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A - F

  1. Annual Reviews
    Access reviews of research and discovery [abstracts, full text, .pdf]. The beginning decade follows the link.
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  2. Australian Politics
    Other links will be found in specific topics e.g., Federalism.
  3. Chinese Politics
    Chinese politics from the Communist Party, the present Constitution, other areas.
  4. Cold War, The
    Rise and fall of the Cold War and the people & situations that occurred throughout it.
  5. Democracy
    The most common western governmental form, though it varies considerably. Information about democracy and the theories on which it is based.
  6. Environmental Politics :
  7. Federalism
    Relationships within, and the development of, world federal systems, covering all aspects from government to fiscal concerns. Several sections.

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G - L

  1. General Sites & Portals :
    • Civil and Political Rights, Intute
      Articles, papers, reports, bibliographies, databases, documents & treaties, journals, government organisations, reference materials, other resources. Links for Racial Groups’ & Women’s Civil and Political Rights.
    • Constitution Finder
      ‘This database offers constitutions, charters, amendments, and other related documents. Nations of the world are linked to their constitutional text posted somewhere on the Internet.’ There is an excellent range of countries, both major and minor and each has a relevant range of material, some in the country’s language, some in other major languages [e.g. English, French, German, etc.].
    • FactCheck
      ‘We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.’
    • Fundamentals of Polling
      ‘This tutorial is intended to offer a simplified glimpse into some of the fundamentals of public opinion polling. Designed for the novice, polling 101 provides definitions, examples, and explanations that serve to introduce interested students to the field of public opinion research.’
    • Glossary of Political Terms
      Definitions provided for an extensive range of terminology.
    • Government and Politics on the Web
      ‘This site provides annotated links to hundreds of sites around the world that can help you with your research on introductory topics in government and politics. To help you find the information you need, these links have been organized according to the following subjects, including Nations & States, Introduction to Political Philosophy, Political Culture, Constitutions, Electoral Systems, Interest Groups & Lobbying, Gender, Sexuality & Politics, Violence & Political Change and Introduction to International Politics.’
    • Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
      [International]
      Democracy in world countries, areas, religious groups, electoral processes, data, publications, links.
    • IPSAportal
      ‘Top 300 web sites for Political Science.’ Grouped under 8 major headings from e-Guides to a Tutorial.
    • MIT Open Courseware in Political Science
      Covers both undergraduate and graduate courses which have been presented at MIT. Examples include : Feminist Political Thought, Globalisation, Comparative Politics and China to name just a few of the 71 offerings in Political Science.
    • Online Resource Guide to Political Inquiry
      ‘The set of directories interpret significance rather than present comprehensive knowledge. These research gateways are supplemented by specific Web-based research that focuses on specific themes, such as the Insurgency Online Research Project and “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland. There is also a page of writing and research resources with useful materials on electronic citation, critical WWW use, writing tools, and common writing problems.’ 20+ directories, plus articles and other information. Several have been included in the UK Politics section of this page.
    • Political Communication, Intute
      Articles, books, collections, bibliographies, databases, documents, legislation, connections to work on government Electronic Communication.
    • Political Ethics Resources at Questia
      Join to get full benefit of online books.
    • Political Science and International Relations
      [Subject Resources for]
      A compilation done at the library of the University of British Columbia. There are 14 major sections each with sub-sections covering areas such as books, articles, websites and more, depending on the topic. Quite extensive and well presented.
    • Public Administration - Open Directory
      Annotated links, related directories.
    • Texts - Brookings Institution Press
      ‘Our Books Online program provides online access to full-text versions of a large and growing list of titles. Now you can browse and search over 30 000 pages of cutting-edge public policy research from your computer, and print selected pages one at a time.’ Covers Government & Politics and International Affairs among other areas.
    • Visions of Governance …
      [In the 21st Century]
      Forums, research, resources, links, books, working papers, other publications and additional resources. All from Harvard University.
      Highly Recommended !
    • Zárate’s Political Collections
      [The Related Websites]
      Extrensive collections of links covering world leaders, global reference data, news & media, alls aspects of government, political & social resources, women’s issues, international relations, insignia/maps and more.
      Highly Recommended !
  2. International Relationships
    International politics and relationships between countries; security, economic cooperation, foreign aid, environment.
  3. Issues & Policies, Australia
    Issues and policies important within the Australian context.

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M - R

  1. Political Change in Eastern Europe
    Change in political structures and economies of Eastern Europe following the Cold War.
    2.
  2. Political Economy, International
    Looking at concepts of the political nature of economic thought.
  3. Political Ideologies & Systems
    Throughout history, but especially the last two hundred years.
  4. Politics & Literature :
  5. Politics in the Pacific
    Internet sources are less easy to find than print material.
  6. Republic
    Should Australia become a republic with an Australian as head of state ? There has been extensive discussion, a referendum, even a convention. History of the debate and points of view from both sides.

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S - Z

  1. South East Asian Politics :
    2.
  2. Third World Politics
    Covers the remainder, once you discount developed and developing nations. Many are in Africa, Latin & South America and parts of Asia. Politics includes social and cultural impacts.
  3. United Kingdom Politics
    British links, also Ireland.
    • 10 Downing Street
      Find a huge range of information about the Prime Minister, latest news, government information including legislation, a plethora of broadcasts, a history of 10 Downing Street, audio and video material, take a tour, ‘be heard’, even visit a young people’s section as part of a visit.
    • British Government and Politics on the Internet
      Links to specific areas.
    • British Politics
      Canadian site with links for General Resources, Government, The Electoral System, Law and Liberties, Civil Liberties, Media Influence and more.
    • new !British Politics - Internet Sites
      ‘The Political Studies Association Website has grown to an impressive collection of over 12 000 links to political information sources on the internet.’
    • British Politics Links
      General information, electoral information, government and others.
    • BUBL LINK - British Politics
      Annotated links including full bibliographical details.
    • Great Britain Politics
      Information on Political Concepts and Topics and then a section on The British Government.
    • Irish Politics
      Similar to the Canadian site on British politics.
    • Northern Ireland Politics
      Similar to the Canadian site on British politics.
    • Political Resources
      [United Kingdom and Northern Ireland]
    • The Troubles
      History, agreements, paramilitarism, parades, marches, peace process and centres of study.
    • United Kingdom Politics
      From the Constitution to local & regional government and OnLine Politics.

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