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Political Science Internet Sources

The websites listed on this page are recommended by library staff. There may be additional useful websites available. For help in identifying websites please ask for assistance at the Information Desk on the main floor of the library.


Core Documents of United States Democracy
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/locators/coredocs/index.html

American Political Science Association
http://www.apsanet.org/
This site is the home page of the American Political Science Association. It includes information on grants, conference papers, teaching, careers, and publications.

Working Papers
http://workingpapers.org
The site provides links to the working papers of professors of political science published on academic websites. The site in maintained by an individual with a backgroun in political science.

The Undergraduate Political Science Association Homepage
http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~upsa/
The Undergraduate Political Science Association (UPSA) is a non-partisan, student run organization that has been representing Berkeley's political science majors and other students interested in political science for over ten years. The UPSA provides a forum for students to pursue their interest in political science outside of the classroom.

Politics1
http://www.politics1.com/
The American electorate publishes Politics1 and The Politics1 Report newsletter as a non-partisan public service to promote fully informed decision-making. This site includes information about Presidency 2000; State & Congressional Candidates; Politics1 Report Newsletter; Political Parties; Political News; Debates & Issues; Campaign Buttons and Political Bookstore.

Metalinks: Lists of Lists
http://www.class.csupomona.edu/pls/research.htm
Listed on this site are links to web sites that cover all or most subfields within the discipline of political science.

The Nation Directory
http://www.thenation.com/directory/
A searchable directory from the journal The Nation. Links to organizations, non-profits, agencies, think-tanks and other sites covering political science, economics, social issues and culture.

International Government Information on the web
http://www.kcpl.lib.mo.us/resources/weblinks/
minorcat.cfm?cid=31&maj=Government&ckid=391&min=International
This is a reputable internet web site with links to a variety of international government sites, produced by the Kansas City Missouri Public Library. This is an easy way to find web sites for foreign governments.

Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
The Library of Congress provides web access to many of the country studies that are also available in our library in print.

Click on the country name for a list of internet sources specific to an individual country. Uzbekistan

Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/
The United States State Department provides brief updated information regarding foreign countries.

World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Statistical data and maps about foreign countries, provided by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

Foreign Policy In Focus
http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/
This website is a gateway to sites concerning global foreign policy issues.

Documents Center at theUniversity of Michigan
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/intl.html
This frequently updated site has thousands of local, state, federal, foreign, and international government documents.

Foreign Governments
http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/foreign.html
Links to individual foreign government pages.

International Governmental Organizations
http://www.library.nwu.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html
Links to international organizations and agencies Web sites.

US State Department Home Page
http://www.state.gov/
This site has a variety of excellent information. It describes the organization of the Department of State, gives background information on most of the world's countries, gives advice on passports, and presents the U.S. position on several topics.

United Nations
http://www.un.org/
Contains information on the structure and goals of the United Nations, as well as a discussion of the primary issues on the table.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
http://www.bls.gov/
The best site for U.S. employment and labor statistics, including state and metropolitan areas.

Fedstats
http://www.fedstats.gov/search.html
This is search engine for statistics from over 70 government agencies.

InfoNation
http://www.cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/info.asp
This site allows you to compare statistics from up to five different countries.

Statistical Information
http://www.library.unt.edu/govinfo/subject/statfile.html
This site, maintained by the University of North Texas Government Documents Department, accesses a variety of federal, state, and international statistics. These are organized by the statistical index or by categories.

US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/
The official site of the United States Census Bureau has been updated to include information from Census 2000.



Updated July 13, 2004

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