International Studies

Getting Started

This guide showcases recommended resources for research, teaching and learning in International Studies.

Getting Started

This guide is not comprehensive, but is intended as a starting point for international studies research, highlighting some of the most useful resources available through the Libraries and on the web.

Background Information

Global Issues in Context: Resource from a global perspective on issues happening in the world today with introduction, background information, viewpoints, statistics, media and more.
International Studies Encyclopedia: Published with the International Studies Association, this resource is a comprehensive reference work for the fields of international studies and international relations.
Oxford Bibliographies Online: This tool helps researchers find reliable sources of information quickly by directing them to material selected by experts in the subject. It features a selective list of bibliographic citations supported by recommendations. Subjects covered include International Relations, International Law, Philosophy, and Political Science.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies: This continually updated, peer-reviewed encyclopedia was created in collaboration with the International Studies Association. Written by experts in the field, the essays offer thorough analytical examinations of International Studies topics.

Country Reports & Factbooks

CIA The World Factbook: Created by the Central Intelligence Agency for the use of US Government officials. Updated weekly.
CQ Political Handbook of the World: Political information on the world's countries and territories, including political systems, political parties and international organizations.
Freedom House Reports: Rating of people's access to political rights and civil liberties in 210 countries and territories, includes global freedom scores, internet freedom scores and democracy scores.
Global Edge: Business focused database providing reports by country and territory.
UN Human Development Reports: Human development indicators by country

EIU Viewpoint - Country Analysis Advanced (50 countries)
Understand a country’s political, policy and economic outlook with the world’s best forward-looking analysis and data. Unparalleled coverage—global, regional and country-level
analysis for over 200 markets. 20,000 data series every month, led by our worldwide network of expert analysts and on the ground contributors. Countries include:
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Nigeria, North Korea, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain,Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom

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