Associations & Organizations
- Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS)
- American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
- The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden - Smithsonian
background information on the presidency, campaigns, presidents,
biographical sketches, achievements, images, classroom aids, candidates, military service, bibliography, annotated links
- Amnesty International
includes human rights records by country
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
includes guide and contact information for the Carnegie Endowment policy experts
- Institute of Politics (IOP), Harvard Kennedy School of Government - Video Archive
searchable video archive of public addresses, panel discussions, events on politics, policy, culture, academic life, with world's most prominent political speakers 1978 to present
- International Studies Association
- National Association for Community Mediation (NAFCM)
national voice & advocate of community mediation in legislative, policy-making, professional & other arenas, projects & grants, mediation centers, job postings, links, articles
- Organization of American States
Chartered commitment to common goals, respect for sovereignty, human rights, security, fight corruption | audio archives of OAS Radio, information on governing bodies, annual reports, Art Museum of the Americas online exhibits, Children's Corner on the culture, history, art, folklore of South, Central, North America
- Scholarly Societies Project
worldwide links to scholarly societies
Elections
UHM Internet Resources for Politics
- American National Election Studies
public opinion, voting, political participation
- Federal Election Commission
- Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission
- opensecrets.org
data on money in politics data from the Center for Responsive Politics
- Roll Call - The Newspaper of Capitol Hill
- Vote Smart Web
Gateway Sites
- Asian, U.S. & World Politics, Global Futures - Vincent K. Pollard, Ph.D., UHM Asian Studies Program
incl Hawaii Politics, annotated links, essays, student resources for evaluating & citing website information, scholarships, fellowships, grants
- Free Resources in Social Research Methods
online books, manuals, articles on how to do social research, incl surveys, interviews, observations, research about research methods, free software, how to present data, review of free statistical resources
- Freedom, Democracy, Peace; Power, Democide, and War - Rudy Rummel, Ph.D., UHM Emeritus Professor Political Science
books, documents, theory, philosophy, methods, blog, links
- Government Documents in the News
- Government Printing Office - Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
electronic collection of current and historic US government documents defining American democracy - legislative, legal, regulatory, presidential, demographic, incl The Bill of Rights, Constitution, Federalist Papers, statistical reference sources
- Government Resources - Library of Congress
- Human Rights Information & Documentation Systems - HURISEARCH - Human Rights Education Associates
one point access to all human rights information published by human rights organisations worldwide
- Information Resources for Political Science - Columbia U
- Political Database of the Americas
- Political Science Links - Yahoo
- Political Science Net Station - UBC
Canadian sites, elections/parties/legislatures, foreign governments, international relations, law & politics, local politics, mass media/communications/journalism, methodology/survey/research/public opinion, political geography, political philosophy/theory/sociology/anthropology/ethnicity/gender, public policy/administration/environment/economy
- Political Science Research Resources - Vanderbilt U
- Politically Relevant Sites - Fred Riggs, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor Political Science, U Hawaii
Democratization, Development, Globalization, Global Order, Governance, Political Science, Public Administration, Representation
- Politics Links - Yahoo
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
politics, government, election worldwide
- Selected Internet Resources for Political Science - Yale U
- Selected Library and Internet Resources for Political Science - Stanford U
- Selected Internet Resources for Political Science - Yale Library
- Social, Political and Economic Change
World Social Change reports, reviews of main world demographic and political changes & data, review of theories of change, long term changes in political, economic & social systems, theory, data, research, syllabi,
history, etc.
- SpeakOut.com
politics, activism, political issues, government, elections
- WWW Virtual Library - International Affairs
Government: Foreign
- A Constitution for Europe
hypertext adaptation of the European Union (EU) Constitution, browsable through the "Table of Contents" or the "Content Map", available in several languages
- Foreign Government Resources on the Web - U MI
- Governments on the WWW
- PARLINE Database
from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
general information on Parliaments' chambers, description of the electoral system, recent elections results
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
incl links to Asia-Pacific information
Government: State & Local
Government: United States
- A Century of Lawmaking - U.S. Congressional documents from 1774 - 1873
- FedWorld Information Network
searchable databases, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
- FirstGov
- Foreign Relations of the United States - State Department Office of the Historian, U WI Digital Collections
"official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication" | 1861 - present
- Government Resources - Library of Congress
- History and Politics Out Loud (HPOL) - Michigan State U, National Endowment for the Humanities
audio recordings: "formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House" | speeches by Lyndon B. Johnson to the Warren Commission, John F. Kennedy speaking about the Cuban Missile Crisis, tapes from the Nixon/Watergate scandal, Bill Clinton's denials of his affair with Monica Lewinsky | historical context, transcripts
- Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
- Library of Congress
- National Criminal Justice Reference Service - Dept of Justice
- National Technical Information Service
scientific, technical, business, environment, health, military - government information - catalogs, databases, audiovisuals, bibliographies
- Official Federal Government Web Sites - Library of Congress
- THOMAS: U.S. Congress on the Internet
- U.S. Congressional Budget Office
- US Department of State
- US Department of State Dispatch Newsletter 1993-1999
- US Department of State Foreign Relations Series to 1999
- U.S. Federal Government Agencies Directory
- U.S. Government Manual
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Overseas Loans and Grants (Greenbook) - USAID
"The Greenbook shows a complete historical record of U.S. foreign aid to the rest of the world" | reports by country, program area, account, top 10 recipients of a program by year, research tips, country notes
- U.S. Senate
- White House
Government Publications: US
- Uncle Sam Migrating Government
Publications
digitizing government documents
- U.S. Government Manual
- U.S. Government Printing Office
International Relations
- Columbia International Affairs Online
scholarly resources
- International Affairs Resources - WWWVL
- Organization for Security & Co-operation in Europe
largest regional security organization in the world - 55 members from Central Asia, Europe, North America |
election monitoring, environmental security, preventive diplomacy | organization's magazine (Russian & English), field stories, fact sheets, online video, employment opportunities
- US Department of State Foreign Relations Series
News Sources
- CNN Political Section
- CQPress in Context
"a free, nonpartisan resource for information on pivotal events and issues shaping todays world of government and politics"
- Maps in the News - U Texas, Austin
- New York Times International Section
- New York Times U.S. Political Section
- New York Times Politics Navigator
- Newspapers.com
- Uncommon Knowledge - Hoover Institution - American Public Television - NPR
public policy issues, debates, audio, video, transcripts
- Washington Post Political Section
Numeric Data
- Census Bureau
- Lobbying Database - OpenSecrets.org - Center for Responsive Politics
lobbying firms & lobbyists expenditures 1998- to Congress & government agencies | search by firm or lobbyist name, industry, issue, government agency
- Roper Center: Polling 101 - U Conn
"the largest library of public opinion data in the world."
Sampling, Total Survey Error, Reading Tables, Role of Polls in Policymaking, Public Opinion Matters: recent polls on economic issues, education, technology, Links
- Statistical Abstract of the United States
Peace
UHM Library's Peace Studies Subject Guide
- The Institute for Global Communication's PeaceNet
Policy, Opinion, Public Administration
- Center for Public Integrity - Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
"a nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization that conducts investigative research and reporting on public
policy issues in the United States and around the world"
- The Electronic Hallway - Evans School of Public Affairs, UW
teaching cases & other curriculum materials
- Information Resources for Public Administration - Columbia U
- National Academy of Public Administration
independent non-partisan organization chartered by Congress, assisting federal, state, and local governments with effectiveness, efficiency, accountability, special initiatives, projects, government performance, human resources, intergovernmental relations, management studies, publications, calendar, conferences, events
- Political Leaders on the Issues
- Policy Review - Hoover Institution
online journal
- Robert's Rules of Order Revised for Deliberative Assemblies
Research
- Avoice: African American Voices in Congress
"designed to capture and preserve the rich history of political and legislative contributions of blacks for future generations. This virtual online library is a central source of information about historical and contemporary African American policy issues"
- The Beginner's Guide to Nation-Building - RAND Corp
"a practical “how-to” manual on the conduct of effective nation-building" | free PDF download of full document or summary
- Bertelsmann Transformation Index
political management & progress towards democracy & market economy - an international ranking of 116 developing and transition countries, detailed country reports & strategies
- Cascon System for Analyzing International Conflict - MIT
post-WWII conflict cases structured using Bloomfield-Leiss conflict phase model for preventive diplomacy & early warning research | expert codings of 500+ factors in 10 categories track influence of events & circumstances on the progress of each case toward or away from violence
- The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Audio Archive - UCSB
"makes accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI"
"The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Political and academic leaders, scientists, social scientists, legal scholars, journalists, theologians, labor and community leaders focused on topics such as peace and war, democracy, dissent, community action, ecology and the environment, elections and the electoral process, immigration, international relations, law and order, the media, race
and ethnicity, and religion. Prominent participants included Senator Alan Cranston, Upton Sinclair, Milton Friedman, Mortimer Adler, Cesar Chavez, Aldous Huxley, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Sander Vanocur, and Gunner Myrdal among many others."
- Civil Rights Project - Harvard
news, convenings, research, policy action, resources, networking
- Demos - The Think Tank for Everyday Democracy
projects, publications, people, events, essays, case studies
- Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
- Global Integrity
"independent, non-profit tracking governance corruption trends around the world with
local teams of researchers and journalists to monitor openness and accountability" | funded
by World Bank, produces Global Integrity Report of national governments' 'integrity indicators'
- Government Performance Project (GPP)
"mission is to give state governments information they can use to improve management and achieve their goals" | "Grading the States 2005" report: money, people, infrastructure, information | "GPP Chronology" in "About" - access to reports to 2000 | research methodology
- Human Security Centre: Human Security Brief - U British Columbia
"the complex of interrelated threats associated with civil war, genocide and the displacement of populations...conflict trend data and analyses of recently released datasets that track trends in war terminations and orga world of government and politics"
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
"an intergovernmental organization, supports sustainable democracy worldwide" - electoral processes, gender, assessments, databases, maps, reports, working papers, press releases
- Making of America
primary sources for American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction
- Middle East Institute
"interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present, with a primary focus on the 19th and 20th centuries...focuses on the Arab countries, Armenia, Iran, Israel, Turkey, Central Asia, and Muslim Diaspora communities." | links to videos of talks sponsored by the institute, bibliography, related information
- Online Resource Guide to Political Inquiry
area studies, international, issue-based politics, research & reference, theory & analysis, web-based projects
- OpenCongress.org -
Sunlight Foundation &
Participatory Politics Foundation
"brings together official government data with news and blog coverage to give
you the real story behind each bill...free, open-source, non-profit, and non-partisan"
| Bills, Senators, Representatives, Committees, Industries, Issues, Blog
- Political Communications Lab - Stanford U
experimental studies on how traditional & internet polls work | Voter Attention Share project - tracking daily news references to election issues | other projects, audio lecture on online polling
United Nations
- United Nations
- United Nations Chronicle
- United Nations Crime And Justice Information Network - Countries of the World