International
and National Organisations
- United Nations (Switzerland)
- International Political Science Association (Ireland)
- European Union (EU)
- Political Studies Program of the UK: Study groups include: (UK)
- Alternative Electoral Systems
- Communist and Post-communist Politics
- Elections, Elections, Public Opinions and Political Parties
- Graduate Network
- Labour Movements
- Marxism
- Politics and Religion
- Post-structuralism and Radical Politics
- Security and Intelligence
- Women and Politics
- The Representation of the European Union in the United Kingdom (UK)
- Trade Union Congress (UK)
- UK Government Web Server: Comprehensive service including organisational and functional index, public services directory and G7 Information Library. (UK)
- United Kingdom Parliament: Gateway to the House of Commons, House of Lords, Parliamentary archives and a search facility for the publications database. (UK)
- American Political Science Association (US)
- Association of American Geographers Political Geography Speciality Group (US)
- Peace Science Society International (US)
Political Parties of the UK
- Alliance Party
- Conservative Party
- Green Party
- Labour Party
- Liberal Democrat Party
- Plaid Cymru
- Progressive Unionist Party
- Sinn Fein
- Scottish National Party
- Social Democratic Party
- Ulster Unionist Party
Research
Centres
- European Consortium for Political Research: Fostering collaboration of political scientists in Europe. Activities include workshops, research sessions and journals. (UK)
- Durham University International Boundaries Research Unit: Works to enhance the resources available for the peaceful resolution of problems associated with international boundaries on land and at sea. Includes latest news, conferences and workshops and publications. (UK)
- Center for International Security and Co-operation: Wide spectrum of people focusing on a range of security questions of current importance. Activities include research projects, events, science program and publications. (US)
- Center for Non-proliferation: Devoted to combating the spread of weapons of mass destruction. Activities include research programs, databases and publications. (US)
- Sydney University Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies: Promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching on the causes of conflict and the conditions which affect conflict resolution and peace. Includes news and seminars. (Australia)
- Jane's Geopolitical Intelligence: Analyses political and military events, from military conflicts to terrorist attacks world-wide, events as they unfold, as well as providing proven predictions of future economic and political events. Includes news briefs, search facilities and regional assessment. (US)
Data/Information Libraries
- International Political Economy Network: joining together people around the world interested in the workings of the global political economy. Includes electronic mail discussion group, geographic and thematic archives. (US)
- Queen Mary and Westfield College British Elections and Political Home Page: Mass of resources including index of constituencies, Members of the House of Commons and By-Elections since 1992. (UK)
- British Politics: Mass of information including elections, issues and media. (UK)
- Election UK: Comprehensive information library including recent by-election results, constituency profiles and a Virtual Britain. (UK)
- IBRU International Boundaries News Database: 10,000 searchable boundary-related reports from a wide range of news sources around the world dating from 1991 to approximately six months before the current date. (UK)
- World Government WWW sites: Comprehensive list of embassy and government web sites by continent and country. (UK)
- Elections Around the World: Comprehensive database of elections from around the world. (Italy)
- Election Notes Archive: Mass of information from around the world. Includes 1996, 1997 and 1998 issues. (US)
- North-western University Library Foreign Governments: Library of addresses for International governments, department and offices throughout the world. (US)
- The Latin American Political Institutions Section: Serves as a research tool for scholars, teachers and students interested in Latin American political institutions. Site includes papers, syllabi and a bibliography. (US)
- University of Colorado Maps and Images. Examples include: (US)
- Tri-variate map of Russian elections, 1993 and 1995
- Spatial Clustering of Polity III Democracy Scores
- Map of 1963 Italian national election in Umbria
- The Diffusion of Democracy, 1955-1992
- Political Database of the Americas: Dissemination of electronic informational resources available to students, academics, policy analysts and government officials on Latin American politics. Includes a political map, electoral laws, election data and political and interest groups. (US)
- Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Data Archive: Subject regions include Mass Political Behaviour and Attitudes, Governmental Structures, Policies, and Capabilities and Social Indicators. (US)
- US Census Bureau International Database Access Options: Mass of international indicator statistics. (US)
Education Materials
- No.10 Downing Street: Virtual tour including the news centre, interact, information centre and inside No.10. (UK)
- The Parliamentary Channel: Broadcasting continuous live coverage of daily proceedings in Parliament. Includes schedules, bills, committees and archives. (UK)
- Institute for Security Studies A Lasting Peace in Central Europe?: Full on-line text for the undergraduate. (France)
- National University of Ireland IGU Political Geography Conference: Includes abstracts and papers to be found. Examples of papers given are National Conflict, Transnationalism and Democracy: Crossing Borders in Ireland, and Nationalism and Globalization: A Central European Perspective. (Ireland)
- Irish Times Path to Peace: Comprehensive guide covering the Irish Peace Talks. Sections on the history of the Troubles, analysis and key players. (Ireland)
- All About Geopolitics in Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Hercegovina: Comprehensive guide to the events in the area including history and maps, role of the informative media and War in Bosnia and Hercegovina. (US)
- World Socialist Web Site Globalization and the International Working Class A Marxist Assessment Full on-line version of this book. (US)
- National Geographic Political Maps of the World (US)
- G. Tuathail Theorizing History, Gender and World Order Amidst Crises of Global Governance: Full on-line essay for researchers. (US)
- The White House: Includes history and tours, search facility for documents, publications and site news. (US)
On-line
Journals
- British Journal of Political Science: Includes table of contents and details of subscription. (UK)
- European Consortium for Political Research European Journal of Political Research: Includes the full contents and a free sample copy. (Netherlands)
- Geopolitics and International Boundaries: Includes contents of previous issues and abstracts. (US)
- The Non-Proliferation Review: Includes table of contents and full text of selected articles. (US)