Social Sciences News

News and journal articles and abstracts about the Social Sciences.

Resources in this category:

African Wildlife News
http://www.awf.org/section/about/resources/newsletters

"African Wildlife News is published five times a year by the African Wildlife Foundation for our members. The articles spotlight AWF field activities and important developments for African wildlife populations and habitats."

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
http://www.philanthropy.com/

"The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the newspaper of the non-profit world. Published every other week, it is the No. 1 news source for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. This Web site offers a summary of the contents of the current issue of The Chronicle, a list of forthcoming conferences and workshops, job opportunities in the non-profit world, and other information. The news summary is updated every other week, at 9 a.m. U.S. Eastern time on the Monday preceding The Chronicle's issue date. The job announcements are updated on the Monday following the issue date."

The New Statesman
http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/

The British magazine of political and social commentary.

Philanthropy News Digest
http://fdncenter.org/pnd/current/

"Philanthropy News Digest (PND), a weekly news service of the Foundation Center, is a compendium, in digest form, of philanthropy-related articles and features culled from print and electronic media outlets nationwide. The Digest is posted to the Foundation Center's Web site every Tuesday afternoon."

United Nations Chronicle Online Edition
http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/

"The UN Chronicle is a quarterly magazine published by the United Nations Department of Public Information and available worldwide through subscription. This web site contains selected articles from the print magazine. The UN Chronicle covers a broad range of activities and programmes of the far-reaching United Nations system, as well as questions of concern to it. It takes an in depth look into such serious issues as global warming, international economic integration, UN reform, health and human development, human rights and international peace and security. It features interviews, essays, opinions and ideas from officials and personalities connected with the Organization and its specialized agencies, as well as from independent experts. And each issue includes first person stories from a distinctly human perspective‹ones that make visible the often unseen triumphs of the human spirit that confirm how even a single person can make a difference."

VitalSTATS: The Numbers Behind the News
http://www.stats.org/

"The Statistical Assessment Service (STATS) is a nonpartisan, non-profit research organization in Washington, D.C... devoted to the accurate use of scientific and quantitative information in public policy debate. STATS serves as a resource for journalists by providing timely and well-researched analysis of current statistical and scientific disputes." STATS fields queries from journalists on a regular basis. The newsletter is the means through which it interacts with the broader media.