Political Science

The art or science of governing, especially of a political entity, and the administration and control of its internal and external affairs.

Sub-headings:

Politics

Competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership in a government or other group.

Think Tanks

Associations in this field represent those who endeavor to find solutions to national and international problems.

Foreign Policy & International Relations

Matters concerning legal relations between and among nations.

Documents

Writings of a political nature originally issued in paper form.

Resources in this category:

About.com: US Politics: Current Events
http://uspolitics.about.com/

Up-to-the-minute coverage of critical issues in US politics, foreign and domestic policy, and election coverage, with feature articles, Website links, and discussion forums.

British Library of Political & Economic Science
http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/

"The working Library of the London School of Economics and Political Science and one of the largest libraries in the world devoted to the economic and social sciences."

Cagle's Parliamentary Procedure
http://www.csufresno.edu/comm/cagle-p3.htm

"Advice from Dr. John A. Cagle, Parliamentarian of the Academic Senate and Professor of Communication at California State University, Fresno. The homepage provides basic instruction on important topics in Parliamentary Procedure, an opportunity to ask a real Parliamentarian questions, and a link to Questions & Answers I have received and given."

Chomsky.Info: The Official Noam Chomsky Website
http://www.chomsky.info/

The most comprehensive site available on Noam Chomsky, MIT professor and influential political activist. The site contains numerous articles by Chomsky, critical essays on Chomsky's work, interviews, letters, and biographies, as well as many audio and video clips. The site emphasizes Chomsky's political activism rather than his work in linguistics.

Freedom of the Press Publications
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=16&year=2005

Reports, with statistical analysis, about the freedom of the press throughout the world. Full reports are available, in addition to brief reports about each country, a press freedom map, and various tables and charts.

A Glossary of Political Economy Terms
http://www.auburn.edu/~johnspm/gloss/index

This is an alphabetical list of political economy terms.

Historical Atlas of the Twentieth Century
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/20centry.htm

Provides a variety of maps which chart socio-economic trends, systems of government, cities, and wars and massacres throughout the 20th Century. Many of the maps are interactive and go into extensive detail.

The History Guy: The War List
http://www.historyguy.com/index.html

"Hello, and welcome to The History Guy Website! Here you will find links and content pages to use in researching politics and history. " Includes sections on American Politics and Government, Historical Personalities, Governments of the World, Military History, and New and Recent Conflicts of the World.

International Freedom of Expression eXchange
http://www.ifex.org/

The International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX) is a global network of organizations that promote and defend freedom of expression. IFEX runs an alert service that monitors attacks on journalists, writers and others. Users can find current information on human rights abuses arranged by region. The website is available in English, French and Spanish.

Political Database of the Americas
http://pdba.georgetown.edu/

Political Database for the Americas "provides documentary and statistical political information for the countries in both North America and South America." Data includes constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election statistics.

Working-Paper Sites of Political Science
http://workingpapers.org/

A compilation of links to the working papers of political science scholars, institutes, and organizations. Annotations are provided with each link. Updated regularly.