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, […]
Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog
Do private school students earn more?
The latest study from the Sutton Trust examined the salaries of private school educated graduates and compared them with those who attended state schools. A key finding was that three and a half years after graduation, private school graduates in top jobs earnt £4,500 more than their state school counterparts. The report considers whether this was […]
Surveillance and Citizenship Project
Digital Citizenship and Surveillance Society is an ESRC project based at Cardiff University. It aims to “explore the nature, opportunities and challenges of digital citizenship in light of the governmental surveillance measures revealed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden” . Topics covered include: the regulatory framework of digital surveillance in the UK, news media regulation and surveillance, […]
Are you addicted to your smartphone?
According to the latest Ofcom communications market report more people use smartphones than laptops. 33% regard it as their most used device for going online rather than a laptop. Also popular are selfies with one in ten taking at least one a week. Get the full facts from the Ofcom report which can be downloaded […]
Trafficking in Persons report 2015
The latest annual report from the US government traces trends and ranks nations worldwide. All reports from 2001 can be downloaded from the website. The United Nations UNODC also produces reports on global trafficking Its website also contains a legal database of human trafficking case law The ILO maintains a site with information and facts […]
How the BBC is using WhatsApp
A really interesting case study and webinar made available by World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers which discusses use of social media by the BBC World Service to increase engagement. It covers how this was developed from the India 2014 elections to the recent African Ebola crisis.
Money, Politics and Finance
New site with data on politics money and campaign finance worldwide. It is a collaboration between the Sunlight Foundation, Global Integrity and the Electoral Integrity Project. It includes case studies of political finance regulation. Also a new MPT dataset which ranks and documents the regulation and enforcement of political finance laws in 54 nations worldwide. […]
Thousands of women are criminalised needlessly
According to the latest Report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System large numbers of women are being sent to prison for short term sentences which are wasteful to the system
IFES revamp website
International Foundation for Electoral systems has launched a new version of its website with its latest annual report which covers its work in promoting free elections worldwide. Other great features of the site include a searchable database of election observation reports, surveys, ballot papers and documents from around the world.
Demos Integration Hub
Think-tank Demos has created a special mapping integration area which is examining evidence of racial and ethnic integration/segregation in Britain today. It is spotlighting evidence from major social surveys and academic research and identifying any gaps in knowledge. Key topics currently covered are housing, work and social welfare with education and identity being added soon.
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