Social science sites of the week 1st May 2020
Covid-19
Are you a sufferer, accepter or resister?
Solidarity and Care
Really worthwhile Project from the Sociological Review which aims to document the lived experiences of individuals during the pandemic highlighting stories of solidarity and new forms of care that can be used to influence policy makers in the future . It is hoping to collect stories from key workers and other members of the public as well as sociology writers.
UNDP Human Development reports have developed “Global Preparedness and Vulnerability Dashboards” The report identifies preparedness based on a country’s ability “to respond and cope with the impacts of COVID-19 crisis, including a nation’s level of human development, healthcare system capacity and internet access”.
Euromonitor launches IPO Market Resilience Index
This analyses 79 stock exchanges around the world to identify the IPO financial markets that are most resilient to macroeconomic shocks, including COVID-19. Free download after registration. Methodology provided
Global Impact of COVID-19 on Elections- IFES monitor
Arabic-English Lexicon of the CoronaVirus Outbreak
This lexicon was compiled and written in a joint collaboration between :
Dr. Mariam Aboelez, Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck, University of London
Mr. Mourad Diouri, Teaching Fellow & Course Organiser (PG Arabic) at IMES (Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies), U. of Edinburgh. It includes lists of commonly used term. Areas which it focuses on are:
health & sickness; plagues & pandemics; medical prevention and medical symptoms
World Press Freedom Day 3rd May
World Pres day has its origins in a 1993 resolution from the United Nations.which sought to promote press freedom.
The 3rd of May was chosen to honour the Declaration of Windhoek a statement of press freedom principles put together by African newspaper journalists in 1991.
Why is it necessary?
The annual ranking from Reporters Without Frontiers ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom accorded to journalists. This year it recorded growing obstacles for journalists.
Committee to Protect Journalists- has listings of
and news on the impact of the virus.
IFEX has reports on censorship of . It is also monitoring the impact of Covid19 on press freedom worldwide
In addition to news and events there are also materials relating to Cov-19
Ethnicity, Race and Inequality in the UK: the state of the Nation.
50 years after the establishment of the Runnymede Trust and the Race Relations Act of 1968 which sought to end discrimination in public life, free, open access to this book commissioned by the Runnymede Trust which examines the progress and assesses the state of racial justice in a range of sectors including arts, culture, health, education and the economy. Look at our scop.it page for sources and projects considering covid-19 and race. It includes the shocking IFS report released on Friday which finds higher risks for certain groups.
NCEE [National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance] is creating a database of examples of what works case studies and evaluations of distance learning and student outcomes. Examples mainly drawn from the USA. They include items indexed in ERIC. There are There are currently over 900 examples with abstracts some linked to the full text. A range of levels of education are covered. Topics include the use of technology in learning.
Virtual 17th 18th Century globes
A fabulous recently launched resource from the magnificent collections of the British Library you can view, move and explore 3D models of British Library globes from the comfort of your own home. created in a collaboration with the British Library’s Map Library and Digitisation service, digitisation experts Cyreal, and 3D platform Sketchfab. The visually stunning examples include:
· Possibly the earliest miniature ‘pocket’ globe, from 1679 by Joseph Moxon
· Johann Doppelmayr’s terrestrial and star globes from 1728
· Richard Cushee’s 1730 terrestrial globe with its unusually late inclusion of the island of California
· Charles Price’s 1715 globe containing unusual annotations
· Gabriel Wright and William Bardin’s 1783 globes
Finally some culture from home
If like me you are missing museum visits and even riding on the tube
Here is a virtual Royal Mail postal Train ride . This is from the Royal Mail postal museum and used to be the way post was transported across London
All week we have been sharing positive and inspiring posts which can also been sharing posts via twitter https://twitter.com/socialsciencec2
Heather Dawson
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