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The International Studies Encyclopedia
Don't be too thrown off, but THIS IS IN PRINT. You have to go to Wells Library, East Tower, first floor, Reference Reading Room to look at it.
Routledge Politics and International Relations Online "contains a collection of reference works, mostly handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias, dealing with politics and international relations. They may be browsed individually, and they are searchable as a group." (OCLC WorldCat) The database consists of some 80 reference titles covering, among other subjects: Asian Politics, Environmental Politics, European Politics, International Political Economy, International Relations, Political Behavior and Participation, Political Philosophy, Politics and Technology, Politics and the Media, Security Studies, Conflict Resolution, Intelligence, Terrorism, War and Conflict Studies, U.S. Politics, International Organizations, Human Rights and Humanitariansim. Among the works in the collection are items such as The Encyclopedia Of Democracy, Encyclopedia Of The Cold War, Internet Governance: The New Frontier Of Global Institutions, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization: The Enduring Alliance, and The Routledge Dictionary Of Twentieth-century Political Thinkers.
Credo Reference
Don't forget to consult the International Studies page for more resources!
Databases and Indexes
Passport GMID: Global Market Information DatabaseKeesing's Online
PAIS International
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) indexes materials related to public policy and social issues, including the fields of political science, government, international relations, economics, finance, law, environment, demography, sociology and business. It covers journal articles, books, government documents, pamphlets and the reports of public and private bodies. More than 3,800 journals and 8,000 monographs are indexed and abstracted each year. PAIS is international in scope and indexes publications in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
International Political Science Abstracts
International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA),produced by the International Political Science Association, includes current indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science. This database contains over 110,000 records from nearly 900 journals published from 1989 to the present. Approximately 8,000 new records are added to the database each year.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
CSA Worldwide Political Science is building on the merged backfile of Political Science Abstracts (1975-2000) and ABC POL SCI (1984-2000).The databse includes citations, abstracts and indexing of journals in political science, international relations and law, and public administration and policy.
World Politics Review
A daily online resource for international politics and foreign affairs written by more than 400 contributors from around the world.
Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO provides the full texts of working papers from research organizations such as the Cato Institute, the Center for Studies of Social Change, the Brookings Institution, the University of California Center for German and European Studies, the Oxford University Centre for International Studies. An interactive feature allows colleagues to offer comments. CIAO also includes abstracts of articles from foreign policy journals; conference proceedings; some full-text online books from Columbia University Press; links to other related sites; and a weekly calendar of meetings, conferences, seminars and research projects.
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