Sites of the week 6th may 2022

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

In the news this week:



Local elections took place on Thursday 

Here are some basic links that might prove useful.

Electoral Commission 

Independent body established by the UK Parliament. 

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/local-government-elections-england 

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/elections-and-referendums/past-elections-and-referendums/england-local-council-elections 

YouGov polling 

Electoral calculus 

elections centre Plymouth 

results from each local authority since structural change in 1973 (1964 in the case of the London boroughs) until 2011/2012. 

All three volumes of the historical London election results compiled and published by Alan Willis and John Woollard are also available. An amazing piece of work and a great resource for election enthusiasts. Volume 3 summarises the voting for each ward in each election from 1889 to 1998. 

Volume 1 available 

Volume 2 

Volume 3 available 

Universal ballot database 

Laurence Ware historic data at local ward level on zoomable maps 

House of commons Library - handbooks on regulations and past results 

2021 

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/?s=local+elections&searchblogs=1&startdate=&enddate= 

Electoral Reform society calling for single transferable vote 



More on Covid. 

Interim Report: System-wide Evaluation of the UNDS Response to COVID-19 (March 2022) 

Are children really learning? Exploring foundational skills in the midst of a learning crisis (UNICEF) 

features country-level data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related school closures on children, as well as an updated analysis of the state of children’s learning before the pandemic. It points out that 147 million children missed more than half of their in-person schooling over the past 2 years. This amounts to 2 trillion hours of lost in-person learning globally. 

Assessing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the livelihoods of rural people: A review of the evidence (FAO) 

COVID-19-related vaccines and therapeutics: Preliminary insights on related patenting activity during the pandemic (WIPO) 

The Impact of COVID-19 on the welfare of households with children: An overview based on High Frequency Phone Surveys (UNICEF / World Bank) 

Powering change: Young people leading the COVID-19 response and recovery 

The newly released Global Youth Mobilization progress report demonstrates the power of collective action and decision-making by young people, for young people. The report includes case studies of global youth-led projects and outlines recommendations, developed from discussions with young people and youth-led organizations, to help multinational agencies and institutions, governments, policymakers, and the private sector to address and prioritize the needs of young people and future generations. 


Eleanor Rathbone. 

Great new website which celebrates 150th anniversary of the birth of the great women’s rights and social reformer Eleanor Rathbone. 

It provides a showcase for information and digitised resources from the Rathbone Papers held at the University of Liverpool Special Collections and Archives. It covers her biography and family life; struggle for women’s suffrage in Liverpool, work as an MP and the fight to obtain family allowances. 

Edith Cavell 

Site created by the  Swardeston Parochial Church Council with funding from the Heritage lottery fund. It aims to celebrate the life of the First World War nurse who helped over 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium. But was ultimately arrested and executed. It includes a biography, extensive local details about her life and background. Plus online memorabilia images, photos prints and documents plus links to where other research materials can be located 


 Queer politics databases LGBT Plus public officials 

from Princeton University  new Queer Politics website provides data on openly self-declared LGBT plus officials worldwide. 

compiled by Andrew Reynolds, it includes all out LGBTQI+ elected officials (at state and national level) since 1976.  these comprise  lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, non-binary, gender-non-conforming, queer or intersex. persons. Download data on trends over time region and by political affiliation 



The World Health Organization’s new Global Health Facilities Database  

just announced  

new Global Health Facilities Database open access listing and mapping of all health facilities in WHO nations by 2027. Will begin by listing 40 . Certainly one to watch as the site currently has details only. Will include name, type, location 

What books did Charles Darwin read?

https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/images/PDFs/DarwinBorrowingRecords.pdf

great fun from the great London Library.

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