Electoral Systems
http://polisci.nelson.com/electsys.html#top
On this page you will find resources that explain different electoral systems as well as links to election results in many countries. Sponsored by ITP Nelson (Canada).
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Environmental Security Database
http://www.library.utoronto.ca/www/pcs/database/libintro.htm
Maintained by the Peace & Conflict Studies Program at the University of Toronto, this database has potential as a powerful research tool for those studying the relationships between environmental stress and violent conflict in developing countries. The database contains information on (but not the text of) over 20,000 items, including books, journal articles, papers, and newspaper clippings. Users may conduct searches using keywords, names, titles, or a special coding system developed to permit "complex Boolean searches of the Database to produce subsets of items relating to specific issues." Typical search returns include author, title, publisher, date, and comments which vary in length. The authors stress that most items in the database can be found through local research libraries; however, they do offer limited assistance in locating and reproducing some materials. Source: Scout Report, September 25, 1998.
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FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
http://first.sipri.org/
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST) is a free-of-charge service for politicians, journalists, researchers and the interested public. The integrated database system covers areas in the field of international relations and security, such as hard facts on armed conflicts and peace keeping, arms production and trade, military expenditure, armed forces and conventional weapons holding, nuclear weapons, chronology, statistics and other reference data.
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Foreign Affairs New and Recent Book Reviews
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/BookReviews/index.asp
Stay up-to-date on hundreds of the most important international affairs titles both scholarly and general interest with capsule reviews by topic. Topics include: Africa, Asia, defense, economics, Middle East, policy, Russia, U.S. policy and politics, and Western Hemisphere.
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Foreign Relations of the United States On-Line
http://www.state.gov/www/about_state/history/frusonline.html
On-line editions of a major Department of State publication series in American Foreign policy. Note: print editions are also available in the MSU Library U.S. Government Documents Collection.
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Freedom, Democracy, Peace, Power, Democide, and War
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills
A web site (provided by R. J. Rummel, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii) on democide (genocide and mass murder), democracy, and war. This includes data, sources, statistical analyses, books, and articles. The democide data covers major pre-20th century episodes of democide, and all democide for all nations 1900-1987. Contents : Web Site Introduction, Personal, Murder by Government--Democide, 20th Century Democide, Statistical Evidence For Understanding And Explaining Democide, Individual Megamurderers and Mortacracies Lesser Megamurderers, The Miracle That is Freedom, Data and Results on Dimensions of Nations, Conflict and Violence, Conclusions and Policy Recommendations, and Some Links to Related Material.
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Global Knowledge Partnership: Knowledge for Development in the Information Age
http://www.globalknowledge.org/
An ongoing global dialogue on how to harness knowledge and information as tools of sustainable and equitable development. Its focal point was an international conference on Knowledge for Development in the Information Age, co-hosted by the World Bank and the Government of Canada in June 1997, in cooperation with a broad range of public and private partners.
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Harvard Institute for International Development [.pdf]
http://www.hiid.harvard.edu/
Founded in 1974, the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) is an interdisciplinary center at Harvard University whose mission is to assist the economic growth of developing nations. Publications on-site include an extensive compilation of Development Discussion Papers (1974-present) with selected full text on agricultural and food policy, education, taxation, economic reform, and environmental issues (1995-present), as well as research stemming from the Consulting Assistance on Economic Reform project (CAER) and International Tax Program. Recent HIID book reviews are also available, and interested parties may examine compilations on the East Asian Financial Crisis and the External Debt Problem in Central America at the Research page. Source: Scout Report for Business and Economics, December 17, 1998.
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ICG: International Crisis Group
http://www.icg.org/home/index.cfm
The International Crisis Group (ICG) is an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 100 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. Resources provided include:

INCORE Internet Thematic Guides
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/themes/index.html
INCORE=Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity. These guides provide information about internet resources around the particular themes associated with conflict and ethnicity. Choices include:

INCORE Country Guides
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/index.html
INCORE=Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity. These Guides provide information about internet resources on conflict and ethnicity specific to particular countries. The latest editions include East Timor, Sudan, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and Kosovo.
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Institute for Science and International Security
http://www.isis-online.org/
This Web site of the nonprofit research group Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), based in Washington, DC, is clear and easy to navigate. It contains various issue briefs and articles written by the members of ISIS or those that support and complete its research. Most of the material focuses on the proliferation of nuclear and weapons technology. The "hot spots"--Iraq, Iran, South Asia, and North Korea--are given special play. Those interested in the special topic of science and international security should focus on this site. Readers interested in the broader picture and more points of view should consult FIRST: Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (http://first.sipri.org) (CH, Mar'03), a search engine that includes ISIS and nearly three-dozen similar databases. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional audiences. S. J. Stillwell Jr., University of Texas at Arlington, Choice, April 2003.
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International Affairs Resources
http://net-savvy.com/international/
An excellent collection of links to international affairs resources compiled by Nathan Gilliatt. Includes new topical pages on pandemic influenza and nuclear proliferation.
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International Affairs Resources (Harvard)
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/
A compilation of links from the Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Library.
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International Affairs Resources: WWW Virtual Library
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
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International Development Research Centre [JavaScript]
http://www.idrc.ca/
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), a public corporation created by the Parliament of Canada, fosters social, environmental, and economic development worldwide by conducting research that produces the knowledge to solve problems. The IDRC Website is as deep as it is wide, providing access to lodes of information on development programs from its offices located in Ottawa, Singapore, Montevideo, Dakar, New Delhi, Cairo, and Johannesburg. The IDRC provides full-text publications (including several online books), research databases, project information, funding opportunities, and links to other valuable resources. The IDRC also contains a unique feature: The Resource Clock. The Clock tracks, in real-time, the increase of global population in opposition to the decrease in the amount of the world's arable land, offering a vivid reminder of humanity's impact upon the earth's ecosystems. Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, December 1, 1998.
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International Organization for Migration
http://www.iom.int/jahia/jsp/index.jsp
An electronic information clearing house of documents, data, experts, institutions, conferences, studies, legislation and other migration/related information. IOM works with Governments, other international organizations and voluntary agencies to ensure, throughout the world, the orderly migration of persons - refugees, displaced people, and other migrants - in need of international migration services. The Organization is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. IOM has assisted over 9 million people since its creation in 1951.
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International Political Economy Network (IPEnet)
http://www.isanet.org/sections/ipe/
An extensive collection of electronically retrievable documents related to the Global Political Economy sponsored by the IPE section of the International Studies Association.
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International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
http://www.isn.ethz.ch/
The ISN site, developed and coordinated by the center for Security Studies and Conflict Research at the ETH Zurich, has recently been reorganized and expanded. The key sections of the site are the Links Library and Current World Affairs. The Library, also the WWW Virtual Library for International Security, can be browsed by subject, region, or specialized directory. The well annotated links lead mostly to governmental or NGO documents or reputable media sites. The Current World Affairs section is an indispensable tool for finding official documents and other primary sources relating to current major international events and crises. ISN plans to add two new sections in the near future, one offering data and statistics, the other offering educational modules in the field of security policy and international relations. Scout Report for the Social Sciences Selection, June 16, 1998. Last updated October 29, 1998.
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International Relations Links via Yahoo
http://www.yahoo.com/Social_Science/Political_Science/International_Relations/
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International Studies Association Network
http://www.isanet.org/
International Studies Association
Contains information about the association, how to become a member, sample copies of its newsletters, the table of contents from organization journals, and a useful directory of Internet resources of interest to the association's members.
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International Studies Association
Directory of Internet Resources
http://www.isanet.org/netsources.html
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Internet Resources on Genocide and Mass Killings
http://www.ess.uwe.ac.uk/genocide.htm
An extensive compilation of primary materials and annotated links related to "twentieth-century genocidal and mass man-made killing occurrences." Divided into fifteen sections, subject coverage includes topics such as The Jewish Holocaust, War Crimes and Criminals, Yugoslavia and Kosovo, among others. Most of the original documents in the compilation have been uploaded to the site, facilitating navigation and research. Documents not residing at the site are linked via succinct annotations. The compilation is searchable and updated continuously by its creator Dr. Stuart D. Stein, Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Social Psychology at the University of West England. Source: Scout Report, January 26, 1999.
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Lijphart Election Archives
http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij/
The Lijphart Elections Archive, housed at the University of California, San Diego campus, is a research collection of district level election results for approximately 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries. The objective of the Archive is to systematically collect election statistics in as much detail as possible, including, as a minimum, the results at the level of the individual election districts in which votes are converted into seats. The Archive originally acquired print copies of the data and is now focusing on online data. The catalog of holdings details archive holdings of both print and online data as well as access to data when it can be freely disseminated. In addition the catalog links to other sources of online election data and information that can be found on the internet.
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NGO Committee on Disarmament
http://www.igc.apc.org/disarm/
Homepage for the NGO Committee on Disarmament, the principal service organization for Non-Governmental Organizations (research institutes, activist/advocacy groups, volunteer organizations, professional associations) involved with disarmament in the United Nations context. We provide open channels for communication between citizens' groups, governments and UN-related bodies. This Website is intended to link issues, networks and activist campaigns.
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Political Resources on the Net (Parties, Movements, and Organizations
http://www.politicalresources.net/
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments and more from all around the world.
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PRAXIS
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/~restes/praxis.html
A directory of information and online resources related to international social and economic development. Contains pointers to international organization directories and home pages, documents on topics such as conflict resolution, sustainable development, and professional opportunites. Courtesy of The University of Pennsylvania.
(Last checked 07/03/07)

Refugees, Forcible Displacement, and International Security
http://pawss.hampshire.edu/topics/refugees/index.html
Web guide prepared by Kurt Mills, Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass.
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South Centre: An Intergovernmental Institution of Developing Countries
http://www.southcentre.org/
The South Centre came formally into being as an intergovernmental body of developing countries on 31 July 1995, when the Intergovernmental Agreement to establish the Centre came into force. Currently, 46 countries are members of the South Centre. The Centre, however, works for the benefit of the South as a whole, making efforts to ensure that all developing countries and interested groups and persons have access to its publications and the results of its work, irrespective of membership. Check out the bibliography, papers, and hot links section.
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Strategic Intelligence Page on the Web
http://www.loyola.edu/dept/politics/intel.html
Courtesy of the Loyola College (Baltimore) Department of Political Science. This page consists of pointers to U.S. intelligence community sites, military intelligence sites, organizational sites related to strategic intelligence, recent documents related to strategic intelligence, and a selected list of intelligence related journals, articles, and papers. Included are connections to the CIA, FBI, Treasury Department, ATF, Secret Service, selected declassified intelligence satellite photographs (CORONA), IntelWeb, and selected articles from issues of Covert Action Quarterly, among others.
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Sustainable Development Dimensions--UN FAO [.pdf]
http://www.fao.org/sd/
Potential Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Populations and Agriculture
http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/EIre0045.htm
Geographic Information Systems in Sustainable Development
http://www.fao.org/sd/EIdirect/gis/EIgis000.htm
Sustainable Development Dimensions, provided by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, serves as a gateway to FAO sustainable development information. This site is divided into four major categories: people, institutions, knowledge, and environment. Topics covered include women and population, land tenure, extension and education, and environmental policy. Sections link to specific selections or full text of FAO articles, studies, periodicals, and conference papers. The Land Reform section provides an information-rich example; in it resides the full text of Land Reform for 1996 and 1997 (1997 available in Adobe Acrobat [.pdf] format only at this time): eighteen articles discussing various aspects of the topic around the world. Recently, two special reports on the long term impacts of sea-level rise on population and agriculture, and geographical information systems have been added to the site. Note that SDD information may be available in multiple languages.
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Third World Network
http://www.twnside.org.sg/
The Third World Network is an independent non-profit international network of organizations and individuals involved in issues relating to development, the Third World and North-South issues. Its objectives are to conduct research on economic, social and environmental issues pertaining to the South; to publish books and magazines; to organize and participate in seminars; and to provide a platform representingly broadly Southern interests and perspectives at international fora such as the UN conferences and processes. Provides information on the following topics: trade/WTO, human rights, biotech/biosafety, health, environment, women's rights and gender issues, earth trends, UN/Peace/Security, and economics. Also contains selected articles from Third World Resurgence and Third World Economics.
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Trans National Institute (TNI)
http://www.tni.org/
Founded in 1974, TNI is an international network of activist-scholars concerned with analysing and finding viable solutions to such global problems as: militarism and conflict, poverty and marginalisation, social injustice, and environmental degradation. Be sure to check out the TNI Online Archives.
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Treaty Bodies Databases, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf
The Treaty Bodies Database "was developed to meet the growing interest in the committees established to monitor the implementation of the principal international human rights treaties (also referred as "treaty monitoring bodies" or "treaty bodies"):

The UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, La Jolla, California
http://www-igcc.ucsd.edu/
The Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation is a multicampus research unit of the University of California system, focusing on conflict resolution, regional conflicts (Middle East and Eastern Europe), environmental and strategic issues, and Pacific Rim and Russian studies. Information supplied by: Matthew Maxwell (mmaxwell@ucsd.edu).
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UNIDIR DATARIs
http://dataris.sipri.org/pls/owa/library_search_form
The United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), in cooperation with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), maintain DATARIs, a collection of databases providing information from and about research institutes specializing in international relations and security. DATARIs includes directory databases on research institutes and documentation centers, bibliographic databases on research institute projects and publications, and a database providing information about databases maintained by associated research institutes. Each searchable database offers an easy-to-use search form interface, facilitating queries for users.
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United Nations Peacekeeping Web Page
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/index.asp
The United Nations Peacekeeping website, with an enormous amount of both current and historical information on peacekeeping operations around the globe. Includes a large number of statistics.
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United Nations Treaty Collection
http://untreaty.un.org/
The site comprises portions of two U.N. publications -- United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) and Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary-General. UNTS consists of treaties, international agreements and subsequent actions registered or recorded with the Secretariat. Multilateral Treaties offers the current status of these documents. With some exceptions, the Web site offers scanned images of treaty documents filed between 1946 and 1986 (or volumes 1 through 1448 of UNTS) as well as the current version of Multilateral Treaties.

University Channel
http://uc.princeton.edu/main/
The University Channel offers free videos and podcasts of academic lectures and events from all over the world. Focuses on public affairs and international relations.
(Last checked 06/01/07)

U.S. Department of State's Electronic Research Collection
http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/index.html
The DOSFAN site maintained by the University of Illinois Chicago.
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U.S. Department of State's Foreign Affairs Web Links
http://www.state.gov/www/websites.html
A collection of U.S. government, IGO, and non-U.S. government web sites dealing with foreign affairs.
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United States Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/
Provides recent highlights, web links, publications, etc.
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Violence Against Women in War and Peace
http://pawss.hampshire.edu/topics/women/index.html
A web guide prepared by Kurt Mills, Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. Deals with Rape as a weapon of war, female refugees, trafficking in women, female circumcision/female genital mutilation, and the United Nations and Violence Against Women.
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Virtual Library International Affairs Resources
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
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Virtual Resources: International Relations Research Resources on the Web
http://mitpress.mit.edu/journals/INOR/deibert-guide/TOC.html
Compiled by Ronald Diebert, University of Toronto. Categories include: countries, regions, governments; development; environment; ethnic conflict, migration, nationalism; gender/women studies; general social and political science sites; general international relations resources; history; human rights; intelligence; international law and organization; international political economy; international security; journals; and nongovernment organizations and activists.
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Women and International Development
http://www.lib.msu.edu/schaubm1/wid.htm
Identifies useful resources available for research in the MSU Libraries.
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WomenWatch--The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
This UN site offers information and news on national and international efforts for women's advancement and empowerment. At the site users can learn about UN and intergovernmental bodies promoting women's rights, view information on UN global conferences on women, browse regional plans of action for women's advancement and empowerment, and obtain up to date information on events at the UN and elsewhere in the follow-up to the Beijing and other global UN conferences. Additional resources include a collection of annotated related links and links to the schedule, and official documents of the 42nd annual Commission on the Status of Women (March 2-13, 1998). Source: Scout Report for the Social Sciences, March 10, 1998.
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World Bank Group Relaunch
http://www.worldbank.org/
To facilitate easier information access, the World Bank Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Association) recently relaunched their extensive website of development information according to a new, more integrated graphical structure. New menu option highlights include the arrangement of data publications by geographical location and topic, visitor "portals" into the site based on specific audience needs, and a Special Interest section that profiles important research and tools such as the latest World Development Report. Source: Scout Report for Business and Economics, October 8, 1998.
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World Development Sources
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/
The digital repository for thousands of World Bank Reports, documents that span the globe and represent the collective experience of years of staff work regarding world development. The web site requires you to download special software for viewing the documents, but the software and registration process is free.
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WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
http://www.etown.edu/vl/
Contains over 1800 carefully selected, annotated links in 37 international affairs categories. It is frequently maintained,and should be of use to journalists, researchers, teachers, professors, and students, among others. It has received recommendations from several Internet academic organizations,including CHOICE Magazine, BUBL LINK, Internet Scout, and the Argus Clearinghouse.
(Last checked 07/03/07)

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