Useful Websites

US Library of Congress' 'Country Study Series' presents a description and analysis of the historical setting, as well as the social, economic, political, and national security systems of China.

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html

China General Information Base

Unofficial site offering useful general information.

http://www.chinatoday.com/general/a.htm

India

Government of India Directory

GOI Directory of Indian government Web sites.

http://goidirectory.nic.in/

Indian Parliament

http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/

'The Times of India'

Leading newspaper.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

Government & Politics of South Asia

South and Southeast Asian Studies, Columbia University Libraries.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/govt.html

India Democracy

A non-profit, pro-democracy site facilitating communication between citizens and elected representatives.

http://indiademocracy.org/index.php/home

'Outlook'

A popular weekly news magazine

http://outlookindia.com/

Iran

Web Site of Ayatollah Khamenei

Web site of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

http://www.leader.ir/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran

http://www.mfa.gov.ir/

Middle East Economic Survey

http://www.mees.com/

Islamic Republic News Agency

English version.

http://www.irna.com/en

'Iran Daily'

http://www.iran-daily.com/1386/2957/html/

Middle East Network Information Center

University of Texas, Austin site.

http://menic.utexas.edu/

Mexico

Mexican Government

Offices and agencies.

http://mexonline.com/mexagncy.htm

Latin America Network Information Center: Mexico

Encyclopedic collection of links maintained by the University of Texas, Austin.

http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/la/mexico/

Zapatista Army of National Liberation

Spanish site, with Marcos front and centre.

http://enlacezapatista.ezln.org.mx/

'La Jornada'

A leading daily. Spanish version.

http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/10/05/index.php

'El Universal'

A leading daily. English version.

http://english.eluniversal.com/

'Reforma'

A leading Mexican daily. Spanish version.

http://www.reforma.com/

Brazil

InfoBrazil

Articles on Brazilian politics and current events.

http://www.infobrazil.com/

IUPERJ

Excellent source of online date, provided by the Instituto Universitario de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro.

http://www.iuperj.br/english/pesquisa_bancodedados.php

Latin American Network Information Center: Brazil

Encyclopedic collection of links maintained by the University of Texas, Austin.

http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/

Landless Workers Movement

Portuguese version.

http://www.mst.org.br/mst/home.php

The Worker's Party

Portuguese version.

http://www.pt.org.br/sitept/index_files/index.php

Newslink

Links to major Brazilian periodicals.

http://newslink.org/sabra.html

South Africa

African Studies Internet Resources: South Africa

Columbia University Libraries.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/SAfr.html

South African Government

http://www.gov.za

Truth and Reconciliation Report

http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/2003/trc/index.html

African National Congress

http://www.anc.org.za/

The Democratic Alliance

http://www.da.org.za/DA/Site/Eng/DEFAULT.asp

Inkatha Freedom Party

http://www.ifp.org.za/

Institute for Democracy in South Africa

http://www.idasa.org.za/

Overview of Soweto Township

http://www.soweto.co.za/

Nigeria

Nigeria Direct

Official Government Gateway

http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/

Niger Delta Development Commission

http://www.nddcnet.com/

African Studies Internet Resources: Nigeria

Columbia University Libraries.

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Nigeria.html

'The Guardian' (Nigeria)

Daily newspaper.

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/

IRIN News.org

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

http://www.irinnews.org/Africa-Country.aspx?Country=NG

Economic & Financial Crimes Commission

http://www.efccnigeria.org/

Political Parties & Interest Groups

Political Parties

Site with political parties links and resources.

http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/parties.htm

Campaign Finance Institute

Data on US campaign finance.

http://www.cfinst.org/

Electoral Systems

Somewhat dated, but thorough survey of the world's various electoral systems by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service.

http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/library/PRBpubs/bp334-e.htm#The%20Singletxt

IEFS

International Foundation for Election Systems.

http://www.ifes.org/

International IDEA Database

Database of electoral system design, finance laws, voter turnout, etc.

http://www.idea.int/resources/databases.cfm

Uncategorized

Wilfried Derksen's Electionworld Electoral Web Sites

Data now subsumed as part of a wiki-project.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Elections_and_Referenda/Overview_of_results

Lijphart's Election Archive

Collection of electoral results.

http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij/

Political Resources on the Net. Provides links to a number of useful datasets for use in comparative politics.

www.politicalresources.net

Parties and Elections in Europe

www.parties-and-elections.de

Freedom House

http://freedomhouse.org

Political Handbook of the World: key infomration on national states regarding politics, economics, and demography.

httpe://phw.binghamton.edu/

Two datasets on parties, party government, and political institutions, as well as data on population, welafare politics, and trade unions. One set is set on Western Europe, the other on Central and Eastern European countries. Suitable for pooled time series analysis.

www.ipw.unibe.ch/content/team/klaus_armingeon/comparative_political_data_sets/index_ger.html

Comparative Welfare States Dataset: useful for comparing the perfomrance of welfare state policies.

www.lisporject.org/welfaredatat/welfareacess.htm

Dataset alson on the welfare state, but focuses on 'entitlements' of citizens in relation to welfare programmes.

www.sp.uconn.edu/~scruggs/wp.htm

OECD statistics on the economy, infrastructure, and social expenditures of most developed nation-states and Central and Eastern Europe.

www.sourceoecd.org

Eurostat: aggregated statistical and individual level survey data on EU and member-states.

http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/

Deals with website of Charles Ragin, and gives access to the software to conduct Boolean analysis.

www.fsqa.com

Economst Intelligence Country: country-specific reports.