Hub will share knowledge from peacebuilders and partners; it will include news, case studies and tools measuring the effectiveness and impact of various […]
Participedia
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.
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