The Orwell Prize 2008 Longlist

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The Orwell Prize 2008 longlist announced
The longlist for the 2008 Orwell Prize has been announced. 18 authors and 12 journalists are now in the running for two prizes that reward those who have most successfully achieved Orwell's aim 'to make political writing into an art'. A record 181 books have been submitted for this year's book Prize, surpassing both the Man Booker and Samuel Johnson Prizes. These include works by two Nobel Laureates (Doris Lessing and Orhan Pamuk), and the British Prime Minister (Gordon Brown). 54 journalists, including some of Britain's most renowned correspondents, have submitted for this year's journalism Prize, also a record.

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Financing Energy Efficiency: China, India, And Brazil. World Bank

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Financing Energy Efficiency: Lessons from Brazil, China, India, and Beyond, is a new book recently released by the World Bank. The book focuses on China, India, and Brazil as three of the globe's top 10 energy consumers. The three countries hold 40 percent of the world's population and account for well over half of all energy demand by developing countries. By 2030, they'll be responsible for 42 percent of growth in energy demand worldwide. The book draws extensively on the results of a multiyear, global technical assistance effort known as the Three Country Energy Efficiency Project, a joint initiative of the World Bank, the UN Environment Programme's Denmark-based Risoe Centre (URC), and partners in Brazil, China, and India. Read more about the publication, including the press release from the website. Permanent Link: Financing Energy Efficiency
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President Bush’S Africa Trip

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President Bush’s Africa Trip
Source: Center for Strategic & International Studies

President Bush’s five-country Africa tour reminds us that presidential travel to Africa has become a new norm, following President Clinton’s visits (in 1998 and 2000) and President Bush’s 2003 trip. It brings to our attention just how much U.S. engagement in Africa has expanded over the past seven-plus years and asks us to ponder what has been gained, what leverage does the United States truly possess, and what more can and should be done to strengthen the U.S. approach to Africa.

When President Bush entered office in 2001, there were low expectations that Africa would merit much if any attention. This month’s tour, near the end of President Bush’s tenure in the White House, highlights four signature policy initiatives that have had significant impact in Africa, changed the pattern of U.S. foreign assistance delivered to the continent, and generally enjoyed broad bipartisan support among Americans. The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will have expended over $18.8 billion by the end of September, at the close of its first five year phase, will have put close to 2 million persons on life-sustaining therapies. Some 65 to 70 percent of resources and persons reached are in Africa. The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), a three-year $1.2 billion program centered in Africa, has brought dramatic gains in several focal countries; in 1997, U.S. malaria programs in Africa were $1 million per year. This year it will be $338 million. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), an experiment in forging five year compacts with reasonably well-governed states, the majority in Africa, has substantial programs in 11 Africa countries, accounting for 65 percent of the over $5.5 billion committed worldwide. Liberia, the fourth priority focus of the president’s trip, involved U.S. military support to a regional intervention in 2003, followed by support to a UN peace operation, an electoral transition, and ongoing efforts at postwar reconstruction, including U.S.-led reform of the security sector.

+ Full Paper (PDF; 40 KB) http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080219_morrison_bush_africa_trip.pdf

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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis. WHO Report

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report on Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world (full text, pdf, 2.48 MB). The report is based on data collected between 2002 and 2006 on 90 000 TB patients in 81 countries. It found that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a virtually untreatable form of the respiratory disease, has been recorded in 45 countries. Read more on the Global Response Plan (full-text, pdf, 493kb) to address the growing problem of drug-resistant tuberculosis.

Permanent Link: Drug-resistant tuberculosis UN Pulse

World Urbanization Prospects. UN

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The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs has issued Highlights of the 2007 Revision of World Urbanization Prospects (full text, pdf, 223 KB). The report contains key findings, and some graphs and tables. The data is available online. Read more in the UN News Story.

Permanent Link: World Urbanization Prospects UN Pulse

UNEP 2007 Annual Report

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued its 2007 Annual Report (full text, pdf, 11.3 MB). The report provides an overview of the organization’s 2007 activities to fight climate change and looks at the broad range of other activities carried out by UNEP.

 Permanent Link: UNEP 2007 Annual Report UN Pulse

UN Office Of The High Commissioner For Human Rights. Publications Web Page

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The recently redesigned website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has a Publications page, with links to pages on various kinds of publications available full-text online. In addition to Recent Publications, the main categories are:

Each section has titles in English with links to other language versions of the publications, when available.

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Public Reason: A Blog For Political Philosophers

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Public reason: a blog for political philosophers This collaborative group blog seeks to enhance communication and academic debate amongst political theorists and philosophers. Members include academic staff, professional theorists and researchers. The site contains some online papers, reading groups, regular postings of conferences (mainly in North America) and discussion of texts. Intute.ac.uk
http://publicreason.net/

Edelman Trust Barometer : Annual Survey Of College Graduates

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Edelman Trust Barometer The Edelman Trust barometer is an annual survey of college graduates which surveys levels of trust and credibility in highly educated citizens from over a dozen nations worldwide. These include USA, United Kingdom, China, France and Germany. It compares levels of trust and confidence in the national government, business, NGOS (non-governmental organisations) and the media. All annual surveys from 2004 onwards can be downloaded free of charge from the website. Details on the survey methodology are provided. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.edelman.co.uk/trustbarometer/

Ralph Nader

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An Unreasonable Man
Companion website to a 2007 Independent Lens documentary about consumer activist and politician Ralph Nader. Website features cover Nader's life and career, legislation attributed to Nader's work (such as the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, Consumer Product Safety Act, and Whistleblower Protection Act), the state of democracy in the U.S., presidential candidacy, and related material. Includes a large collection of related links. From Independent Television Service (ITVS). Annotation copyright LII.ORG
URL: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/unreasonableman/
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2008, International Year Of Languages

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2008, International Year of Languages
URL: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/admin/ev.php?URL_ID=35344&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201

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Website for this 2008 United Nations program "to promote and protect all languages, particularly endangered languages, in all individual and collective contexts." The site provides a list of programs arranged by theme (such as the endangered languages of Hawrami Kurdish and Bakthiari from Iran and intercultural dialog) or by geographical outreach. Also includes articles from a UNESCO publication and related material.  From the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Annotation copyright LII.ORG

LSE Government Department: HotSeat Podcast Series

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HotSeat podcast series: LSE Government Department This website provides free access to a collection of podcast interviews with leading members of the London School of Economics (LSE) Government Department academic staff. They offer insight into recent cutting edge research, many covering topics of British politics and international affairs Interviews are generally monthly and date from mid 2007 onwards. Some include video and audio files. Examples include comment on the resignation of Tony Blair and British relations with the EU. Technical and copyright details are displayed on the website. It is possible to sign up to receive RSS alerts when new titles are added. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/government/raw/hotseat/

OneBigTorrent.Org: Information And Resources About Radical Politics

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OneBigTorrent.org
is a forum which supports the sharing of information and resources about radical politics, protest movements and social justice campaigns. It contains email discussion forums, and offers links to documentary film clips and papers on these topics. It includes access to interviews and films featuring Noam Chomsky. Topics covered include: current affairs, globalization, anarchism and anti-capotalist protest. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. From Intute.ac.uk
http://onebigtorrent.org/

Foreign Relations Of The United States, 1969-1976: European Security

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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Vol. XXXIX, European Security
Source: U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs
From press release:

The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Vol. XXXIX, European Security. This volume documents U.S. efforts to negotiate multilateral agreements with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and the Soviet Bloc, which would allow for greater European security. This volume has a broader scope than most, since it covers the entire span of both the Nixon and Ford administrations, 1969–1976. The volume is centered around two basic questions the U.S. Government faced: how best to achieve security and cooperation in Europe, and how to reduce both NATO and Warsaw Pact forces in Europe. While the general focus is on European security, the specific focus is on two overriding issues that faced the Nixon and Ford administrations: 1) whether to hold a conference on European security attended by the United States and its NATO allies, and the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies; and 2) whether the United States and its European allies would negotiate an agreement with the Soviet Union and its European allies on mutual and balanced force reductions (MBFR) in Europe, which would ensure security but reduce the costs of defending Europe.

Both President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger (Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and, after September 1973, Secretary of State) were skeptical that a conference on European security would achieve very much. They believed that the Europeans were overestimating its potential impact. Kissinger and Nixon were not convinced that proposals for humanitarian improvements and human rights—what came to be called “Basket III”—would compel the Soviets to change their domestic system. The Europeans were more optimistic.

Also covered in the volume are related issues, such as whether to combine the security conference with negotiations on force reductions. In addition, the question of negotiations with the NATO allies looms large in the volume, which includes many memoranda of conversation between U.S. officials and their NATO counterparts. Kissinger carried on parallel negotiations with Soviet officials on both a European security conference and MBFR, which are also documented in this volume.

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World Bank - Google Maps Mashup

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The World Bank has a mashup of its projects with Google Maps. The default map shows where the World Bank works; click the location for access to country-level statistical data, World Bank news about the locale, and project descriptions. 

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In Dead Water [About World's Fishing Grounds] UNEP

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued a new report entitled In Dead Water: Merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world's fishing grounds (full text, pdf, 6MB). According to the press release, at least three quarters of the globe's key fishing grounds may be impacted by changes in ocean circulation due to increase in global temperature. Permanent Link: In Dead Water UN Pulse

World Food Situation Portal

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The United Nations Food and Agriculature Organization (FAO) has a new portal on the World Food Situation to offer the latest information on food commodity prices, supply and demand, and factors that affect world food markets. The portal brings together news, data and reports on the topic.

Permanent Link: World Food Situation Portal UN Pulse

 

UN Data [Statistical Database]

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A new statistical database, UN Data, has been made available by the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). The database provides a common search for many UN-system statistical databases, including, among others,

Over time, more databases will be added. There are various options to search and to download the data.

 Permanent Link: UN Data UN Pulse

Climate Neutral Network

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The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) launched Climate Neutral Network, a web-based project to federate the growing wave of nations, local authorities and companies who are pledging to significantly reduce emissions en route to zero emission economies, communities and businesses. According to the site, "Small changes in our daily life may contribute positively in reducing our climate footprint without necessarily compromising the world."

Permanent Link: Climate Neutral Network UN Pulse

Youth And Poverty Statistics

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The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has issued a new publication, Putting Young People Into National Poverty Reduction Strategies: A Guide to Statistics on Young People in Poverty (full text, pdf, 1.72 MB). The guide shows how to use accessible databases on the Internet to provide individual countries with a statistical profile of young people in poverty. 

Permanent Link: Youth and Poverty Statistics UN Pulse

Kosovo: Declaration Of Independence And UN Mission

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Text of the February 17, 2008, Declaration of Independence in which Kosovo declares itself to be an independent nation. Also includes text of the prime minister's accompanying speech, and related material about the declaration and about the legislative body in Kosovo. In English, Albanian, and Serbo-Croatian. From the website of the Republic of Kosovo Assembly
URL: http://www.assembly-kosova.org/?krye=news&newsid=1635⟨=en

United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
Website for the "UNMIK [which] was born on 10 June 1999 when the Security Council in resolution 1244 authorized the Secretary-General to establish in the war-ravaged province of Kosovo an interim civilian administration led by the United Nations." Features background about the organization (including a video), maps, press briefings, and text and audio of news updates, such as about the possible recognition of Kosovo as an independent nation in February 2008.
URL: http://www.unmikonline.org/
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Telling America's Story

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America.gov: Telling America's Story
"This site delivers information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture." Topics include foreign policy (such as U.S. recognition of a sovereign Kosovo in February 2008), U.S. politics (such as about the 2008 presidential election), American life, democracy, and science and health. Includes photos, video, podcasts, and links to publications. Available in several languages. Produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs.
URL: http://www.america.gov/
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Latin American Studies Association (LASA)

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Latin American Studies Association (LASA) The The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is a large international professional membership association for students, scholars and researchers involved in all aspects of the study of Latin America. This includes coverage of the history, politics, language, culture, economics and society of nations of Latin America, the Caribbean, and its people throughout the Americas. Its website provides information on the aims of the organisation, its membership and activities. It includes news about conferences, details about its journal Latin American Research Review (LARR) and access to the full text of issues of its newletter LASA Forum from 2006 onwards. These include articles on recent research activities. Access to some full text materials is for members only. From Intute.ac.uk
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/

200th Anniversary Of The Abolition Of Slavery In The UK Web Archive

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200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in the UK web archive This site contains a database of over 100 archived websites relating to the commemoration of the 200th abolition of slavery in Britain. They have been archived by the Archive-It subscription service created by the Internet webarchive . They include sites from Uk government departments, local government authorities, charities and heritage organisations. Each entry has snapshots of the site from different dates which capture news stories. The collection may be searched or browsed. They offer insight into the activities arranged for the anniversary, and the types of programmes and projects used to inform and educate the public about slavery and the slave trade in 2007. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.archive-it.org/

Cuba. From Intute.Ac.Uk

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Discursos e intervenciones del Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz, Presidente del Consejo de Estado de la Free access to a large collection of transcripts of Speeches made by Cuban leaders. They include speeches from former Cuban president Fidel Castro from the period 1959-2008. These include comment on the Cuban revolution, Cuban missile crisis, communism, relations with the US and his resifnation. Text is offered in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Materials are maintained by the Granma newspaper.
http://www.cuba.cu/gobierno/discursos/

Cuba: Washington Post This site provides free access to news stories and analysis of the economy and politics of Cuba from the Washington Post. It includes photographs, timelines and classic video film clips of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The latter include coverage of the Cuban revolution of 1959 and the Cuban Missile crisis. Also accessible are the latest headlines from the newspaper, analysis of the post-Castro situation and relations with the US from an American perspective.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/interactives/cuba/cuba.html

Cuban Heritage Collection The Cuban Heritage Collection is a library and archive collection held at the University of Miami. Research resources include rare books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, architectural drawings, prints, posters, audio-visual materials, newspapers and journals, and other materials covering all aspects of the social, cultural, economic and political history of Cuba. Its website provides free access to its catalogue and a growing number of digitised resources. The latter include images and historic documents and books. Topics covered include: the Cuban revoution 1959, US relations with Cuba and Cuban economic and social history.
http://www.library.miami.edu/chc/

Kosovo

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Kosovo: Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HDAG) The Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HDAG) was originally founded by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). It develops statistical techniques to enable human rights groups and committees of investigation to produce evidence based analyses of human rights abuses worldwide. In this role it has supplied data to truth and Reconciliation committees and International criminal Tribunals. Its website provides information on the aims and work of the group. It includes free access to press releases, project reports and full text statistical datasets. This section offers free access to data and articles relating to Kosovo. These mainly cover atrocities committed during the Balkans wars. They include refugee flows, war crims and political killings and data relating to the abuses lead by Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.hrdag.org/about/kosovo.shtml

Iraq: Alive In Baghdad

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Alive in Baghdad  is a a project of Small World News Ltd. Co. which employs local Iraqi journalists to create weekly news reports and video films showing daily life in Baghdad, Iraq. Its website provides free access to the video archive of films from approximately 2005 onwards, plus a blog of comments and diary entries from Iraqi residents and journalists. These offer an Iraqi insight into economic, social and human rights conditions in Baghdad in the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. From Intute.ac.uk
http://aliveinbaghdad.org/

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Cuba after Castro: FT special report This site was created by the Financial Times to provides free access to materials relating to Cuban politics and its impact on the world economy. It contains coverage of the legacy of former leader Fidel Castro. The latter includes photographs, analysis and discussion of his policies. Also covered are issues relating to relations betwenn the USA and Cuba from a British economic perspective.
http://www.ft.com/indepth/cuba

Cuba: Council on Foreign Relations resources This site is maintained by the Council on Foreign Relations think tank. It provides free acess to articles, comments, event transcripts and full text reports covering Cuba. These encompass a range of topics including US foreign policy towards Cuba, US sanctions towards Cuba, analysis of the government of Fidel Castro and discussion of Post-castro politics and policy. All materials present an American perspective. Materials are generally from 2007 onwards.
http://www.cfr.org/region/213/cuba.html

Centre for Research on Cuba, University of Nottingham The Centre for Research on Cuba, University of Nottingham is an interdisciplinary research group at the University of Nottingham. Its website contains information on its aims and ongoing work. It also includes details about the Hennessy Library Collection as well as the Cuba Research Forum which aims to create as a focal point for British research on Cuban studies. The Hennessy Collection section provides free access to its searchable database which indexes over 3,000 books, and journal articles (mainly published since 2000) on all aspects of Cuban politics, society and culture. (including many Spanish language resources). Typical areas include Cuban politics in the Fidel Castro and post-Castro era; the Cuban economy and foreign relations with the USA.The Cuban Research Forum section offers a directory of Internet links and a directory of researchers on Cuba.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/hispanic/research/centre_research_cuba.php

Pakistan. From Intute.Ac.Uk

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Pakistan: Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs resources The Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs is an independent organisation founded in 1914 which seeks to promote the discussion of all aspects of ethics and international relations. This includes coverage of human rights and international relations, global justice, ethics and world politics, ethics and conflict, the politics of reconciliation and peace making/peace keeping initiatives.This section of its website provides access to a collection of resources relating to Pakistan politics and international relations since approximately 2003. These include articles, interviews, event transcripts, video films and audio files. Topics covered include: international security and foreign policy; the war against terrorism; islam and politics, the assassination of Benazir Bhutto; and nuclear weapons in Siuth Asia.
http://www.cceia.org/search_out?argtypes=sa_Countries&sa_Countries=Pakistan

Pakistan: Observer Research Foundation resources The Observer Research Foundation is an Indian based non-profit think tank which discusses issues relating to foreign policy, economic policy and social policy from an Indian perspective. This section of its website provides free access to its statements, reports and papers on Pakistan. Topics covered include security; terrorism; the impact of islam on politics; elections; political parties and the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
http://www.observerindia.com/ 

Pakistan election 08: Dawn This site is maintained by well known Pakistan newspaper Dawn. It provides coverage of the 2008 Pakistan elections. The site includes the election results and a blog which offers insight into the conduct of the campaigns and state of democracy in Pakistan in the aftermath of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
http://www.dawn.com/events/election08/election08.htm

Colombian Paramilitaries And The United State

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Colombian Paramilitaries and the United States: “Unraveling the Pepes Tangled Web”
Source: National Security Archive

U.S. espionage operations targeting top Colombian government officials in 1993 provided key evidence linking the U.S.-Colombia task force charged with tracking down fugitive drug lord Pablo Escobar to one of Colombia’s most notorious paramilitary chiefs, according to a new collection of declassified documents published today by the National Security Archive. The affair sparked a special CIA investigation into whether U.S. intelligence was shared with Colombian terrorists and narcotraffickers every bit as dangerous as Escobar himself.

The new documents, released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, are the most definitive declassified evidence to date linking the U.S. to a Colombian paramilitary group and are the subject of an investigation published today in Colombia’s Semana magazine.

Documents in PDF.

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Mapped Politics

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Electoral geography 2.0 : mapped politics An interesting site maintained by Alexander Kireev which seeks to understand elections in terms of their political geography and context. It provides free access to articles and many examples of electoral maps which display results and voter turnout levels in geographical space. Coverage is extremely broad, generally encompassing all regions of the world from the 19th Century to the present day. There are some gaps in coverage, however many country files include parliamentary, presidential and sometime regional, devolved assembly and/ or referendum election results and many online mappings. Sources of data and copyright are displayed on the website. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.electoralgeography.com/

Iraq

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Baghdad observer Baghdad Observer is a blog maintained by McClatchy Newspapers staff from inside Iraq. They provide insight into daily life and economic conditions as well as offering comment on news stories about Iraq. Archives are available from June 2007. Topics covered include the security situation and the US presence in Iraq. From Intute.ac.uk
http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/baghdad/

Charles De Gaulle

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Charles de Gaulle This site is maintained by Fondation et Institut Charles de Gaulle to promote the life and political career of former French president Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970). It includes biographical information, a chronology of key events, extracts from important speeches and other documents, political cartoons and caricatures. Topics covered include: his work for the French resistance (free French) during World War Two, French politics and the Fifth Republic, the process of French decolonisation in the post war period and France and the European community. Other features of the site include lesson plans, reading lists and links to other Internet resources. All information currently offered in French only. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.de-gaulle-edu.net/

2008 American Presidential Elections, A Foreign Policy Perspective

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Decision 2008: CSIS This site was created by CSIS (center for Strategic and International Studies) to provide coverage of the 2008 American presidential elections from a foreign policy perspective. It offers free access to CSIS briefings analysing the positions of the candidates and video recordings of presidential candidate interviews and discussion forums. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.csis.org/decision2008

1968 Student Protests In Europe

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1968 in Europe: online teaching and research guide This site was created by an EU funded project headed by Dr. Martin Klimke of the Heidelberg University of Heidelberg and Dr. Joachim Scharloth of the University of Zurich. It provides an excellent teaching and learning guide for students studying the 1968 student and political protests in Europe. It includes a chronology of key events, links to online articles and web resources covering events in specific European nations, plus a bibliography to guide further reading. The teacher's section contains duggested syllabuses, film and reading lists. From Intute.ac.uk
http://1968ineurope.sneakpeek.de/index.php/contact

Kosovo

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Kosovo: CNN resources This site is maintained by US news service CNN. It provides free access to news headlines, analysis, photographs and video footage relating to the politics and economics of Kosovo. They include coverage of the Balkans conflict, relations with Serbia, post Balkans war reconstruction and the declaration of independence in 2008. Generally materials date from about 1990 onwards. Technical and copyright material os displayed on the website. From Intute.ac.uk
http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/kosovo#aCurrentPage

 

EU and Kosovo This site is maintained by Council of the European Union to provide information on the relations of the EU with Kosovo. It offers free access to official statements, press releases, photographs, full text reports and audio visual materials. Topics covered include the EU mission in Kosovo following the end of the Balkans conflict, the EU role in the reconstruction of the region following independence in 2008. Materials generally date from 2005 onwards. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=1352⟨=en

 

 Kosovo: Balkan Investigative Network resources The Balkan Investigative Network (BIRN) aims to promote an independent high standard of media and journalism in Kosovo. Its website provides free access to news, examples of investigations and articles about its programmes. They include coverage of the state of democracy in the region, economic and political construction, civil liberties and human rights. There is also coverage of issues relating to Kosovo independence.             From Intute.ac.uk
http://kosovo.birn.eu.com/

Cuba

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Cuba: Brookings Institution resources This site is maintained by the Brookings Institution. it provides free access to their research and analysis of the politics and economics of Cuba. Users may read and download articles, briefings and event transcripts and videos from approximately 2000 onwards. Topics covered include; US foreign policy towards Cuba, the government of Fidel Castro and Cuban politics in the post Castro era. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.brookings.edu/topics/cuba.aspx?emc=lm&m=212751&l=42&v=15395

Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge

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Hoover Institution: Uncommon Knowledge [Real Player, Windows Media Player]

The Hoover Institution has placed a wide array of multimedia content online for over a decade, and recently they created a site for their "Uncommon Knowledge" program. Hosted by Hoover fellow Peter Robinson, the program features interviews with political leaders, distinguished scholars, and leading journalists. First-time visitors to the site can browse the archives by topic, date, or guest. Currently, the online archive contains programs from 1997 to 2005, along with webcasts from 2006 to the present. Recent conversations added to the site include a discussion with Shelby Steele and a talk with Michael Barone about tax reform and various health-care proposals. [KMG] http://www.hoover.org/multimedia/uk/

MIT Security Studies Program [Pdf]

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Based at the Center for International Studies at MIT, the Security Studies Program is interested in "the integration of technical and political analysis of national and international security problems." Visitors to the site can look over their research agenda, learn about their degree programs, and also look at their interactive calendar. Scholars will definitely want to make their way to the "Program Publications" area. Here they will find the Program's annual report, their research journal, and a monthly newsletter titled "Early Warning". Moving on, visitors should also take a look at some of their working papers, which include "Transforming the Rewards for Military Service" and "The Political Science of Agent Orange". The site is rounded out with a search engine and information about relevant conferences. [KMG]  http://web.mit.edu/ssp/ Scout Report

 

U.S. 2008 Presidential Campaign From Alternative Weekly Newspapers, And Other Web Sites

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AltWeeklies.com: 2008 Presidential Campaign
URL: http://www.altweeklies.com/alternative/AltWeeklies/hotTopic?queryTerm=%2A2008elect%2A

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Compilation of news stories and commentary concerning the 2008 U.S. presidential election, from more than 100 alternative U.S. and Canadian newsweeklies. Entries include headline, brief story summary, author, publication, and option to email the stories. Also includes links to the full stories. Listed chronologically. From the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies.

The Onion: War for the White House
This satirical publication's coverage of the 2008 U.S. presidential election features "news" stories, humorous candidate profiles and candidate statements on key issues, videos, and a creative description of the election process. From the Onion, which "is not intended for readers under 18 years of age."
URL: http://www.theonion.com/content/whitehousewar
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PolitiFact.com
This website was created "to help voters separate fact from falsehood in the 2008 presidential campaign. Journalists and researchers from the [St. Petersburg] Times and CQ [Congressional Quarterly] will fact-check the accuracy of speeches, TV ads, interviews and other campaign communications." Searchable; or browse the site's "Truth-O-Meter" by candidate, subject, political party, and other factors. Includes related articles and in-depth features.
URL: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/
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Inside Iraq

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Inside Iraq Inside Iraq is a blog maintained by by Iraqi journalists working for McClatchy Newspapers. The informal comments offer an unparalled insight into daily life and conditions in Baghdad and Basra. There are often critical comments on the role of the US military and coalition forces in the region. It is possible to view all entries from 2007 onwards via the website. FRom Intute.ac.uk
http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/iraq/

Report On The Global Tobacco Epidemic

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The World Health Organization released a new Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008 (full text). This report presents the first comprehensive world wide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts . It also provides countries with a roadmap to reverse the devasitating global tobacco epidemic that would kill up to one billion people by the end of this century. Read more from the website. UN Pulse  Permanent Link: Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic

Indigenous Languages: Expert Group Report

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The report of the International expert group meeting on indigenous languages has been issued (E/C.19/2008/3). The report summarizes discussions and makes recommendations to states, organizations of the UN system, and to indigenous peoples. Learn more from the website of the 

UN Pulse  Permanent Link: Indigenous languages: expert group report

Institute For Public Policy Research : Security In A Changing World

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New front line: Security in a changing world This site provides free access to a full text paper by Ian Kearns and Ken Gude which was published as IPPR Commission on National Security, Working Paper No. 1 by the Institute for Public Policy Research in February 2008. The 42 page paper discusses the causes and nature of change in the national and international security environment. Topics covered include: the impact of globalisation; climate change; the growth of political and fundamental Islam and socio-economic vulnerability. Intute.ac.uk
http://www.ippr.org/publicationsandreports/publication.asp?id=588

Financing For The Climate Challenge. UNEP

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The tenth special session of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum will meet next week, 20-22 February. The theme for the meeting is Mobilizing Finance for the Climate Challenge. The working documents have been posted, as have the informational documents. Learn more from the press release. UN Pulse Permanent Link: Financing for the Climate Challenge

American Presidential Election, 2008

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Campaign 08 blog: the Nation

This site provides free access to a blog covering the 2008 American presidential elections which was created by independent political current affairs journal The Nation. It includes discussion, analysis and news stories about the campaigns and candidates from Nation political correspondents. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters

Harvard Project On The Soviet Social System (HPSSS Online)

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Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System

The Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System (HPSSS Online) is a collection of over 700 English language oral history interviews conducted with refugees from the USSR collected during the Cold war. They offer an unparalleled insight into the social, economic and political history of Russia (USSR) during the period 1917- approximately 1940. Topics covered include: economics, family, government, stratification, nationalities, the German occupation during World War II, partisan movements and professions. They include materials relating to Communism, the Russian political system, opinions on political leaders such as Stalin, Trotsky and Lenin.The website offers a searchable database plus manuals and supporting materials to guide usage. From Intute.ac.uk
http://hcl.harvard.edu/collections/hpsss/index.html

Center For American Women And Politics (CAWP)

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CAWP election watch

A useful website maintained by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) , a specialist research instutute based at Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutger University. It provides free access to information about the involvement of women in American elections . It includes articles, analysis and statistics relating to Hillary Clinton's 2008 American presidential election campaign. Also available are fact sheets on gender gap voting in previous elections; historical summaries of the outcome of women candidates in previous elections. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/Facts3.html

200th Anniversary Of The Abolition Of Slavery In The UK, A Digital Archive Collection

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New Digital Archive Collection from Internet Archive’s “Archive-It”: 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in the UK

The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act 1807 was the start of a successful process that outlawed the African slave trade worldwide. After centuries of suffering, millions of African slaves were eventually freed and millions of lives saved. Those who worked so hard in the 18th and 19th century to abolish slavery would be shocked to find that there was still so much work to be done 200 years later. On this 200th anniversary slavery has changed but it has not been eradicated. The sites you see archived here attempt to catalog the anniversary and the programs created to educate the public.

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Putin-3

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Source: Russian Outlook (American Enterprise Institute)

In the past nine years, Russian foreign policy has been examined several times in these pages. At no other time, however, has its direction been as troubling as it is today. To understand the causes of this disturbing evolution and to gauge its future course, the changes have to be examined in the context of the regime’s ideological and political transformation since 2000, when Vladimir Putin was elected president.

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