> Here is the latest update form SOSIG (Social Science Internet Gateway)
> for a full list of new additions to the database see http://www.sosig.ac.uk/
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> In the news this week.
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> Sri Lanka Elections.
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> Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA)  
> Description: The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was founded in 1996. It is based in Sri Lanka and seeks to strengthen civil society and engage in conflict resolution in the region. Its main areas of expertise are: Legal and Constitutional reform , Media monitoring, Conflict and Peace building, election monitoring. Its web site provides detailed information on the aims of the organisation and its work. It includes free access to recent press releases, plus articles, speeches, data from public opinion poll surveys and full text research papers. These include materials relating to the Sri Lanka civil war, Tamil Tigers and election monitoring reports from Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV), the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Coalition Against Political Violence. Most materials are from 2004 to date. 
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> URL: http://www.cpalanka.org 
> find more on sri elections on  this weeks blog at http://www.sosig.ac.uk/subject-news/index.php?cat=19
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> DiscovertheNetwork.org: A Guide to the Political Left 
> This guide is maintained by an editorial team headed by David Horowitz. It provides a free informative guide to the political left wing. It includes profiles of individuals, political parties and organisations with details of their purpose, funding and links to their web sites. It also includes a library of articles which analyse these groups and study their inter-connections. The site state that these materials are subjective and rely upon the personal opinions of the authors. Topics covered include: socialism, marxism, radical Islam and anti-war movements. 
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> URL: http://www.discoverthenetwork.org/default. 
> Review of the future role of FE Colleges 
> Description: Sir Andrew Foster chaired a review of the role of Further Education colleges for the Department for Education and Skills. The review comprised invited written evidence from colleges and others, commissioned research, a series of meetings and workshops and visits to colleges. This site contains details of the scope of the enquiry, evidence from key stakeholders, and more information on the advisory group for the review and Sir Andrew Foster himself. The final report, summary and overview of the Review are available to download from the site as PDF or Word files 
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> URL: http://www.dfes.gov.uk/furthereducation/fereview/ 
> Human Security Gateway 
> Description: The Human Security Gateway is a joint project of the Human Security Centre (HSC) and the Canadian Consortium on Human Security (CCHS University of British Columbia. It aims to provide researchers with a searchable database of links to key web sites, full text reports, journal articles, news items and fact sheets relating to human security worldwide. Human security is defined as the protection of individuals from wars, civil wars and violence. It web site enables users to search or browse by country or topic. Topics covered include: peace keeping operations, children and armed conflict, international humanitarian law, gender and security and refugees. Each resource has an added description of content. 
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> URL: http://www.humansecuritygateway.info/ 
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> COCOREES 
> Description: "COCOREES offers researchers in Russian and East European Studies the only nationwide database on library collections and journal holdings in the UK." This service is supported by CURL, a project to foster collection management amongst UK libraries. 
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> URL: http://www.cocorees.ac.uk/ 
> Red-Color News Soldier Li Zhensheng: A Chinese Photographer's Odysssey Through the Cultural Revolution 
> Description:>  This site is maintained by Contact Press. It provides access to a collection of images from the work of renown Chinese photographer Li Zhensheng. They cover the period 1964-1976, focusing in particular on the Chinese cultural re> volution. This includes coverage of the activities of the Red Guard, the Chinese Communist party and Mao Tse Tung. The site also includes a brief biography of the photographer, plus some background information on the context and history of the Cultural Revolution. Copyright information is displayed on the site. Information is offerd in English or French. 
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> URL: http://red-colornewssoldier.com/ 
> find more on communist governments at: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/commgovt.html
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> United Nations Assistance Mission For Iraq 
> Description: United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) was created in 2004 to assist in the social, economic and political reconstruction of Iraq, following the Gulf War. Its web site provides a portal of information about all UN agencies operating in the region. It provides information about their mandate, structure and activities. The site includes recent press releases, situation reports, UN resolutions relating to Iraq and full text UNAMI documents. Topics covered included human rights in Iraq, elections, humanitatian aid reports and R&D research reports. 
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> URL: http://www.uniraq.org/default.asp 
> browse our links on iraq at: http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/intseciraq.html
> Politique et Gouvernement: Gallica E-Books 
> Description: Gallica is part of the website of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. It give access to a vast collection of digitised electronic books, texts and images covering the periods from the Middle Ages to the Nineteenth Century. This section of the web site contains free full text e- books which have been classified as covering politics. Most of the material is in French. It includes key texts relating to French political history and constitutional reform. They include materials relating to the French Revolution, parliamentary procedure, the French parliament, relations between church and state, and politics in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth century and the French Empire. 
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> URL: http://gallica.bnf.fr/scripts/phpiis.php?host=inter2&CiRestriction=%28%40Sujet+%22+POLITIQUE%22%29&Ciscope=&CiRPT=&Bgc=&QF=&Pg=0 
> FENews.co.uk 
> Description: FENews.co.uk specialises "in providing up to the minute news and features about Further Education across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, including Colleges, Training Providers, Awarding Bodies, Funding Bodies, Apprenticeships and Inspections." Users can access a news stream of the latest FE related stories from around the Internet, as well as featured news stories produced by FENews itself. News can also be viewed by themes including colleges, funding bodies and training providers. FENews produces a blog for comment on the latest stories and has extensive links to FECareers.co.uk allowing users to search for jobs. 
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> URL: http://www.fenews.co.uk/ 
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> not new but recommended!
> Choike.org: A Portal on Southern Civil Societies 
> Description: This web site is maintained by Instituto del Tercer Mundo, Uruguay. It aims to provide access to information and resources produced by NGOS (non-governmental organisations) and social movements from the Southern hemisphere (nations of Africa, Asia and Latin America). This includes coverage of democracy movements, human rights and public policy organisations. Key topics are: civil liberties, human rights, globalisation, international and regional trade, sustainable development and environmental policy. The site contains includes a comprehensive directory of NGOS concerned with all aspects of civil society (with links to their web sites), news updates, full text papers and reports. These offer a 'southern perspective' on world issues. The site is also available in Spanish. 
> http://www.choike.org/ 
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