Political Science
Resources
Comparative Politics and International Relations
International Organizations
Model United Nations
Human Rights
- Academic Resources from American Political Science Association Human Rights Section
- Amnesty International
- The Carter Center
- Doctors Without Borders
- Freedom House
- Human Rights Internet
- Human Rights Quarterly
- Human Rights Watch
- International Crisis Group (ICG)
- International Rescue Committee
- OXFAM (Helping to alleviate poverty)
- Project DIANA at Yale University
- Univ. of Minnesota Human Rights Library
- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- UN Human Development Report
- UN page for the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights
- Five Year review of the Vienna World Conference on Human Rights
- U.S. Committee for Refugees (USCR)
- U.S. Department of State: Human Rights
- Women's Human Rights Resources
- World Audit
Environmental Politics
International Political Economy
- Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (Check out their links and their documents)
- Carthage College IPE Resources
- Economic Research: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
Nuclear Weapons
- Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues
- Atomic Bomb Decision
- Arms Control Association
- Proliferation News and Resources (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
- Center for Defense Information
- Center for Nonproliferation Studies
- CNN's Cold War Experience: The Bomb
- Global Security Newswire
- The Henry L. Stimson Center
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- Leo Szilard's Homepage
- Nuclear Policy Research Institute
- Nuclear Threat Initiative
- The Nuclear Weapon Archive
- PBS: Race for the Super Bomb
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- USAF Counterproliferation Center
Western Europe
Commonwealth of Independent States and Eastern Europe
- Central Europe Review
- Cold War International History Project
- Czech Happenings
- The Moscow Times
- Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
- Russia Today
Asia
- Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the U.S.
- Far Eastern Economic Review
- Asiaweek
- South China Morning Post
- Hong Kong Standard
- Asia One (Sing)
- U.S. State Dept, China
- Inside China Today
- Human Rights Watch
- World Chinese Business Network
- Korean Herald
- Kyodo News
- JETRO
- Japan Times
- Japanese Embassy
- U.S. State Dept, Japan
- Asia Economic Cooperation
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
- The National Bureau of Asian Research
Latin America
- Business News Americas
- Information Services Latin America
- Internet Resources for Latin America (New Mexico State University)
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Latin American Network Information Center
- Latin American Newsletters
- Organization of American States
- Political Database of the America
Africa
- All Africa (news source)
- Africa Action
- Africa Research Program (Harvard)
- African Forum and Network on Debt and Development
- BBC News: Focus on Africa (Click on Africa)
- Darfur Peace and Development
- TransAfrica Forum (Justice for the African World)
General Resources
- Carnegie Commission for Preventing Deadly Conflict
- CIA World Factbook
- IFES Election Guide
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Country Indicators For Foreign Policy
- Country Studies
- G8 Information Centre
- International Relations and Security Network
- National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
- Political Resources on the Net
- Social Science Research Network
- Stratfor
- The Terrorism Research Center
- Transparency International
- U.S. State Department
- Vincent Ferraro's Resources for International Relations and Foreign Policy
- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
American Politics
- Federal Internet Guide (by the Washington Post)
- US Census Information
- Commission on Presidential Debates (Presidential and vice presidential debates 1960-2008)
- Gallup Poll
- League of Women Voters
- National Election Studies
- Pew Research Center for People and Press
- Political Information (Search engine for politics and policy)
- Polling Report
- Public Agenda
- Rasmussen Reports
- Roll Call
- State of Wisconsin Homepage
- The Urban Institute
- The White House
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies (Louisiana State University Library)
- Voter Information Services
- Welcome to Politics (Election information: parties, candidates and more)
Criminal Justice
Law Material
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
- Balkinization (Legal Blog - essays on current cases and the direction of Supreme Court)
- Bureau of Justice Statistics
- FindLaw: Constitutional Law Center
- FindLaw: Internet Legal Resources
- Legal Information Institute (Recent Supreme Court Cases)
- Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe database
- ScotusBlog (information on upcoming cases and on the workings of the Supreme Court)
- Supreme Court of the United States
- The Volokh Conspiracy (Legal Blog-essays on current cases and the direction of Supreme Court)
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. House of Representatives Law Library (THOMAS)
Gun Control
General Resources
- American Political Science Association
- ABC News
- Christian Science Monitor
- CNN World News
- C-SPAN Online
- Federal Agencies and Commissions (Directory of federal websites)
- Foreign Affairs (Journal)
- Foreign Affairs online (General information and websearch site)
- New York Times (Registration required)
- NPR Online (National Public Radio)
- PBS Online
- The Economist
- USA Today
- Washington Post
- The Brookings Institution
- University of Michigan Statistical Documents Center
Academics at Carthage
Prospective Students
J-Term Travel
The Political Science Department offers regular study tours during J-Term, giving students the opportunity to explore the politics, economics and culture of Argentina, Cuba, Russia and more. Read more.
Student Voices
"Political science is a great major that offers a lot of freedom to study what interests you," says Brittany Dayton, '10. "In class, the professors will always encourage you to speak your mind and voice your opinions, so be prepared to talk." Read more.
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