The latest LSE research has revealed that despite better qualifications, young people in their 20s have suffered a higher percentage of falling wages than older generations. The report also considers the impact of the recession 2007-2013 by gender, region and ethnicity. A separate paper considers economic inequality in London. In its 2014 Poverty and Social […]
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The EU’s most digitally advanced nations
Denmark is the most digitally advanced nation According to the new Digital Society and Economy Index from the European Commission which measures progress in EU nations. Consult the website to find out more about the 30 indicators used.
UK Doughnut – sustainable living standards
A new report from Oxfam considers how the UK can achieve decent living standards while remaining environmentally sustainable.
‘Average income back to pre-recession levels’
According to the latest research from IFS. At the BBC the picture is different: according to the latest review published by the BBC Trust pay for ‘top-earning talent has been reduced by 29%’ since 2010. The full report has breakdwons of expenditure by programme genre. A Fabian Society report has also warned on the increasing gap […]
Are the social sciences significant?
The recent report from the Campaign for Social Science- The Business of people considers the value of social science to policy makers, its present funding and future ways in which it can create greater impact.
Academy Awards
To mark the recent Oscars, here is some social science related research! Study the rhetoric (and find out which award winners cried) by consulting Who thanked Who a database of all speeches since 1952 compiled by Rebecca Rolfe. This can be compared with the official awards website Does winning an Oscar improve box office success? […]
Alternatives to Wikileaks
Wikileaks is widely known as a portal where whistleblowers can securely upload classified information. Recently a number of newspapers have created their own systems. The Guardian uses Securedrop. Source sûre was launched in February 2015 by Le Monde, La Libre Belgique, Le Soir de Bruxelles and is focussing specifically on Francophone nations.
Charlie Hebdo: Internet archive
Internet Archive Global Events and the Bibliotheque Nationale de France are creating an archive of web materials about the January 7th, 2014 attacks in Paris. These include snapshots of key websites, twitter postings and other social media . Websites have been captured on several occasions, enabling researchers to examine the evolution of public reaction over […]
1979 elections
Rewind to the 1979 elections #79 rewind from the Open University is tweeting stories from the 1979 campaign to examine how they correspond with current issues.
Are millennial workers ‘lazy’ ‘digital addicts’?
These are some of the myths challenged by the IBM global study of over 1,700 workers born between 1980-1993. It examines their attitudes and career aspirations, comparing them with those of older generations. Other good resource: Management and Business studies portal. Register to search British Library resources.
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