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social science sites of the week december 17th 2021

Here is the latest update of new and interesting sites of the week for social scientists    in the news covid  Keep following the updates online via the blog   http://socialsciencecurrentwareness.blogspot.com/   Some recent IGO publications on the topic Losing Time: End this pandemic and secure the future   An  update six months after the first report of the independent panel headed by leading figures such as Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,    it examines vaccine Inequity and calls for the    global response to speed up efforts    COVID-19 and Climate-Smart Health Care:  Health Sector Opportunities for a Synergistic Response to the COVID-19 and Climate Crises (World Bank)   Locked down and in limbo: The global impact of COVID-19 on migrant worker rights and recruitment (ILO)     Remote Learning During COVID-19:  Lessons from Today, Principles for Tomorrow (World Bank) Responding to violence agains...

Social science sites of the week

  Here is the latest update of new and interesting sites of the week   Still updating the blog  New additions on the new variant   Plan B introduction and reaction  https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/3228396208875332962/5782579674989831353 BBC created an NHS tracker https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59592551 which monitors by postcode hospital waiting times for A&E, ambulances and bed availability in hospital. it also compares trends with the national average and with the average 2 years ago   Sharp Power Research Portal,   has been created by the International Forum for Democratic Studies. it aims to provide researchers with a single portal where they can find examples of the spread and nature of authoritarian power worldwide.  It defines the term “sharp power” as reflecting an approach that typically involves the subtle penetration and manipulation of targeted countries and institutions Resources cur...