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International and General Information

Avalon Project

An online collection of documents (from Yale Law school) relating to history, economics, law and politics of Great Britain, the US Colonies and the USA, from 18th century to the present.

Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, to provide innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals: Strengthen American democracy; foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans and secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.

Center for Democracy and Technology

The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to promoting the democratic potential of today's open, decentralized global Internet. Our mission is to conceptualize, develop, and implement public policies to preserve and enhance free expression, privacy, open access, and other democratic values in the new and increasingly integrated communications medium.

Country Studies/Area Handbook Series

This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army.

Federal Gateway

Federal Gateway addresses the two main difficulties in finding government information--locating the agency (ies) that has it and then searching through what could be a massive site (s) to find your data.

Governments on the WWW

"Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties."

Greenwire

Greenwire is the leading source for comprehensive daily coverage of environmental and energy politics and policy.

INCORE Internet Country Guides

"These Guides provide information about internet resources on conflict and ethnicity specific to particular countries and regions."

John Stuart Mill Links

A comprehensive source for Mill materials created by Pablo Stafforini.  Highly recommended by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.

Political Database of the Americas

"The Political Database of the Americas is a non-governmental Internet-based project that provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere."

Poly-Cy Guide to the Internet

This site is intended to provide a set of links useful for navigating the World Wide Web in the areas of Political Science, International Affairs, Public Policy, and Public Affairs. It is updated frequently, and is still under development."

Program on International Policy Attitudes

PIPA "carries out research on public attitudes on international issues by conducting nationwide polls, focus groups and comprehensive reviews of polling conducted by other organizations."

St. Thomas School of Law Diplomacy Monitor

"The St. Thomas University School of Law (Miami, Florida, USA) has deployed specially developed proprietary software to monitor the global output of communiqués, official statements, press briefings, position papers, interview transcripts and news releases from hundreds of diplomacy-related websites in near real-time and channel it into a synthesized information stream for scholars, diplomats, journalists, researchers, students and others interested in the interaction among nations."

Terrorism Project

"CDI's Terrorism Project is designed to provide insights, in-depth analysis and facts on the military, security and foreign policy challenges as the United States, and the world, faces terrorism. The project looks at all aspects of fighting terrorism, from near-term issues of response and defense, to long-term questions about how the United States should shape its future international security strategy."

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library

Currently links to nearly 15,000 human rights documents and related materials.

Wellesley College "Internet Links" to Political Science

Wellesley maintains a list of links for Political Science Research which is organized according to the following categories: American Government and Politics, State Government, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory and Other Research Resources.

Working Paper Sites of Political Science

Many professors are publishing their working papers on their own homepages. Many political science departments are placing on their websites a section for the working papers of their professors. However, finding these working papers is very difficult. Having one central place on the Internet that is maintaining links to all these sites will facilitate future research and be of interest to scholars.

U.S. Politics

American Political Development

Promotes the interdisciplinary study of “the historical roots of the contemporary political developments in the United States” through various resources.

The American Political Science Association

"The American Political Science Association, founded in 1903, is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 14,000 members in over 70 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics."

Biographical directory of the US Congress: 1774 – present

Search this database to retrieve basic biographical and service records on anyone who has served in the US Congress.

Campaign Contributions and Voting Record Research

This site features links to other campaign finance monitoring organizations as well as campaign contributions, money in politics, and voting records.

Capital Dispatch

Capital Dispatch reports on technology policy developments in Washington, including updates on legislation, news about agency activities and perspective on political maneuvering by legislators and lobbyists.

Center for American Women and Politics

The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life. Learn more about our program areas.

Congress.org

Congressional Research Reports

CRS Reports do not become public until a member of Congress releases the report. A number of libraries and non-profit organizations have sought to collect as many of the released reports as possible. Open CRS is a centralized utility that brings together these collections to search.

CongressLink

"CongressLink provides information about the U.S. Congress -- how it works, its members and leaders, and the public policies it produces. The site also hosts lesson plans and reference and historical materials related to congressional topics."

Constitution of the US and Core Documents of U.S. Democracy

FactCheck

We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. 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.

Findlaw: Internet Legal Resources

"FindLaw is the highest-trafficked legal Web site, providing the most comprehensive set of legal resources on the Internet for legal professionals, businesses, students and individuals. These resources include Web search utilities, cases and codes, legal news, an online career center, and community-oriented tools, such as a secure document management utility, mailing lists, message boards and free e-mail."

Google - U.S.Government

GPO Access

GPO Access is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides free electronic access to a wealth of important information products produced by the Federal Government.

How Our Laws Are Made

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet, published by the Library of Congress.

LII: Supreme Court collection

"Official summaries in full text of Supreme Court decisions since May 1990. Summaries are available on the same day case is decided."

National Governors Association

The NGA Web site offers a wealth of material on many public affairs topics.  The home page is organized around key categories such as Newsroom, HotTopics, and Multimedia, and its use is enhanced by a search engine and site index."  Excerpt from Choice: Current Reviews for College Libraries, May 2004

National Journal

"National Journal Group Inc. is a leading publisher of magazines, newsletters, books and directories for people who have a professional interest in politics, policy and government. Based in Washington, D.C., National Journal Group Inc. is committed to providing publications and services that are nonpartisan, reliable and of the highest quality."

National Security Archive

"The Archive is simultaneously a research institute on international affairs, a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, a public interest law firm defending and expanding public access to government information through the FOIA, and an indexer and publisher of the documents in books, microfiche, and electronic formats."

Opensecrets.org

"Tracks political contributions from industry, candidates, and regions."

Oyez Project

"Contains an ever-growing catalog of the audio and transcripts of the oral arguments of the major Supreme Court decisions."

Political information.com

"Search campaigns/elections, commentary/news, Federal/State government, Grassroots, Issues, parties and organizations, Research Tools, and Today in Congress."

Project Vote Smart

"Project Vote Smart (PVS) is a citizen's organization dedicated to serving all Americans with accurate and unbiased information for electoral decision-making."

Richard Kimber’s Political Science Resources

"Political Science Resources is a gateway to most significant resources relevant to the study of politics and government."

Roll Call

Roll Call newspaper is widely regarded as the leading publication for Congressional news and information. Published Monday through Thursday while Congress is in session (Mondays only during recess), Roll Call provides our readers with up-to-the-minute news of the legislative and political maneuvers that happen every day on Capitol Hill. In addition to breaking news, our readers get keen insight from such respected Washington analysts as Morton Kondracke, Stuart Rothenberg, and Norman Ornstein, plus our political coverage of Congressional elections in every state in the Union.

Speakout.com

"In addition to being a fun and informative destination Web site, SpeakOut.com is an online opinion research company that allows you to tell it like it is. We take the traditional market research focus group and political polls and put them online while inviting you to tell politicians, political parties, corporations, marketers and special interest groups how you feel and why. Make your voice heard loud and clear with SpeakOut.com's new interactive polls."

State and local government on the Net

Provides links to all 50 states, many counties, and a number of city governments.

Stateline

Stateline is a non-partisan, non-profit online news publication that reports each weekday on state government in all 50 states, some major issues tracked include healthcare, welfare reform, taxes/budget, and education.

StateMaster

Welcome to StateMaster, a unique statistical database which allows you to research and compare a multitude of different data on US states. We have compiled information from various primary sources such as the US Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics. More than just a mere collection of various data, StateMaster goes beyond the numbers to provide you with visualization technology like pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots. We also have thousands of map and flag images, state profiles, and correlations.

Statues and Legislation on the Internet

This site is designed to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments, etc.), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules.

Supreme Court of the US

THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet

U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Senate

Vote-Smart

Project Vote Smart is a highly regarded non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to providing free, accurate, and unbiased information for electoral decision making.

Welcome to the White House

World Factbook

"The ultimate, authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. This is a source of important unclassified CIA data on every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Information is provided on a wide range of topics including economics, politics, geography and foreign relations."