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Comparative and International Politics
Research Links.
(compiled by Jeremy Lewis, revised 17 Nov. 2007)
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International bodies
Briefings, reports, historical overviews on hot topics ranging from Kosovo to Russia and an online library of photos and videos from the world's largest defense pact. Get the low-down on how the EU's multiple institutions interact, track the debate over the euro, or read a history of the European Union. Choose a language. No, the G8 does not have a Web site. But they do have this regularly maintained extensive online overview by the University of Toronto. English and French. The IFG unites some 60 scholars, economists and writers to debate the consequences brought by globalization - an event the IFG ranks on a par with the Industrial Revolution. Learn more about IMF financial get-fit regimens, read economic overviews of countries from Albania to Zimbabwe or search for IMF documents and reports since 1997. In English, German, French and Spanish. From steel tariffs to WTO talks on China, when it comes to global trade, this is the U.S. government office most often in the news. NAFTA's site offers detailed documents on its formation, trade rules and decisions. In English, French and Spanish. Get much sought-after statistics from the OECD on international economic indicators or find out what the group -- made up of 30 countries -- is doing to promote economic prosperity and democracy around the world. In English and French. Skim FAQs about the world's petroleum industry and how its oil club of choice operates or dip into background information on OPEC policies and member countries. Find out more about how the UN works for economic change in 166 countries around the globe. Get country data, browse reports on the lessons learned from the Former Soviet Union or how to finance education schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa or read the latest research on globalization. Tell the WTO what you think about globalization in an online forum, pinpoint the WTO policy on anti-dumping or intellectual property transfers or dig into an archive of WTO news since 1995. |
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Global Policy Issues
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/trade.center/ An in-depth look at the U.S .anti-terror campaign, with sections on Afghanistan, Bin Laden and an extensive gallery of interactive maps and photo essays. An informative portal that helps users navigate the twisted web of topics related to international conflict resolution - from negotiation to economic development. A gripping analysis of how Al Qaeda is thought to operate and its role in the events of Sept. 11. Supported by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, this organization runs a public education campaign on nuclear weapons. Listen to historical audio clips, view photos of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or find out how a nuclear bomb works. This independent organization dedicated to tracking global terrorism offers research, essays, travel advisories, Web directories and an online discussion forum and bookstore. Get special reports on the UN's operations from Sierra Leone to Rwanda, plus facts and figures, deployment maps and briefings on current missions. Requires the Flash plug-in. Read news and reports, browse a library of Amnesty International documents or get background on various Amnesty International campaigns around the world. Learn more about the dangers that threaten journalists in countries from Mozambique to Russia. Founded by Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Wilkie among others, Freedom House focuses on the development of the world's emerging democracies. Offers detailed country backgrounders and ratings of human rights records. Human rights, environmental rights. Find out about campaigns waged by the world's largest environmental activism organization to defend climate, forests, oceans and more. Born of the Cold War-era Helsinki Watch, Human Rights Watch monitors events in more than 70 countries around the world. Choose from photo essays, country and special issues reports or get news updates and browse the online bookstore. Learn how the UN tribunal trying the case of Slobodan Miloseviç operates. Information and statistics on the global AIDS panepidemic from the world's leading AIDS monitoring organization. Search for UN treaties on human rights, read the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in over 300 languages or browse news bulletins from the field. Learn more about the status of refugees in Afghanistan, find statistics that put the universal refugee problem in perspective or view a photo gallery on the women who make up half of the world's refugee population. |
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Country links
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National governments National government central servers list. Where none has been found, one of these has been listed: the government (executive branch), the parliament, the foreign affairs ministry, the information ministry. I have augmented this IPSA list with additional country sources.
For countries not listed above, and for additional references in respect of the above countries, consult the following. Foreign governments: links to government servers, from University of South California |
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Political parties
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US agencies' Country Reports A range of US agencies routinely prepare reports on the countries of the world from different perspectives. The following are some examples. There is typically a detailed file on each country in each case.
Area handbooks: by US Army and Library of Congress (incomplete; some gopher) |
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Data Sources
Data sources: political, economic and environmental data sources from Florida State University |
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Political science subfields (thanks to IPSA) Organized according to the classification system of the International Political Science Abstracts I. Political science: method and theory
Links to selected countries are listed below, but consult Richard Kimber's index for more comprehensive links.
Area studies: comprehensive index by country (Richard Kimber, Keele) |
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General guides to politics resources
Guide to political science resources: from the University of Connecticut |
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General guides to the social sciences
Coombsweb - social sciences server (ANU): index on social science and Asian Studies from the Australian National University, updated daily |
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Newspapers
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Political Science Professors
Personal homepages: guide to political scientists' personal pages, by Brad Jones |
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Links to professional associations of interest to political scientists
Germany: mainly political science departments |
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Journals on line
Rivista Italiana de Scienza Politica: abstracts and book review indexes since 1991 |
