Selected Reference Sources
Many of the online reference sources we have are part of large collections of reference titles and/or ebooks.
After opening the reference sources, Scroll down to find the search window for the specific title.
- International Encyclopedia of Political Science" ....[covering] every field of politics, from political theory and methodology to political sociology, comparative politics, public policies, and international relations." [Preface]
- Oxford Bibliographies Online"... offers exclusive, authoritative research guides across a variety of subject areas. Combining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia ..."
Sample search: "civil wars"
Conflict & Security: Statistics and Background
- Resort to war : a data guide to inter-state, extra-state, intra-state, and non-state wars, 1816-2007Based on the Correlates of War datasets [see entry on this guide], this title is also available online via our new subscription to the CQ Political Reference Suite. For now, access this title via the Cornell subscription to CQEL. There is also a circulating print copy, call number: JZ6385 .S27 2010 +.
- UCDP Conflict EncyclopediaFrom the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, entries summarize conflict history, by country, from 1946 on.
Perhaps one of the most interesting features is the data visualization provided by the interactive map. Select a year and click on a region, then country, to find the entries.
Reference Sources for in-depth country information
- Europa World PlusEconomic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Includes contact information for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and official, including international organizations. Search or browse by country, region, organization, or people.
- Oxford Companion to Politics of the World"....a comprehensive guide to international relations and national domestic politics throughout the world. Includes biographies of leaders and intellectual figures along with twenty-three interpretive essays, and a new section comparing different perspectives on six critical issues.
The collection of Critical issues essays offer two different perspectives on Affirmative Action, Censorship, The Limits of Liberal Democracy, The Future of Entitlements, Sustainable Development, The United Nations. These essays are followed by 23 interpretive essays on a wide-range of core political science topics. - Political Handbook of the WorldAvailable in the Sage Knowledge interface. Political Handbook of the World provides updated political profiles of all of the world's countries and details the history and activities of a number of intergovernmental organizations. Each country profile provides basic facts about the country, detailed background information on the country's history, government and politics, and political parties. Use the Advanced Search to search by regime type, party system, electoral system, system of government, and by region.
- EIU.com -- Economist Intelligence UnitCountry Reports provide in-depth analysis and forecasts for an individual country's economy and political situation. The service comprises a regular forecast report (monthly for most countries, quarterly for smaller economies) that provides a point-in-time outlook for issues such as economic growth, economic policy, inflation, exchange rates, political stability and effectiveness, elections and international relations.
- OECD.comFocused on development issues. May or may not be useful for your policy paper, but good to know about if you're a government major. Browse by Theme and Country.