Updated September 7, 2011

Cross-National Analysis and Studies

Most Recent edition of the CIA World Factbook "The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entitie." Earlier Editions of the CIA World Factbook 28 YEARS OF WORLD FACT UPDATES plus historical data for over 350 countries and regions Columbia International Affairs Online "Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs" World Rulers: Heads of State and Prime Ministers "On this pages you will find all Heads of State and Chiefs of Government of the countries of the world" International Resources from the Library of Congress "With approximately two-thirds of the books and periodicals in its collections in languages other than English, the Library of Congress is truly an international resource. It houses information on virtually every country, region, national, ethnic, and religious group, often equal to or surpassing collections found elsewhere" Galileo Resources: Foreign Governments and International Organizations Democracy Online Newsletter National Endowment for Democracy Country Index to Constitutional Documents Constitution Finder Constitutional Courts IEA Civic Eduation Study Democratization--Cal Irvine Project Irvine Center for Study of Democracy U.S. State Department Releases on Human Rights, Religious Freedom, etc. Yahoo! - Government International Marketing Resources "Knowing the culture of the people to whom you are trying to market is important not only because such knowledge indicates a certain level of respect, but because a failure to do so can lead to some embarrassing and, in terms of money and reputation, damaging results. Here are some examples of the consequences of inadequate research before an attempt at international marketing."

Comparative Conflict

INCORE: Global Center for Study of Conflict National Defense Council Foundation: World Conflict List CDI's Terrorism Project Terrorism: Q & A

Comparative Social and Economic Studies and Data

World Income Inequality Database Gene Shackman's Social, Economic, and Political Change Digital South Asia Data  Digital Divide: Internet, Civic Engagement, and Poverty Nationmaster: Comparing Nations Human Development Reports World Development Report 2000/2001 Fortune's List of the World's 500 Largest Corporations Mansfield University International Data Resources The Global Review of Ethnopolitics Freedom Information Human Rights Watch 2002

Global Policies

World Policies: A Report of Global Issues International OECD Regulation Database Global Policy Forum World Movement for Democracy

Comparative Political Parties

Wikipedia List of:Political:Parties Wikipedia offers a very comprehensive list of political parties across the world. Janda's Party Systems and Country Governance This is my own list of major parties in 212 countries of the world. to get the list, print the PDF noted at the end of the page. Governments on the WWW: Political Parties "Comprehensive database of governmental institutions on the World Wide Web: parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, city councils, public broadcasting corporations, central banks, multi-governmental institutions etc. Includes also political parties." History of Communism Communism today is passé, so we no longer talk about it. Go here if you want some history.

Politics within Nations

Lithuanian Politics New Zealand Election Study Earth Resource System: Information about nations British House of Commons Slovakia: Election of President 1999 Country Reports Library of Congress Country Reports Aneki Country Reports Federal Research Division, Country Studies JAPAN ECHO Russian Elections Russian Information System How RussiaVotes Transitions Online: The ultimate source on Central and Eastern Europe and NIS Country Rankings and Statistics Polity Country Reports

Elections and Electoral Systems

International Foundation of Election Systems "It provides content on: National elections around the world; Subnational elections of high interest; Political parties and candidates; Referenda provisions; News on election-related laws and political developments around the world; Political institutions and electoral systems; and Election results and voter turnout."  The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems "CSES is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district and macro variables. The studies are then merged into a single, free, public dataset for use in comparative study and cross-level analysis." This site is for serious users. Election Resources on the Internet "Welcome to the Election Resources on the Internet website. In this space you will find links to Internet sites around the world which provide complete and detailed national and local election statistics, as well as other election resources. If you know of a site that meets such criteria and you do not see it listed here, please send me a message." Adam Carr's Election Archive "The largest, most comprehensive and most up-to-date archive of electoral information in the world, with election statistics from 182 countries" A great source. IDEA: Voter Turnout Data Hub "The International IDEA Voter Turnout Website contains the most comprehensive global collection of voter turnout statistics available. Regularly updated voter turnout figures for national presidential and parliamentary elections since 1945, as well as European Parliament elections, are presented country by country using both the number of registered voters and voting age population (VAP) as indicators"