Ronald Williams Library 
Northeastern Illinois University
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Political Science

• Comprehensive Information Sources
• Political Science Resources on the Web (Univ. of Michigan Documents Center)
• Political Resources on the Net  Listings of political sites by country with links to parties, organizations, governments, media, etc.
• Politics Navigator Links to U.S. government sites, political parties, interest groups, general guides, and political media
• InfoMine: Social Sciences and Humanities (UC - Riverside)
• Politics (Yahoo!)
• Professional Organizations
• APSA: American Political Science Association
• MPSA: Midwest Political Science Association
• Scholarly Societies Project: Political Science
• Selected Sites
• Afghanistan and the U.S. (UC - Berkeley)
• Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet resources (Stanford Univ.)
• Asia
• The Digital Asia Library
• Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
• Center for Nonproliferation Studies (Monterey Institute of International Studies) Information and analysis on weapons of mass destruction
• Directories of Political Figures
• Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign governments Monthly updates from the CIA
• Rulers Heads of state and heads of government of all existing countries and territories
• Elections
• Election Notes Worldwide election news
• Federal Election Commission
• NES: National Election Studies Access data on voting, public opinion, and political participation of the American electorate
• Politics1.com including links to information about elections in Illinois and the 50 states
• U.S. Electoral College (NARA)
• The European Union (EU) in the US Information pertaining to the EU and its member States.
• Federal Government (U.S)
• FirstGov
• NEIU Library Government Information Home Page (federal)
• Green Parties of the World
• Human Rights
• Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State (2001 - current)
• Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State (pre-2001)
• Human Rights Library (University of Minnesota)
• International  Monetary Fund
• International Relations
• The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies
• Council on Foreign Relations
• Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress)
• International Affairs Resources (WWW Virtual Library)
• International Documents Collection (Northwestern Univ.) Links to Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) and Foreign Governments
• Iraq
• Background Notes - Iraq (U.S. State Dept.)
• The War on Terrorism: Saddam Hussein and Iraq (East Carolina Univ.)
• Latin America
• Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
• Political Database of the Americas Documentary and statistical political information on Latin America
• Middle East
• ABZU: Guide to Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East (Univ. of Chicago - Oriental Institute)
• Encyclopedia of the Orient: North Africa and the Middle East
• MidEastWeb GateWay Sources on Middle East dialog and peace education efforts
• Middle East Research and Information Project
• Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East (Center for Nonproliferation Studies) Includes profiles of 11 countries and regional overview of weapons capabilities
• News and Media Links
• Foreign Media Reaction Commentary from major newspapers, magazines and broadcast media around the world
• Hotlinks Gateway to newspaper and media organizations' Internet sites via the Newspaper Association of America
• NewsLink Links to newspapers, magazines, and broadcasters worldwide
• The New York Times Access to the Web version is free, though it does require registration (remember your password if you are not using your own computer). The Politics section provides a wealth of information.
• The Washington Post Click here for OnPolitics, here for the World section.
• Non-governmental Organizations Research Guide (Duke Univ.)
• Pew Research Center for the People and the Press The Center is an independent opinion research group that

studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues. It is best known for regular national surveys that measure public attentiveness to major news stories, and for polling that charts trends in values and political and social attitudes.
• Political News and Information
• National Political Index
• Political Information.com
• Politics1.com
• Vote Smart Web Project Vote Smart
• President of the United States (Univ. of Michigan - Documents Center)
• Public Policy Research
• Public Agenda Online Public Agenda is a nonpartisan, nonprofit public opinion research and citizen education organization. The site provides links to research on broad array of topics as well as in-depth analysis and opinion studies.
• The following are links to selected advocacy groups and organizations that conduct research in public policy:
• American Civil Liberties Union
• American Enterprise Institute
• The Brookings Institution
• The Cato Institute
• Family Research Council
• Heritage Foundation
• Institute for Policy Studies
• NAACP
• National Council of La Raza
• Policy Action Network A project of the American Prospect magazine, which aims to present a "practical and convincing vision of liberal philosophy, politics, and public life." This site provides both full-text articles as well as links to numerous organizations.
• Urban Institute Nonpartisan economic, social, and policy research organization
• States
• Full-text State Statutes and Legislation on the Internet
• National Conference of State Legislatures
• National Governors Association
• NEIU Library Government Information Home Page (Illinois)
• United Nations
• The International Court of Justice Decisions of the World Court, the main judicial organization of the United Nations
• United Nations Home Page
• United Nations High Commission for Refugees
• United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
• US State Department Access information on US foreign policy
• Women and Politics
• CAWP: Center for the American Woman and Politics
• WSSLINKS: Women and Politics via the Association of College and Research Libraries
• World Bank