Useful Websites
International Relations Websites
Statistical Databases
Online, well-regarded sources of statistics and information.
OECD Home
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Home to a large research arm.
World Bank Data & Research
World Development Indicators are particularly useful (available through library's database collection).
UNCTAD Statistics
Trade and development data from the UN.
SIPRI
Arms and conflict research.
Comparative Politics Websites
General Comparative Politics Links
CIA World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
Area studies
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area.htm
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Parliamentary democracy site.
http://www.ipu.org/english/home.htm
World Bank
Leading source of development indicators.
'Comparative Politics'
Home of 'Comparative Politics' journal.
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/jcp/index.HTM
Journal of Democracy
http://www.journalofdemocracy.org/
Library of Congress Country Studies
Somewhat dated, but extremely trustworthy country database.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Comparative Politics Resources
University of Colorado
http://polsci.colorado.edu/RES/comp.html
Elections, parties, government institutions, media, etc.
http://www.politicalresources.net/
Amnesty International
Leading international human rights organization.
Political Parties
Manuel Alvarez-Rivera's Election Resources on the Internet
Database of Parties and Elections about parliamentary elections, parties, and political leaders in Europe.
Political partie & Party Systems around the world
www.gksoft.com/govt/en/parties.html
EPIC Project, including info on parties & party systems.
Website of the Political Database of the Americas
Lijphart Election Archive: includes info on parties, party systems, & election results.
The UK
British Prime Minister
10 Downing
http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp
Parliament
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Conflict Archive on the Internet
Conflict & politics in Northern Ireland, 1968-present.
Scottish Parliament
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/home.htm
Welsh Assembly
Constitutional Reform
London University page on constitutional reform.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/
British Broadcasting Corporation
Leading source of British & international news.
British Politics Groups
A nonpartisan research organization interested in improving the development, communication, and dissemination of knowledge about British politics.
The US
Congress
US legislative resources.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/fedlegis.html
Constitution
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/documents/aofc.html
USA.gov
The US government's official web portal.
Library of Congress
World's largest library.
National Archives
Vote-Smart
Non-partisan site.
http://www.vote-smart.org/index.htm
Japan
Japanese Constitution
http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Japan/English/english-Constitution.html
Japanese PM & Cabinet
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html
Japanese Statistical Data
Site affiliated with Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
National Diet of Japan
Less Atkins, more parliament.
http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/Kokkai.htm
European Union
EU Institutions
European Commission
Council of the European Union
European Court of Justice
European Central Bank
Statistical Office of the EU (Eurostat)
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
Eurobarometer Public Opinion Polls
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm
Commission's Legislative Tracking Website
EU Observer
EurAktiv
European Voice: weekly newspaper on the EU.
Domestic Structures & European Integration Project (DOSEI)
European Parliament Research Group (EPRG)
www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EPRG
Russia
Russian & East European Network & Information Center
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russian & EurAsian Program
http://www.carnegieendowment.org/programs/russia/
'Russia Daily Journal'
Newspaper
Russian Public Opinion Research Center
'Transitions Online'
Coverage of the post-communist region.
Mikhail Gorbachev's Website
An exercise in vanity, but interesting nonetheless.
http://www.mikhailgorbachev.org/
Kremlin
English version
The Council of Federation
English version.
http://www.council.gov.ru/eng/index.html
Yabloko
Russian pro-democracy party.
Open Society Institute
George Soros funded pro-democracy network.
France
Assemblee nationale
French parliament.
http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/
Prime Minister's Portal
English Version.
http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en
President's Portal
French version.
Constitutional Council
French version, but there is a link to English text.
http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/
Le Monde Diplomatique
English version of France's leading foreign affairs newspaper.
General Political Resources
Information on national, regional, and local governments.
http://www.politicalresources.net/france3.htm
China
China's Political System
Official government site describing the political structure, fundamental laws, rules, regulations, and practices of China since its founding.
http://www.china.org.cn/english/Political/25060.htm
A Country Study: China
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.
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
Iran
Web Site of Ayatollah Khamenei
Web site of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Islamic Republic of Iran
Middle East Economic Survey
Islamic Republic News Agency
English version.
'Iran Daily'
http://www.iran-daily.com/1386/2957/html/
Middle East Network Information Center
University of Texas, Austin site.
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.
Brazil
InfoBrazil
Articles on Brazilian politics and current events.
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
Truth and Reconciliation Report
http://www.info.gov.za/otherdocs/2003/trc/index.html
African National Congress
The Democratic Alliance
http://www.da.org.za/DA/Site/Eng/DEFAULT.asp
Inkatha Freedom Party
Institute for Democracy in South Africa
Overview of Soweto Township
Nigeria
Nigeria Direct
Official Government Gateway
Niger Delta Development Commission
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
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.
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.
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.
Political Resources on the Net. Provides links to a number of useful datasets for use in comparative politics.
Parties and Elections in Europe
Freedom House
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.
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.
Economst Intelligence Country: country-specific reports.
Political Science Education, Jobs, & Internships
Nelson's Political Science & Education Site
Survey of scholarship, job, and school portals.
http://polisci.nelson.com/education.html
CIDA Youthzone
Youth agencies receiving CIDA funding.
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/NAD-4281406-P55
Youth Employment Strategy
List of Government of Canada programs.
http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/newprog/yesprograms.shtml
List of CIDA Internships
Summary of previous and current CIDA-sponsored internships (with various organizations).
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/RAC-43153451-QYC
APSA Student Support Centre
American Political Science Association's student help hub.
http://www.apsanet.org/content_6911.cfm
Parliamentary Guides (Summer)
The Canadian federal government requires bilingual university students to serve as parliamentary interns.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/programs/guides/default.htm
International Student Exchanges
Dalhousie organizes international academic exchanges. Due January 30th.
http://ancillaries.dal.ca/default.asp?mn=1.1192.1193
Writing Guides
Internet Citation Guide
Simon Fraser's internet citation guide.
http://www.sfu.ca/politics/undergrad/e_publishing.html
Essay Writing Guide
Simon Fraser's guide to essay writing.
http://www.sfu.ca/polysci/undergrad/essay.html
Political Futures Trading
Iowa Exchange Market
University of Iowa's Political Futures Exchange.
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/index.cfm
Newsfutures Prediction Markets
A political futures exchange site (where people bet on the likelihood of political events).
http://us.newsfutures.com/home/home.html
School Rankings
These rankings are entirely subjective and extremely controversial, but they are fun to at least take a gander through.
Newsweek Global 100 Ranking
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14321230/site/newsweek/
US News & World Report US College Rankings
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/rankindex_brief.php
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Top 500 University List
http://ed.sjtu.edu.cn/ranking.htm
Times Higher Education Supplement - University Rankings
The full list is behind a tariff wall, but you can google old pdfs.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article502890.ece