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International Relations Research Guide

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Find Books

Library Catalog (CLIC): The "Creighton Libraries Information Catalog" of books and other materials. Includes more than 35,000 e-books from the ebrary Academic Collection.
http://clic.creighton.edu/
WorldCat: Search for books and other materials in thousands of libraries worldwide.

Find Articles

Academic Search Premier: Articles from thousands of magazines journals in many different subjects, including international relations (1970s-present).
Some Full Text
CEEOL: The Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL) includes articles from hundreds of journals pertaining to the region, plus other documents.
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Historical Abstracts *: Articles from several thousand scholarly journals covering world history from 1450 to present, excluding the U.S. and Canada (1955-present).
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JSTOR *: Archive of hundreds of scholarly journals in many different subject areas, including political science, public policy and administration, and regional studies (all years except most recent).
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LexisNexis Academic: Newspapers, newswires, and broadcasts from the U.S. and around the world, plus business and legal material (years vary by source).
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PAIS International *: Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) includes articles from thousands of journals published worldwide, plus books and other documents (1972-present).
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Readers Guide RETRO: Articles from hundreds of leading U.S. news magazines (1890-1982).
Citations Only
World News Connection: Non-U.S. media sources in English translation, provided by the U.S. government for use by intelligence officials. Call 280-2227 for password.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts *: Articles from hundreds of national and international journals in political science and related fields, including international relations (1975-present).
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Encyclopedias & Reference

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Online directory from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/index.html
CIA World Factbook: C.I.A. compendium of data on the geography, people, government, economy, communication, transportation, and military of 250+ countries. Also in print.
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
CountryWatch: Political, economic, social, and environmental overviews, statistics, and news for approximately 200 countries.
EuropaWorld: Profiles 250+ countries, including statistics on population, health and welfare, agriculture, industry, finance, trade, transportation, media, and education.
Foreign Relations of the United States: The official documentary record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions. View entries in Library Catalog (CLIC).
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/
Oxford Reference Online: Politics & Social Sciences: Includes dictionaries and guides to American and global politics, government, and political biography. Part of Oxford Reference Online
Political Parties of the World: Provides brief political profiles of approximately 200 countries, with detailed descriptions of the significant political parties active in each one.
Routledge Politics and International Relations Online: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, and biographical sources for politics, political systems, governments, economies, countries, and regions of the world.
SAGE Reference Online: Politics & International Relations: Includes encyclopedias for governance, politics (left and right), national security, terrorism, U.S. national security, and war and society.

Find Statistics

Bureau of the Census: Social, demographic, and economic data about the U.S. population.
http://www.census.gov
FedStats.gov: Provides access to statistics from over 100 Federal agencies. Statistics can be found by subject, geography, or agency.
http://www.fedstat.gov
ICPSR: The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research provides access to the world's largest archive of computerized social science data.
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/
International Historical Statistics: Provides key economic and social indicators over the last 254 years, serving as an essential reference source for both hard-to-find historical data and the latest figures available.
Reference Collection: HA1107 .M5 2007
Statistical Abstract of the United States: The government's most important statistical factbook on the social, political, & economic aspects of American life.
Also in paper: Ready Ref. HA 202 .U6 2008
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/
Statistical Resources on the Web: This annotated list from the University of Michigan Documents Center includes categories for demographics, sociology, and health, among others.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/libhome/Documents.center/stats.html
United Nations Statistics Division: International statistics on a wide range of social and economic topics from the United Nations.
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/
Nationmaster.com: A clearing house of U.S. and international statistics organized by topic and country. All statistical tables are well cited.
Electionresources.org: A clearing house of links to internet sites around the world that provide complete and detailed national and local election statistics.
WDI (World Development Indicators) Online: Statistics for developing nations that reflect the most important issues: health, education welfare, sustainable use of natural resources, economic growth and more. Ten, and in some cases, 30 year comparative data. (World Bank)
Reference Collection HC 59.15 W656 (yr)

Web Sites

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Publications include World Factbook, Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, and Handbook of International Economic Statistics.
https://www.cia.gov/
Constitution Finder: Provides a listing of constitutions, charters, amendments and related documents for 211 governmental entities worldwide.
http://confinder.richmond.edu
ForInt-Law: Links to primary foreign and international legal resources and research aids, searchable by world regions or selected topics (constitutions, criminal law, international treaties, etc.).
http://www.washlaw.edu/forint/
Freedom House: A non-profit, non-partisan organization that produces the standard-setting comparative assessment Freedom in the World each year.
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=1
Human and Constitutional Rights: Created by Columbia University Law Library, the site provides links to resources on constitutional and human rights law.
http://www.hrcr.org/creports.html
Polity IV Project: Provides information on the authority characteristics of states in the world system for purposes of comparative, quantitative analysis.
http://www.systemicpeace.org/polity/polity4.htm
United Nations: Information on peace and security, international law, economic and social development, and human rights.
http://www.un.org
World Bank Group: Information on their publications and programs, and full-text documents such as press releases, periodical articles, and background papers on countries.
http://www.worldbank.org

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