Center for Social Services Research CSSR

a project of the U.C. Berkeley School of Social Welfafe.

The Center for Social Services Research, established in 1994, conducts research, policy analysis and program planning, and evaluation directed toward improving the public social services. Housed in the School of Social Welfare at the University of California at Berkeley, the Center responds to the concerns of community. Collaborating with public social service officials, elected policy-makers, community professionals, and consumers of service, it engages in research activities that are directly and immediately practice- and policy-relevant … (about CSSR 1/2).

Homepage and links to divers centers; Sitemap;
Publications, Reports; CSSR Research Units; Research Ressources; Staff; Internships;
Contact.

About CSSR 2/2: … At the present time, CSSR consists of the following six separate research and training units:   Continuer la lecture de « Center for Social Services Research CSSR »

realsociology

committed to stopping the Tory cuts

  • This blog orginally aimed to provide updates on sociological research  relevant to A level (16-19) sociology students. However, it’s morphing into a forum for expressing my leftist views on a range of contemporary events.
  • Even if this is the case, many entries still covers issues, concepts and theories relevant to A level sociology. Also, even with the political content, a lot of posts are still  ‘pure updates’ on contemporary research … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Top Tens; Best Resources; More Resources; AS/ A Level Sociology; Publications;
(Contact) / Leave a reply online: scroll down on the about-site.

About 2/2: … this blog was only started in July 2010 – so if you are here for A level material then the Global Development and Education sources are a bit thin as we haven’t taught these yet this academic year – they will be populated with lots of juicy material from January 2011.  Continuer la lecture de « realsociology »

Sokwanele – Zvakwana – enough is enough

We have just included all the content from the Model Constitution compiled by the Law Society of Zimbabwe into our indexed online constitution resource.
Visitors to our site are now able to browse through this lengthy document, section by section, easily comparing its clauses on key constitutional issues with the clauses provided by other key documents also included in our resource … (full long text Constitution / see also down of each site: videos, books, news, links).

Homepage;
Mapping Violence; Database; Zimbabwe Business Watch; ZIG watch; Blog; Docs; Newsletter;
Contact online.

About Zimbabwe /Background to the People and History /(All information on this page comes from the CIA World Factbook and the BBC): Primarily of the Bantu group of south and central Africa, the black Zimbabweans are divided into two major language groups, which are subdivided into several ethnic groups. Continuer la lecture de « Sokwanele – Zvakwana – enough is enough »

Lift – what can the future do for you

lift works to identify and anticipate current and emerging usages of digital technologies through research, events, publications and services

  • Lift is a community of pioneers who get together in Europe and Asia to explore the social implications of new technologies. The community meets, brainstorms, and interacts both online and offline in order to understand how technology usage can lead to innovation. Each event or point of contact is a chance to turn innovation into opportunity by anticipating the major shifts ahead, and meeting the people who drive them. Lift is organized into three separate poles that work closely together:… (full text about the Lift Group).
  • About Lift Lab.
  • About the Lift Community.

Homepage;
Services; Get involved; Lab nouvelles lectures; Lift at home; Pictures; Blog; Videos;
Addresses ( 1 of ): Lift Conference Association, 18 Quai du Seujet, CH-1201 Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact /Feedback.

About the Lift Conference: The Lift conferences are a series of events built around a community of pioneers who get together in Europe and Asia to explore the social implications of new technologies. Continuer la lecture de « Lift – what can the future do for you »

Médiaterre.org

l’information mondiale pour le développement durable – * (voir en bas: Table Ronde LRQA le 31 mars 2011 au Havre).

En 2010, Médiaterre c’est:

  • 27 portails d’information,
  • 23 partenaires qui animent ces portails thématiques, géographiques ou d’acteurs du développement durable,
  • 2500 dépêches d’actualité publiées chaque année,
  • 2 millions de pages consultées chaque mois,
  • 5 000 visiteurs chaque jour,
  • 108 pays d’origine de nos visiteurs,
  • 12 000 sites font référence à Médiaterre. (à propos).

Accueil;
Poster une dépêche; Aide en ligne; Archives; Calendrier; Nous Soutenir; Partenaires;
Adressees: 1): Secrétariat Exécutif de Médiaterre, Institut de l’énergie et de l’environnement de la Francophonie (IEPF), 56, rue St-Pierre, 3e étage, Québec (Québec) G1K 4A1, Canada;
2): Comité Technique de Médiaterre, Centre International de Ressources et d’Innovation pour le Développement Durable (CIRIDD), CIRIDD – 60 rue des Aciéries, 42000 Saint-Etienne, France;
Contacts.

* Table Ronde LRQA le 31 mars 2011 au Havre: Au-delà du Grenelle, améliorer la performance et réduire le risque:  Continuer la lecture de « Médiaterre.org »