social science sites of the week 29th May 2021

Here is the latest update of new and interesting sites for social scientists 

 

still updating the blog 

with the latest Covid report 

http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/ 

  

Social distancing in the time of memes 

 Great project from Dr Heidi Campbell, funded by the Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research based at Texas A&M University which examines how social distancing was presented in memes during the covid 19 pandemic. It has a gallery of images collected. from March 16 to June 15 2020 via a Facebook page. Background and methodology of the project is provided on the website as well as an ebook of the findings and themes. 

  

National Audit Office – Covid cost tracker 

Find out how much has been spent by the British government. it includes staffing and IT expenses in individual government departments 

 

Asia research news - research on covid from institutions based in Asia 

 

 

International day of Peacekeepers- free academic resources 

29th May is international day of peacekeeping. Find out why in this UN page 

 

United Nations Peacekeeping 

Is a basic starting point includes info graphics and data 

on all current and past peacekeeping missions involving the UN. Includes statistics on costs, deployment, personnel and fatalities. 

 

United Nations Geospatial Information Section 

Free access to world and regional maps. Includes thematic maps of UN peacekeeping 


Global Peace Operations Review  

Maintained by New York University Center for International Cooperation. Provides free access to in-depth analysis and data on military peacekeeping operations and civilian-led political missions by the United Nations, regional organisations worldwide. 


SIPRI Databases 

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute maintains quality databases which include: 

Multilateral Peace Operations Database –contains information on all peace operations conducted since 2000.not currently online but the website has research papers and news. 

MILINDA - Military and Non-Military Interventions Dataset 1947-2016 

Margarita S. Studemeister Digital Collections in International Conflict Management 

Free access to a wealth of full text resources maintained by the United States Institute for Peace (USIP). They include: a peace agreements collection which has the text of all major documents ending civil and inter-state wars since 1989;  

Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals 

Free access to this subject index to English language journal articles and news items from over 60 journals published since 1987. 

 

Gender-Sensitive Indicators for Early Warning of Violence and Conflict: A Global Framework. 

the International Foundation for Electoral Systems  in  partnership with the United States Department of State Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations,  have developed a framework which aims to address gaps and build on existing efforts to mainstream gender in conflict early warning systems. The report contains the assessment of existing indicators, a literature review and report on and materials used in a pilot study in Nigeria.

 

Student Futures Commission 

Launched by UPP Foundation to investigate support for students after the pandemic. It aims to focus on  

Teaching and learning 

Student experience and wellbeing 

Employability.  

The website contains the terms of reference and details about the investigation process. For links to further resources on this topic see our scoop.it page  

 

First Women at Oxford Project 

Painting the Pioneers: Portraits of Women at Oxford 

Dr Imogen Tedbury new online exhibition which has great images and analysis. The main website also has a timeline and many other digitised documents relating to their lives and careers in the period 1878-1920 

  

 Places of residences of accused witches,
A great data visualisation project from the University of Edinburgh which is mapping the location of suspected witches, their trials and detention sites. Using information taken from the Survey of Scottish Witchcraft Database -  

 

Mapping Loss: Communities in War and Peace 

Site is aiming to create a broader Uk focus but currently  centres on the Lancaster region including: 

Reveille: Lancaster War Memorials: Created by Lancaster Military Heritage Group, this site records details of war memorials in the Lancaster district and provides details about the 2,700 plus men and women named on them. 

Streets of Mourning: A collaboration between LMHG and Lancaster University, this site draws on the Reveille: Lancaster War Memorials material, to provide details of the over 1,000 “Men of Lancaster” killed in the First World War.  

Lancaster in the Great War: Community Memories: This site takes stories and memories of Lancaster in the First World War. It draws on a combination of the Reveille material and the research, memories and artefacts donated by the general public. 

The Great War Trail App: A self-guided walking tour of Lancaster in the Great War that can be downloaded to a smart-phone  

 

 

By the Poor, For the Rich: Lace in Context
fascinating economic and social history website maintained by anthropologist, Nicolette Makovicky, and historian, David Hopkin. Covers all aspects of hand lacemaking from 18th-20th century in Europe. It is building a database of research and museum collections, a network of researchers and has news and research articles with links to related literature . 


best wishes

Heather Dawson

https://socialsciencecurrentawareness.wordpress.com/about/

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