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> 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/ > > have you filled in the SOSIG evaluation yet? http://www.efc.co.uk/sosig/SOSIGusersurvey.html > > In the news this week.Kenya > > Kenya Referendum Watch > http://www.kenyareferendum.org/ > This site was created by Transparency Kenya to monitor the 2005 referendum on proposed changes to the Constitution of Kenya. It includes background information on the purpose and nature of the proposed changes, opinion polls, information on the conduct of the referendum and its results. It also includes information about political corruption and violence in Kenya. > find more links on our blog entries for this week. > http://www.sosig.ac.uk/subject-news/index.php?cat=19 > ANU E-Press: Electronic Books > http://epress.anu.edu.au/ > Description: ANU E-Press is a based at the Australian National University. It is an initiative which seeks to explore innovation in scholarly communication and open access by providing free electronic editions of academic monographs. Titles published cover the full range of social science and humanities subject areas. They include a special emphasis on the history, politics and culture of Australia and the continent of Australasia, the Pacific and South East Asia. a Growing number of titles can be downloaded free of charge in pdf format some titles can also be ordered in print on demand format. It is possible to sign up to receive email alters of new publications. Copyright information is displayed on the site. > > women2win > http://www.women2win.com > women2win is a new organisation within the British conservative party which aims to increase female representation by campaigning for more women to win nominations as Tory MPs. Key supporters include: Peter Lilley, Theresa May, Michael Ancram and Oliver Letwin. The web site provides basic statistics on women conservative MPs and information about the campaign. This includes press releases and statements. > find more on women and politics in sosig. http://www.sosig.ac.uk/roads/subject-listing/World-cat/wompol.html > International Religious Freedom Annual Reports 2001- > http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/ > The Annual Report on International Religious Freedom is compiled by the US Department of State. It provides information on current religious freedom and toleration in individual nations worldwide. In particular it provides information on government and legal suppression of religions and American policies to promote religious freedom. Each country entry typically describes the religious denominations which are in the region, religious rights under the constitution and laws of the land, the state of the relationship between the internal religious dominations and US foreign policy towards the nation. The full text of tall reports published since 2001 can be downloaded from the web site. > > Latin American Government Documents Archive 2005(LAGDA) > http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/archives/lagda/ > Description: The Latin American Government Documents Archive (LAGDA)is a joint project of University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas Libraries, The Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, and the Latin American Network Information Center. Web archiving services are provided by the Internet Archive. It provides free access to archived documents and web sites of over 100 Latin/South American/ Caribbean web sites from 21 nations which were captured during 2005. Countries covered by the archive include: Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay. It is possible to locate presidential messages, full text government reports and statistics published during 2005. There are browse and search features. Users should note that some materials are offered in Spanish only. > > > RSA Migration Commission > http://www.migrationcommission.org/ > Description: This is the official web site of the RSA Migration Commission, an independent body established by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce to investigate migration, economics and citizenship. It includes information about the aims of the Commission, its membership and activities. This includes the full text of all its reports including the November 2005 publication 'Migration: A Welcome Opportunity', which explores the ways in which current policy fails the UK economy, migrant workers and the countries from which they have come. The site also contains a directory of key migration websites. Topics covered include: the economics of migration, British immigration policy, human rights and migration and public attitudes towards migrants > > 7 July Review Committee > URL: http://www.london.gov.uk/assembly/scrutiny/7julyreview.jsp > Description: The 7th July Review Committee was established by the London Assembly to investigate the lessons learnt from the July 7th 2005 tube bombings. In particular it focuses upon terrorist prevention, public communication and the response of the emergency services. Its web site provides information on the remit, membership and activities of the committee. It includes access to minutes and reports from its meetings. > Podcasts from the US Government > http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/Podcasts.shtml > Description: This is an official index to podcasts of the American government. Podcasts may be defined as a collection of technologies for automatically distributing audio and video programs over the Internet. They include radio programmes, government addresses. The site includes information about the technology and the appropriate software for downloading. All aspects of US government policy are covered. > > Not new but Recommended! > > OAIster > Description: This project run by the University of Michigan, provides links to online collections that are often difficult to access via normal search engine routes. The resources are largely based in Universities' and research institutions' digital libraries and are multidisciplinary. Typical collections include theses, technical reports, research papers and image collections. OAIster is searchable and the collections from which the resources are harvested are also browsable. > http://www.oaister.org/o/oaister/ > If you have any comments on this newsletter please contact > Heather Dawson > SOSIG Government and Politics editor > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >