Political Science Portals & Directories



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Many Political Science Organizations list specific Internet resources.

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Political Science Research Resources - (dead link)
A very well organized and extensive collection of resources including sections on Depts., People, and Centers, Associations, Journals, Internet Guides, Directories, Dynamic Models, Game Theory, Artificial Intelligence, Econometrics, and Data.
Maintained by Richard Tucker

Political Sciences Resources on the Web
Topics include Area Studies, Foreign Politics, International Relations, Internet Guides, Periodicals, Political Methodology, Political Theory, Profession/Education, Reference Tools, Statistics, Think Tanks, United States Politics, and more.
By Grace York, Political Science Librarian, University of Michigan Library

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Country & Area Studies

The Digital Agora - (dead link)
Political Science @ Acadia University
This well designed although at times slow loading site includes a Cultural Gallery; Newsstand; Tutorials; Country Profiles; Glossary; Symbol Bank; Lateral Maps; Video Clips

European Governments on-line - (dead link) "These are the main governmental sites for each country, which usually include the sites for the Head of State, the Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and sometimes a portal site for the national civil service...The section "Other useful links" gives users access to the sites for institutions such as the national parliament, the national statistics office, the central bank and the national cultural organisation."

Foreign Affairs Online
"...has been specifically designed to assist students and other individuals interested in International Relations, International Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy."
Sections include: General References ; Map Resources ; Media ; U.S. Government ; Foreign States ; United Nations ; International Law ; NGOs & IGOs ; International Relations ; Human Rights ; Think Tanks.
By Robert J. Beck, Ph.D.

freedominfo.org
The Online Network of Freedom of Information Advocates
"This site is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. It contains crucial information on freedom of information laws and how they were drafted and implemented, including how various provisions have worked in practice."

Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law: WWW and Internet Resources
"A selective, annotated guide to the best and most authoritative resources on politics, law, and policy. Designed for students, scholars, teachers, journalists, activists, and citizens, and maintained by Steve Sanders at Indiana University.

Government on the Web
"This site is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of e-government and the impact of web-based technologies on government. This site is run jointly by the LSE Public Policy Group (London School of Economics and Political Science) and the UCL School of Public Policy (University College London)."

An Introduction to Social Policy - (dead link)
"Social Policy and Administration is the study of social services and the welfare state. This set of web pages offers a brief outline of key topics in Social Policy, for use mainly by students and interested lay people. The material covered in them is of the kind which would be tackled in a university course in Social Policy...The Internet is an international medium, and although there are several examples given from the UK the material has mainly been selected because of its international interest."
By Paul Spicker, University of Dundee, Scotland

Mapleleafweb.com - [Canadian] Political Education Portal
"We are a site that concentrates on political education, research, participation and discussion. Through our in-depth features, articles and large resource of links we are attempting to provide Canadians and the world with a comprehensive guide to politics on the net."
Sections include: Canadian Government ; Institutions and Organizations ; Current Events and Media ; Political Science ; Political Education ; Election Watch ; Chat Rooms ; Web Polls ; News Watch ; Features ; Articles ; Forums ; Interviews.

National Archives and Records Administration Home Page

National Election Studies

The Nobel Peace Prize - (dead link)

Online Resource Guide to Political Inquiry
A very well organized an extensive collection of online resources.
By Michael Dartnell, Dept. of Political Science, York University, Toronto, Canada

OnPower.org
"A project of The Independent Instituteís Center on Peace & Liberty, OnPower.org provides researchers and the general public with a one-stop, selective, bibliographic compendium of both scholarly and popular works and commentary on the domestic and international ill-effects of national 'crises,' including preventative, interventionist wars around the world to create a U.S. empire."

PBS - America at a Crossroads
Companion website to the April 2007 series.
"...is a major public television event premiering on PBS in April 2007 that explores the challenges confronting the post-9/11 world ó including the war on terrorism; the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the experience of American troops serving abroad; the struggle for balance within the Muslim world; and global perspectives on Americaís role overseas."
Films include: JIHAD: The Men and Ideas behind Al Qaeda ; Warriors ; Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience ; Gangs of Iraq ; The Case for War: In Defense of Freedom ; Europe's 9/11 ; The Muslim Americans ; Faith Without Fear ; Struggle for the Soul of Islam: Inside Indonesia ; Security versus Liberty: The Other War ; The Brotherhood.

PBS - Extreme Oil
Companion website to the September, 2004 TV broadcast.
"Fifteen years after the end of the Cold War and in the wake of two wars in the Gulf and Iraq, all the world's easy oil has been found. Today, the oil industry has to go to extremes to find new sources of the asset that drives the world's economy and fuels so many aspects of modern life. EXTREME OIL crisscrosses the globe like the transcontinental pipelines themselves, exposing a wide range of issues -- and meeting people who wrestle with the dilemmas of how to ensure the supply we need, at a price we will tolerate."
Sections include: The Journey ; The History ; The Science ; For Teachers ; Resources.

PBS - Frontline - Ghosts of Rwanda (April 2004)
"How could it happen that America and the West stood aside and did nothing to stop the slaughter of 800,000 human beings over 100 days? On the 10th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the powerful story of those who participated in the world's failure to act, those few who stood up and tried to save lives, and all who are still deeply haunted by what they did."
Sections include: Analysis ; Interviews ; Timeline ; Rwanda Today ; Links & Readings ; Teacher's Guide.

Political Philosophy - Filosofia Politica (Italian or English)
A Reasoned Index to Political Philosophy
"Isolating a political part within each single system of thought is neither easy nor theoretically fruitful. Therefore, we will try to organize the following reasoned index for the political problems of philosophy in such a way that philosophers' political answers appear linked as closely as possible to their speculative questions."
Dipartimento di Scienze della politica, Universita' di Pisa

Political Science: A Net Station
A nice academic site, especially useful for Canadian and United Kingdom resources.
Maintained by I. Laponce, University of British Columbia Library

Political Science Indexes, Abstracts, Bibliographies & Table of Contents Services - (dead link)

Political Science Internet Resources - (dead link)
Sections include American Government & Politics, International Governments & Politics, Political Thought, Research, General, and more
By J. Bannister, Western Connecticut State University

Political Science Resources
The best resource for British politics but also includes extensive world wide coverage coverage of political theory, manifestos, area studies, data archives, international relations.
By Richard Kimber

Political Science Resources - (dead link) An extensive collection of links but with no annotations
University of Central Oklahoma

PolitInfo.com - (dead link)
"...is an independent and non-partisan portal for political resources, news, and information. Designed for political professionals, and academic researchers. PolitInfo.com is also aimed at students, librarians, political activists, media editors and journalists. PolitInfo.com is one of the most comprehensive on-line resources for politics, political science, political information."

PolyArchy (English and Italian)
Includes a manifesto, documents, education resources, and selected tools.

Public Policy and Administration Links - (dead link)
Topics include Criminal Justice, Government Links, Public Policy, and Public Administration
By Todd J. Dicker, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University

Social Policy Virtual Library
The International Social & Public Policy Research Information Gateway
"...is an information gateway providing access to a variety of web resources of interest to social policy researchers. Updated regularly, it provides links to sites of major organisations, libraries, research institutes, publications and journals as well as access to on-line databases and data sources, other information gateways, social policy mailing lists and discussion groups. It also provides information on research opportunities and funding and access to resources for teaching social policy and related subjects."
By Dr. Theodoros N. Papadopoulos, University of Bath

University of Michigan Documents Center
"...is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news."

Worldwide Governments on the WWW
"Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties. Online since June 1995. Contains more than 17000 entries from more than 220 countries and territories..."
By Gunnar Anzinger

World Wide Web Virtual Library:Political Science - (dead link)
"This page introduces some of the political science resources that are available on the internet. Here, you will find information about departments of political science and research institutions. You will also find a way to access libraries, and other places to find information of interest to political scientists."
Maintained by Thomas Hartley, Dept. of Political Science, University of Connecticut

WWW Resources for Political Scientists
A well organized and easy to use collection of resources
Dept. of Political Science, University of Colorado at Boulder

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