Works of Christine de Pizan
“As one of the first and most prolific women of letters [Christine de Pizan] is often viewed as one of the pivotal writers of late medieval Europe. Her works reflect on important and varied socio-political, theological, cultural, feminist, and educational issues of her time. She wrote poetry, was commissioned to write the king’s biography and penned a […]
Digital Caricatures of the Franco-Prussian War and the Paris Commune (1870-71)
Recently made available by the Cambridge digital library at Cambridge University Library https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/caricatures-franco-prussian-war-and-paris-commune-1870-71 an online collection of political cartoon and satirical caricatures which were distributed at the time. They come from a number of large volumes assembled by booksellers: https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/caricatures/1 details of which are documented on the main website which also contains details of an […]
Conflict, Justice and Peace platform
The LSE have launched the Conflict, Justice, and Peace (CJP) platform https://www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/cjp This provides free access to resources – news, blogs, papers and recordings from scholars based at the London School of Economics and their associates. It is arranged by region and also has a directory of specialist academics and researchers.
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
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 […]
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 […]
Israel-Gaza Crisis: United Nations
A site created by the United Nations to provide their perspective on the conflict. It includes official UN statements, resolutions and resources on humanitarian aid.
Israel and Palestine
AN updated fact sheet on the conflict in Israel and Palestine Get the statistical facts and chronological timeline from the ACLED (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data) project. Has timelines, data on cross border violence and maps.
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