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International Politics

Journals & Indexes | Web Resources | Reference Works | Subject Headings | Associations | Bates Politics Department | Librarian

For specific countries see African Studies, Asian Studies, Latin American Studies, and Middle East Studies.
For foreign press news stories, see FBIS and World News Connection in News & Media page.

Full Text Journals & Indexes   Electronic Reference Sources
  Worldwide Political Science Abstracts ABOUT     Oxford Reference Online - Politics and Social Sciences.
Four Oxford dictionaries online.
  Academic Search Premier ABOUT    
  PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) ABOUT     CQ Electronic Library.
Includes Political Handbook of the World.
  Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) ABOUT     Country Studies Overviews of all aspects of a country.
  EconLit ABOUT     Annual Review of Political Science
Search for review articles on your topic.
  Catalog of U.S. Government Publications ABOUT     World Factbook (CIA)

Web Resources

Political Science Resources on the Web (University of Michigan)
An excellent site. Well organized subject categories lead to many other political science resources.

Political Science Resources (University of Keele)
International coverage. Well organized.

POLY-CY (West Virginia University)
Information about the profession, teaching, research, people, and political resources.

Political Resources on the Net
Listings of political sites available on the Internet sorted by country, with links to Parties, Organizations, Governments, Media and more from all around the world.

Browse Government Web Resources (Library of Congress)
Place to start looking for government information- on the internet. U.S., state and international sites are included.

Political Databases of the Americas
Focus is on Latin American Politics. Much primary source information. Entire site can be searched by keyword.

The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources

Official Document System of the United Nations.
Complete files back to 1993, selected documents back to 1946.

United Nations home page.

Subject Guides at Bowdoin and Colby Colleges.

Important Reference Works

Dictionary of World Politics
Reference D 419 .K87 2002

Encyclopedia of Nationalism
Reference JC 311 .E499 2001

Political Science Research Methods
Bookstacks JA 71 .J55 2001

Statesman's Year Book
Reference JA 51 .S7

APSA Style Manual for Political Science
Reference JA 86.A52 2006

World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures
Reference JF 511 .W67 1998 v.1, 2
Pertinent Subject Headings

International Politics material can also be located by browsing the LC classification "J" section of the Library, ground floor.

Political Science
Political Participation
Women in Politics -- Latin America
World Politics
Press and Politics

Associations

Academy of Political Science
American Political Science Association
International Political Science Association

Library contact:

For more information, contact:

Sandra Groleau
Reference Librarian
207-786-6268
e-mail: sgroleau AT bates.edu

The George and Helen Ladd Library • Bates College
48 Campus Avenue • Lewiston, Maine 04240
(207) 786-6263


Page author: Sandra Groleau
Date: 1/24/08


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