Social science sites of the week 10th April 2020

Here is the latest  weekly update
We are continuing to offer links to key uk government papers and reports on our blog.
We also have link to items on furloughing and economic impact reports

Hansard Society Launch coronavirus Statutory instruments dashboard

It aims to highlight key facts and figures about the Statutory Instruments (SIs) being produced using these powers in the Coronavirus Act 2020 and other Acts of Parliament. This includes monitoring of which departments are producing the most instruments and the impact on civil liberties

Conspiracy theories fuel non compliance with virus public health advice

Research by Centre for Countering Digital Hate Kings College London. They  conducted a public survey of over 900 people on the impact of  three conspiracy theories about the virus and actions taken in following public health advice and found those who believed them were less likely to follow social distancing measures. For more social media research see our blog.

Mobility Impacts – COVID 19

Really useful, resource Using secondary data sources, such as the International Air Transport Association (IATA), media reports and information direct from IOM missions, it maps and analyzes the various country, territories and areas imposing restrictions. It includes a current maps and reports. It covers border controls. Aircraft and other transport movements.

Google Community mobility reports Covid 19

Producing a series of reports on changes in population mobility and movement according to government measures, There are country reports  which are broken by types of movement to parks, shopping centres and cities.They are generated by  aggregated, anonymized sets of data from users who have turned on the Location History setting, 


The Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT)

aims to track and compare government responses to the coronavirus outbreak worldwide. This resource will continue to be updated throughout the crisis.it includes API data for researchers. This working paper describes the methodology and 19 measures sued which include school closures and fiscal instruments. It will enable stringency to be mapped with infection rates.



Maundy Thursday traditions

It is the Christian holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Washing of the Feet (Maundy)
Maundy is the name of the Christian rite of footwashing,
In the UK special coins are usually distributed by the monarch. The Royal Mint has details on the coins which are the value of the monarch's age! The official Royal Family website has details of the service and some old video clips including one from 1952

What happens in other parts of the world?

In Malta Holy Thursday is known as Ħamis ix-Xirka (Communion Thursday) and there is a tradition of visiting 7 churches. In Germany a special dish is eaten called Gründonnerstagssuppe — a green soup made of spinach, parsley, green onions, cucumber and dill. Green foods specifically are eaten because the word green is associated with grief or weeping.


Asian Development Outlook 2020

New from the Asian Development Bank this regular publication. This time focussing upon innovation in the region.
See more reports on International development including links to virus resources on our Scoop.it page


Great initiative from Women for Women International collecting stories of resilience and hope from women leaders worldwide.
I aim to do that every day with positive and inspiring emails. https://twitter.com/socialsciencec2


National Gallery- explore this museum online

Easter story in paintings. Includes the ability to zoom in and examine in detail. Each painting has dates an overview and more in depth article.

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