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On line education material
Asia for Educators Online http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/
features classroom materials and teaching guides on Asia
for use by faculty and students in world history, culture, geography,
art, and literature at the undergraduate and pre-college levels. Search
for content by subject area, document type, or time period. AFE Online
also features several multimedia and image-based units on various
Asia-related topics, as well as maps, timelines, primary source
readings, and a searchable database of recommended teaching materials
from other publishers. AFE Online is an initiative of the East
Asian Curriculum Project and the Project on Asia in the Core Curriculum
at Columbia University.
Classes on population, global economy and nationalism http://www.aag.org/Education/center/cgge-aag%20site/index.html
websites adn blackboards.
Maps that show the world
adjusting country size depending on the variable of interest
World Mapper http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/
A different version of maps of the world by population, health, other
things. Pretty neat. Maps are proportional to representation, eg.,
gdp shows the west large, and Africa small.
Gapminder world http://graphs.gapminder.org/world/
from Gapminder. Watch world conditions change over time.
"Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global
development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and
other information about social, economic and environmental development
at local, national and global levels."
Maps of War http://www.mapsofwar.com/
shows the history and spread of democracy and religion. This site
was created by a private individual, doesn't say who, that I can
find. But it's listed here http://homelandsecurity.tamu.edu/framework/keyreports/maps/maps-of-war-imperial-history-of-the-middle-east.html/
and here http://www.alexandria.ucsb.edu/other-sites/Asia.html
among many other university websites.
The UC Atlas of Global Inequality
http://ucatlas.ucsc.edu/
maps and graphs of of
health, income, other topics. At one time and over time.
Working paper site of political science
http://workingpapers.org/ links to bunches of working
papers from many political scientists, and some sociologists too.
Many topics.
Show world http://show.mappingworlds.com/
maps
showing country size by population, ecology, economy, conflict. Seems
to be sponsored by world bank, UN, who, and so on.
Other
(in no particular order)
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The Californial Digital Library http://www.cdlib.org/
has a Scholarship Editions http://www.escholarship.org/editions/
has many free books on line, but you have to search. For
example
searching
for "Social Change" returns a number of interesting books, such as the
following: (click on Show only public titles) (this site
may
not show up in some versions of netscape, but the books below do.)
and many others, about specific countries, regions
and
more....
The 100 People http://www.100people.org/index.php
"The project will find and capture in film, photography, music and text
100 individuals who represent the global population... This World
Portrait will be used
to make an introduction between the peoples of the earth and to
facilitate a greater understanding of the diversity and the
commonalities among us.
The IR Theory web site http://www.irtheory.com/
This site is useful for studying political change, because it has
interesting
stuff about international relations. "International Relations
(IR)
theory entails the development of conceptual frameworks and theories to
facilitate the understanding and explanation of events and phenomena in
world politics; as well as the analysis and informing of associated
policies
and practices."
Developement Gateway Communities http://topics.developmentgateway.org/
have the aim to reduce poverty and promote sustainable
development. News, discussion, announcements.
Online Economics Textbooks http://www.oswego.edu/~economic/newbooks.htm
links to on line texts.
Everyday Economics
http://www.dallasfed.org/educate/pubs/index.html
A series
of colorful booklets explaining fundamental economic concepts for high
school students.
World Transformation http://www.worldtrans.org/
"
Here you will find a cornucopia of
ideas, resources, connections, information, inspiration and surprises,
all aimed at
growing, creating or discovering a world that works better for all of
us."
Research Review of Global Warming Evidence http://www.oism.org/pproject/
some review and criticism of global warming
'evidence'
Technocapitalism http://www.technocapitalism.com/
From the site, technocapitalism is about "a new form of market
capitalism
that is rooted in technological invention and innovation.
It can be considered an emerging era, now
in its early stage, that is supported by such intangibles as creativity
and
knowledge."
The Economics Web Institute http://www.economicswebinstitute.org/
This site is a growing hyper-text for an evolutionary analysis of the
economy and "freely offers you to explore classical and innovative
issues
in economics and management, drawing on theoretical reflections, real
data, and interactive software models."
A study of Major Social Institutions in China http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~sosc1/soc/aboutus/drruan/
"This website has been developed to assist students who are taking
courses related to modern China. On this site, you will find
1. A Bibliography for the Study of Major Social
Institutions in China (books and journal articles since early 1980’s)
2. A list of China-related social science journals
3. A list of China-related videos
4. Useful internet links"
Radix - Radical Interpretations of Disaster http://www.radixonline.org/
"It is meant as a home for discussion, working papers, opinion pieces,
resources, links that can help to develop radical interpretations of
and radical solutions (see resources for low cost rural rebuilding) for
ALL disasters in ALL parts of planet earth."
The International Professors Project http://www.internationalprofs.org/
This "is a non-profit global network of Professors who have begun
working as academic “citizens of the world” on university campuses in
the developing world. Our professors teach, mentor and conduct local
research as they internationalize college and university faculties in
their host countries."
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime http://www.unodc.org/unodc/index.html
"is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and
international crime." The UNODC has an interesting project,
The Global Initiative to Fight Human
Trafficking http://www.ungift.org/
"The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), with financial
support from the Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, has
therefore set in motion a Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking
(UN.GIFT). The process, formally launched in London on 26 March 2007,
is designed to have a long-term impact to create a turning point in the
world-wide fight against human trafficking."
You Can Make a Difference http://www1.chapman.edu/~Babbie/YCMAD/index.html
from Earl Babbie.
Kiva.org http://www.kiva.org/
they let you lend money to entrepreneurs in the developing world so
they can empower themselves. Kiva.org is listed here:
Quarterly Update to Congress -- July 2007 http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/rpt/2207/91594.htm
Nepal Study Center http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/P2PMicroFinance_Kiva.htm
Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference
on Social Development http://www.un.org/Depts/escap/sps/conf.htm
Manila, 5-11 November 1997 This was a United Nations ESCAP
conference. "The Fifth Asian and Pacific Ministerial Conference
on
Social Development was held to review and assess the progress achieved
towards attaining the goals and targets of the Agenda for Action on
Social
Development in the ESCAP Region. Here you can find all documentation
related
to that important event."
Gallup World Poll http://www.gallup.com/consulting/worldpoll/24046/About.aspx
Demographics, survey questions about well-being, war and peace,
law
and order, hopes and dreams, healthcare, suffering and striving,
personal economics, poverty, environmental issues, availability and
quality of jobs, and many other economic and social issues. Can
see some limited stuff for free. Cannot get data for free.
Click to donate,
Change of a sort,
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The information made available here is provided as a public
service. Information and links in this section are not intended
to be
advice or suggestions for any action or inaction. Any actions
taken by visitors are totally the responsibility of the
visitors. None the less, I hope they are useful.
Care to make a difference http://www.care2.com/click2donate/
(care2.com is listed here
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/facilities/nerp/parknotes_issue22.html
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/weeklynews/supp_jan08.html
(see January 11th story)
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codec/cc/Pages/navig_07_06.pdf)
This FAO report: Solar photovoltaics for sustainable agriculture
and rural development http://www.fao.org/sd/EGdirect/EGre0057.htm
lists http://www.solarsite.net/
which goes here http://cannecy.free.fr/solar/index.php
They help develop solar energy in the third world.
This UN site http://www.un.org/works/goingon/lessonplan_hivaids.html
lists http://www.thestophivsite.com/
which helps to raise money for treatment and research.
http://www.freerice.com/
click on the correct meaning of words and they donate rice.
Listed in these news stories at UN
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=24753&Cr=food&Cr1=
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs/2007/db071109.doc.htm
Ecology fund http://ecologyfund.com/ecology/_ecology.html
rainforest, pollution, etc.
The state of Washington lists the ecology fund
here http://www.secstate.wa.gov/charities/search_detail_cfr.aspx?cfr_id=20823
and has details about how much of the money they collect goes to
charity.
Mass.gov fish and games lists it here http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/river/newsletters/newsnotes23.htm
from 2007.
Keep an eye on this:
Konarka http://www.konarkatech.com/
"develops light-activated Power Plastic® that is flexible,
lightweight, lower in cost and much more versatile in application than
traditional silicon-based solar cells."
Some new on line
encyclopedias to which visitors can contribute. Don't know much
about these yet, but check them
out.
from google http://knol.google.com/k/knol/
reviewed here http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-212067.html
Citizendium http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Citizendium
people write under their own names
Citizendium and Scholarpedia both mentioned here http://www.loc.gov/rr/ElectronicResources/full_description.php?MainID=1776
Citizendium founder was a speaker here http://grants.nih.gov/grants/KM/OERRM/OER_KM_events/wiki_fair.htm
Not social change, but ...
My site of list of links to free resources for
methods in evaluation and social research http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/
My son made this page http://wwf.worldwildlife.org/site/TR/Events/PandaPages?pg=fund&fr_id=1040&pxfid=8170
asking for donations. This is part of World Wildlife Fund,
donations for wildlife.
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Social Policy Virtual Library
http://staff.bath.ac.uk/hsstp/spvl/dp-dbas.htm links to
data, institutes, associations, email lists, some educational material
about social policy.
couldn't find it on Nov 15, 2009. I'll look again.