Social Science sites of the week Archive

Here is the latest round up and new and interesting sites of the week In the news this week Covid More on education grades on our blog http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/ Leading the Fight Against the Pandemic: Does Gender ‘Really’ Matter? A really interesting SSRN Paper which considers whether women political leaders are being more effective in managing covid-19  ACLED report on disorder during the pandemic Records the impact using data taken from its COVID-19 Disorder Tracker, comparing November 2019-June 2020 focussing on demonstrations and political violence. There are global, regional and individual nations. Racial Disparities in COVID-19: Key Findings from Available Data and Analysis report focusing on the USA from KFF COVID-19 International Responses:Resources for Comparison with U.S. Policies Useful CRS report summarises key US government responses and then offers links to other major international organisations websi...

Here is the latest update of new and interesting  sites of the week Covid Still updating the blog . This week updates from the A Level controversy https://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/2020/08/education-grades.html  Lost on the Frontline- COVID 19 US health workers deaths This interactive database from the Kaiser Family Foundation and   Guardian newspaper is tracking COVID 19 deaths from US health and social care workers. It is possible to search by area, age, gender, ethnicity and access to PPE. There are biographies of individual lives lost. A full methodology is provided on the website Student Space  A dedicated mental health hub  for aid during the COVID crisis launched by    Student Minds  with funding from the Office for Students. It is intended to provide generic help to supplement local initiatives webinars and articles on mental health and well being issues as well asa directory it ...

Here is the update of new and interesting sites for social scientists Covid Still updating the blog with links to recent reports http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/ Recent shocking items showing unequal impact of lockdown on different sections of Uk society: Over-Exposed and  Under-Protected The Devastating Impact of COVID-19 on Black and Minority Ethnic Communities in Great Britain. The mental health and experiences of discrimination of LGBTQ+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic: Initial findings from the Queerantine Study | medRxiv Covid-19 map explorer - humanitarian Aid New from OCHA a focus on data relating to Covid refugees and humanitarian aid programmes. It includes data on 63 nations- including The number of refugees and internally displaced people, from OCHA, UNHCR and IDMC; Food market prices across a range of commodities, from World Food Programme, The status of current vaccination campaigns and annual vaccination Teaching British Histories of Race, Migra...

Here is the latest round up of new and interesting sites of the week Covid-19 Still adding updates on the blog. http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/ B Wielgoszewska, F Green, A Goodman, Finances and employment during lockdown – Initial findings from the COVID-19 Survey in Five National Longitudinal Studies focuses on hours worked, impact on working mothers and amount and type of home schooling taking place.the briefing paper. Can be downloaded from the website Covid- solutions in slums Great interactive map being compiled by UN Habitat in cooperation with the University Politecnico di Torino in Italy.It is collecting examples of good practice in controlling the virus in informal urban settings it is grouped regionally and by type of response including housing, reopening strategies and transport Gender and Covid-19 response Really great website authored by an international network of scholars with the aim of providing rapid evidence review on all aspects of research r...