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.

http://www.oecd.org

 

World Bank Data & Research

World Development Indicators are particularly useful (available through library's database collection).

http://econ.worldbank.org/


UNCTAD Statistics

Trade and development data from the UN.

http://www.unctad.org

 

SIPRI 

Arms and conflict research.

http://www.sipri.org

 

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

http://www2.etown.edu/vl/

 

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.

http://www.worldbank.org/

 

'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.

http://amnesty.org/

 

 

Political Parties 

 

Manuel Alvarez-Rivera's Election Resources on the Internet 

www.electionresources.org

 

Database of Parties and Elections about parliamentary elections, parties, and political leaders in Europe.

www.parties-and-elections.de

 

Political partie & Party Systems around the world

www.gksoft.com/govt/en/parties.html

 

EPIC Project, including info on parties & party systems.

www.epicproject.org

 

Website of the Political Database of the Americas

www.georgetown.edu/pdua

 

Lijphart Election Archive: includes info on parties, party systems, & election results.

http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij

 

 

The UK 

 

British Prime Minister

10 Downing

http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp

 

Parliament 

http://www.parliament.uk/

 

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

http://www.fco.gov.uk

 

Conflict Archive on the Internet

Conflict & politics in Northern Ireland, 1968-present.

http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/

 

Scottish Parliament 

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/home.htm

 

Welsh Assembly

http://wales.gov.uk/

 

Constitutional Reform

London University page on constitutional reform.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/constitution-unit/

 

British Broadcasting Corporation

Leading source of British & international news.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

 

British Politics Groups

A nonpartisan research organization interested in improving the development, communication, and dissemination of knowledge about British politics.

http://www.uc.edu/bpg/

 

 

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.

http://www.usa.gov/

 

Library of Congress

World's largest library.

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

 

National Archives

http://www.archives.gov/

 

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.

http://web-japan.org/

 

National Diet of Japan

Less Atkins, more parliament.

http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/Kokkai.htm

 

European Union

 

EU Institutions

http://europa.eu

 

European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu

 

Council of the European Union

www.consilium.europa.eu

 

European Court of Justice

www.curia.europa.eu

 

European Central Bank

www.ecb.eu

 

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 

http://ec.europa.ex/prelex

 

EU Observer

http://euobserver.com

 

EurAktiv

www.euraktiv.com

 

European Voice: weekly newspaper on the EU.

www.europeanvoice.com

 

Domestic Structures & European Integration Project (DOSEI)

http://dosei.dhv-speyer.de

 

European Parliament Research Group (EPRG)

www.lse.ac.uk/collections/EPRG

 

 

 Russia

Russian & East European Network & Information Center

http://reenic.utexas.edu/

 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Russian & EurAsian Program

http://www.carnegieendowment.org/programs/russia/

 

'Russia Daily Journal'

Newspaper

http://www.russiajournal.com/

 

Russian Public Opinion Research Center

http://www.wciom.com/

 

'Transitions Online'

Coverage of the post-communist region.

http://www.tol.cz

 

Mikhail Gorbachev's Website

An exercise in vanity, but interesting nonetheless.

http://www.mikhailgorbachev.org/

 

Kremlin

English version

http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/

 

The Council of Federation

English version.

http://www.council.gov.ru/eng/index.html

 

Yabloko

Russian pro-democracy party.

http://www.eng.yabloko.ru/

 

Open Society Institute

George Soros funded pro-democracy network.

http://soros.org/

 

 

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.

http://www.elysee.fr/accueil/

 

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.

http://mondediplo.com/

 

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. 

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.

www.eiu.com

 

 

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