Political Science Subject Guide
Web Resources
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WMU Political Science Department
Provides information about programs and courses in the Department, and has useful links to political science Internet resources.
Sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, this site offers public policy and political science resources on Russia and the former Soviet states. Includes articles, interviews, the latest news and information about elections.
Hosted by the University of Michigan, this site is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its Web pages are reference and instructional tools for government, political science, statistical data, and news.
Erik Herron's Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia
Maintained at the University of Kansas, this site is designed to facilitate research on the politics and economics of transition states in the post-Communist world. The main arrangement is by country and there are thousands of links to governmental and non-governmental Web sites based in post-Communist states.
European Union Internet Resources
Hosted by the University of California Berkeley Libraries, this site presents an organized view of the European Union (EU) and easy access to useful EU Web resources.
A part of the Librarians' Internet Index, this subject directory provides links to many sites of interest to political scientists including campaign funding, political parties, elected officials, constitutions, elections, treaties, spies, international governments, privatization, and much more.
Government Documents Center -- University of Michigan
The University of Michigan's Document Center offers excellent links to Web sites on such topics as the census; federal government; foreign governments; international organizations; state and local governments; statistics; Michigan governernment; and the political profession.
Sponsored by the Library of Michigan, this site contains links to U.S. government and politics, state and local government, statistics, historical documents collections, and legal resources. Of special interest are the links to Michigan state and local government and statistics.
Gateway to Michigan government sites, particularly the executive, legislative, and Judicial branches of state government.
Political Database of the Americas
Developed by the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University, this site provides a comprehensive source of documentary and statistical political information accessible throughout the Western Hemisphere and world via the World Wide Web.
A free, commercial site offering more than 4,000 carefully chosen political and public policy Web sites. Arrangement is by broad categories such as Campaigns/Elections, Parties and Organizations, Issues, Research Tools, etc., or through a site search engine.
Political Resources on the Net
A gateway of political sites available on the Internet arranged by country, with links to parties, organizations, governments, media, and more, from all around the world.
An independent, nonpartisan resource on trends in American public opinion. Offers polling results on a number of issues including elections, the state of the union, national security, and current events in the news.
Poly-Cy: Internet Resources for Political Science
Set up at the University of West Virginia, this site provides a set of excellent links for navigating the Web in the areas of political science; international affairs; public policy; public affairs; the profession and teaching of political science; and research and publications.
State and Local Government on the Net
This commercial site provides convenient access to government-sponsored Web sites at the state and local level, including Puerto Rico and other territorial countries.
Ultimate Political Science Links
Edited by Professor P.S. Ruckman of Rock Valley College, this is a superb list of Web resources in the field, including major associations, areas of study, resources, online news, commentary, and magazines and journals.
This bibliographic database cites books, essays in books, periodical articles and international organizational or governmental publications. Although the database is small, it includes publications not easily identified through other sources.
The Research page of the World Bank's Web site includes links to many working papers, published reports, and many other resources of the World Banks' efforts to eradicate poverty in the world. Be sure and look on the right hand side of the page for links to many full-text reports and papers.
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
Hosted by Elizabethtown College, this site offers links to sites in a wide range of international affairs topics arranged in 37 categories. Some of these include media sources, organizations (such as NGOs, the EU and the UN), regions and countries, and topics such as health, global environment, international business, religion, human rights, conflict resolution, international law and many more.
Yahoo Guide to Political Science
A subject guide with links to politics in general, economy, political theory, public administration, public policy, conferences, international relations, journals, and organizations in the field of political science.