Dear All
Welcome to the latest edition of the newsletter which brings you a selection of new sites added to SOSIG the Social Science Information Gateway in the last week. Remember that you can consult a full list at http://www.sosig.ac.uk/
In this week's edition.

*       Statement by David Kay on the Interim Progress Report on the Activities of the Iraq Survey Group 
*       League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations (A) 
*       University of Melbourne Eprint Repository 
*       Thinkers 50 
*       Global Facilitator Network for Security Sector Reform 
*       Uk Central Government Web Archive 
*       Citizen-Consumers: New Labour's Market Place Democracy 
*       Iran: Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Resources 
*       PrivatizationLink Russia 
*       Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs 

Iraq weapons of Mass destruction.
Statement by David Kay on the Interim Progress Report on the Activities of the Iraq Survey Group 
Description: This is the full text of the statement made by David Kay before the House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence, The House Committee On Appropriations, Subcommittee On Defense, And The Senate Select Committee On Intelligence on October 2nd 2003. It details the interim findings of the Iraq Survey Group regarding Saddam Hussein and Iraq's holdings of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear, chemical and biological weapons capabilities and programmes. The information is made available on the CIA web site. 
http://www.cia.gov/cia/public_affairs/speeches/2003/david_kay_10022003.html

see also our quick links to coverage of the Hutton Inquiry at: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/whats-new.politics.html

League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations (A) 
Description: "This report represents the first ever attempt to draw a comparative picture of the physical abuse of children in the 27 richest nations of the world. UNICEF research estimates that almost 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse and neglect every year in the industrialized world. The greatest risk is among younger children. A small group of countries - Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Norway - appear to have an exceptionally low incidence of child maltreatment deaths; Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Hungary and France have levels that are four to six times higher. The United States, Mexico and Portugal have rates that are between 10 and 15 times higher than those at the top of the league table. The good news is that child deaths from maltreatment appear to be declining in the great majority of industrialized countries." The report is available in pdf format and users will require Adobe Acrobat Reader. 
http://www.unicef-icdc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/Lunga.sql?ProductID=353 
University of Melbourne Eprint Repository 
The University of Melbourne Eprint Repository (UMER)is a self-archiving repository of research papers produced by members of the University of Melbourne. It includes working papers, pre-prints, book chapters, articles, theses, conference papers and inaugural lectures. All academic subjects from the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities are covered. The database may be searched by author, keyword or title or browsed by subject area or new additions. Users may require registration to view the full text of some items. Information about this is available from the site. Many of the papers are in pdf format and therefore require access to an Adobe Acrobat Reader for use
Resource Type: Articles/Papers/Reports (collections)
http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/  
Thinkers 50 
Description: An important survey site from the company Suntop Media. This site, which went live on 29 September 2003, gives results of Suntop's survey of who business people consider the most influential living management thinkers at the moment. Peter Drucker comes top, followed by Michael Porter and Tom Peters. There are short biographies of each person, with names of their books. The results were gathered by putting a questionnaire on the Suntop Web site, and also by emailing business people, consultants, academics and MBA students throughout the world. A good reference tool for management students or researchers. 

URL: http://www.thinkers50.com/ 
Global Facilitator Network for Security Sector Reform 
Description: The Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR)is a project funded by the UK Government's Global Conflict Prevention Pool. It commenced in 2003 and is managed by academic staff and practitioners based at Cranfield University. Its web site provides information on the aims of the project and its current activities. It offers free access to a number of key databases: these include a searchable index to journal articles and papers with links through to the full text of many of them, access to the full text of papers prepared by the project team, a directory of contacts, glossary of terms, discussion forums and calendar of forthcoming events. Topics covered by the project include: security sector reform and regulation worldwide, the rule of law, police reform, reform of the armed forces, civil-military relations, border control, small arms control and disarmament, defence budgets and military spending. 

URL: http://www.gfn-ssr.org/ 
Uk Central Government Web Archive 
Description: The Uk Central Government Web Archive is maintained by the National Archives (Public Record Office). Since 2003 it has been engaging in a project to digitally preserve copies of the web sites of leading government departments and offices. These include the Prime Ministers Office, the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Many of the copies are taken on a weekly basis and enable users to view the contents and layout of the site at that time. Information on the future expansion of the project and digital collection policies and techniques is provided
http://www.pro.gov.uk/webarchive/centralgov.htm 
Citizen-Consumers: New Labour's Market Place Democracy 
Author: Needham, Catherine
Description: This site provides access to the full text of a pamphlet by Catherine Needham which was published by Catalyst in 2003 ISBN 1904508057. It examines the relationship between citizen and government in modern Britain, arguing the the Labour government of Tony Blair is refiguring the relationship by treating citizens as consumers in a way which will ultimately act to the detriment of both parties. Users should note that the paper is in pdf format and therefore requires access to an Adobe Acrobat Reader for use. 

URL: http://www.catalystforum.org.uk/pdf/needham.pdf 
also added last week
Labour Party Conference 2003 BBC Report
Labour Party 2003 official web site
Labour Party Conference 2003 Guardian Report
Iran: Carnegie Endowment For International Peace Resources 

Description: This site provides access to a wealth of resources about Iran and international security which have been prepared by the Carnegie Foundation for International Peace. They include news stories, reports, working papers, articles and maps. Topics covered include: the development of weapons of mass destruction/nuclear weapons, the history of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Inspections and international security in general. Materials are generally from 2001 to date. Links are provided to the web sites of other useful resources on Iran. 

URL: http://www.ceip.org/files/nonprolif/countries/country.asp?ID=2&country=Iran 
also added last week Permanent mission of Iran to the UN.
PrivatizationLink Russia 
Description: Free online collection of laws and regulations of the Russian Federation made available by PrivatizationLink Russia a project of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) a member of the World Bank Group. This section of the Web site gives access to legal materials relating to privatization and foreign investment at both the Federal and Regional level. The database can be browsed by region or subject and results can be ordered alphabetically or by the most recently updated. The references give details of the material provided such as full text legislation, report or database along with a link to the information source. Subjects covered include capital markets, company formation, foreign investment and business law. Other parts of the PrivatizationLink Russia site can be accessed from this page including regional profiles and links to international news sources. The site can also be viewed in Russian. 

URL: http://russia.privatizationlink.com/english/invdb/lawregu.cfm 
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs 

Description: 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. Its web site provides access to a wealth of resources on the aims of the organisation and its current activities. It includes an extensive resource library which provides free access to a number of full text materials. Thes include recent speeches, papers and articles published by the institute. Publications include: Human Rights Dialogue, Public Philosophy monographs and the contents pages of its journal Ethics and International Affairs from 1987 to date. The site also contains a classroom section with guidance and resources for teachers. This provides access to syllabi, book reviews, lecture notes and tools for teaching international relations and ethics. 

URL: http://www.cceia.org/ 
If you have any comments on this newsletter please contact
Heather Dawson
SOSIG
Government and Politics Editor
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