Backgound Information - Countries, International Organizations, Theory
- Europa World This link opens in a new window
Covers political, economic, and historical information, including statistics, for over 250 countries and territories.
- World Factbook
Published by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for U.S. policymakers, the Factbook includes profiles of each country with data about all aspects of life; includes photographs and maps. - Oxford research encyclopedias. International studies online
Substantive, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated content from the International Studies Association (ISA) and Oxford University Press.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics by ISBN: 9780333786765Publication Date: 2008The award-winning 2nd edition includes over 1,900 articles written by leading figures in the field including Nobel prize winners. A definitive scholarly reference work.
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences by ISBN: 9780028661179Publication Date: 2007-11-01Articles cover a wide array of global topics, including: achievement testing, censorship, personality measurement, aging, income distribution, foreign aid (political and economic aspects), food (world problems, consumption patterns), cultural adaptation, comparative health-care systems, terrorism, political correctness, agricultural innovation, legislation of morality, sexual violence and exploitation, white collar crime.
- Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
An Oxford Handbook advances an original conception of the field through a definitive collection of essays, each of which provides a survey of the current state of scholarly debate and an original argument about the future direction of research.
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