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The following is a selective list of Internet resources in political science. The list is a work-in-progress, and any suggestions for additions, as well as any questions or problems with the site should be sent to Cindy Ingold<\/a>, Political Sciences Librarian, Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.<\/p>\n

General Resources<\/a> | American Government & Politics<\/a> | Comparative Government & Politics<\/a> | Environmental Studies<\/a> | International Relations<\/a>\u00a0 | Refugees<\/a> | Terrorism<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>General Resources<\/h2>\n

Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development<\/a>
\nThis site includes a wide variety of information about the OECD including news, hot topics, jobs, and a list of publications.<\/p>\n

U.S. Census Bureau Home Page<\/a>
\nThis page includes searchable data from the 1990 U.S. Census, as well as information about the Bureau’s activities.<\/p>\n

Political Science Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/a>
\nHomepage of the Political Science Science Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/p>\n

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<\/a>American Government & Politics<\/h2>\n

United States Federal Government<\/h3>\n

Executive Branch Resources<\/a>
\nCompiled by the Library of Congress.<\/p>\n

Legislative Branch Process<\/a>
\nFrom Congress.gov.<\/p>\n

Judicial Branch<\/a>
\nFederal Judiciary Homepage.<\/p>\n

Supreme Court Decisions<\/a>
\nFull Text of Decisions from 1990-Present, and Selected Earlier Decisions.<\/p>\n

U.S. Department of Defense<\/a>
\nNews, publications, etc. from the U.S. Department of Defense.<\/p>\n

Congress.gov<\/a>
\nInformation on legislation and legislators. Included are the full texts of recent Congressional legislation, the Congressional Record, and a listing of the \u201cMost-Viewed Bills.”<\/p>\n

Federal Election Commission<\/a>
\nResources on Campaign Finance laws, regulations, procedures and enforcement.<\/p>\n

The Congressional Directory<\/a>
\nOfficial directory of the U.S. Congress, providing biographies of members, committee memberships, and officials of U.S. government departments. Separated by individual congress, then state or district.<\/p>\n

CIA Publications<\/a>
\nLinks to CIA publications including the World Factbook, list of World Leaders, CIA Maps, Historical Collection Publications, and Additional Publications.<\/p>\n

Data.gov<\/a>
\nMachine-readable datasets from the U.S. Executive Branch.<\/p>\n

State Government<\/h3>\n

State of Illinois<\/a>
\nInformation on Illinois State Agencies, Educational Institutions, and Legislators.<\/p>\n

Project Vote Smart<\/a>
\nAn Introduction to Federal and State-level Politics and Links to Officials, Candidates, and State Web Sites.<\/p>\n

State Government Links<\/a>
\nA Listing of State Government Resources Compiled by the Library of Congress.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Comparative Government & Politics<\/h2>\n

Country Studies<\/a>
\nThe Library of Congress’ online version of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division under the Country Studies\/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Army.<\/p>\n

International Data Base<\/a>
\nU.S. Census Bureau source of statistical tables for 227 countries and areas of the world.<\/p>\n

International Statistics Agencies<\/a>
\nSupported by the United Nations\/Economic Commission for Europe, Statistical Division this site provides online access to a large number of other statistical resources.<\/p>\n

World Factbook<\/a>
\nAnnual publication of the CIA with basic information on the countries of the world.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Environmental Studies<\/h2>\n

Center for International Earth Science Information Network\u00a0<\/a> (Columbia University)
\nCIESIN is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that specializes in global and regional network development, science data management, decision support, and training, education and technical consultation services. The “Data Resources” section links to facts and figures.<\/p>\n

Center for International Environmental Law <\/a> (CIEL)
\nCIEL is a public interest, not-for-profit environmental law firm. This site provides information about international and comparative environmental law, policy and management, and links to CIEL projects.<\/p>\n

EPA Climate Change Site<\/a>
\nThis site contains reports, impact statements, data and the current Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.<\/em><\/p>\n

Greenpeace<\/a>
\nGreenpeace has observer status on 25 international organizations. This site presents information about campaigns to influence policy at a global level.<\/p>\n

United Nations Environment Programme<\/a>
\nThis site contains information about policies, legal issues and geographic regions.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>International Relations<\/h2>\n

Amnesty International<\/a>
\nHome page for the organization with news, publications, etc.<\/p>\n

The Arrighi Center for Global Studies<\/a>
\nFormerly known as the Institute for Global Studies in Culture, Power, and History, this is now\u00a0Home page for the Johns Hopkins University center of the same name<\/span><\/p>\n

Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation<\/a>
\nThe IGCC’s mission is to study the causes of international conflict and help devise options for resolving it through international cooperation.<\/p>\n

United States Institute of Peace<\/a> (Archived version of website)
\nFounded in 1984 and funded by the U.S. Congress, the United States Institute of Peace is a nonpartisan, independent agency that explores peace studies and such topics as virtual diplomacy, refugees, and human rights issues. Access to the Institute of Peace’s print and digital collections provided by the Jeannette Rankin Peace Resource Program<\/a> (archived version of website).<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Refugees<\/h2>\n

Amnesty International: Refugees and Migrants<\/a>
\nThis site presents information about Amnesty International’s actions in support of refugees and migrants.<\/p>\n

Forced Migration Review<\/em><\/a>
\nWeb site of Forced Migration Review (FMR)<\/em>, the journal of the Refugee Studies Centre, Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford. The journal is published three times each year in collaboration with the Global IDP Project of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Also check out the Refugee Studies Centre’s Forced Migration: Explore Content<\/a> for additional resources on the subject.<\/p>\n

Human Rights Watch<\/a>
\n<\/strong> The annual Human Rights Watch World Report<\/em> provides a summary of human conditions in more than 90 countries around the world, based on investigations done by Human Rights Watch staff. Previous editions are currently unavailable from the report archive.<\/p>\n

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)<\/a>
\nThe Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) contains access to its database providing information on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in over 48 nations worldwide. The site also has a news section which is updated weekly, online training materials for educators, access to the text of the United Nations guiding principles on internal displacement and a collection of links to other Internet resources on refugees, asylum seekers and forced internal migration.<\/p>\n

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees<\/a>
\nThis site provides a wealth of information.<\/p>\n

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants<\/a>
\nThe U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) is an NGO that works for refugee protection and assistance in all regions of the world. Their annual World Refugee Survey<\/a> (1997-2009) provided concise country-by-country refugee reports.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>Terrorism<\/h2>\n

For the most current resources see this guide on Terrorism: Library Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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