Online Research Resources on Comparative and International Politics

Research Resources on Comparative and International Politics, Compiled by D. Kauneckis

This is a short list of reliable resources on comparative politics designed to help students begin research papers. Obviously, it is a limited list and under constant revision. A number of resources were created specifically for my courses and are included at the beginning of the list.

General Resources:

A Beginner's Guide to the International System
(A class handout summarizing important international organizations. It also includes links to online resources.)

Research Bibliography
(A list of supplemental readings for the course organized by area to use for beginning research papers).

Comparative and International Politics:

Africa Data

Australian - SSDA World Wide Web Server

Comparative Politics Newsletter

Cross-National Time-Series Data Archive Home Page

Data Sources

Downloadable Data for Political and Social Research

ELECnet Elections Resource Page

Electoral System Reform and Financing

Energy Information Agency - Country Analysis Briefs

HRAF - Human Relations Area Files