Sociology 291: Post-Colonialism and Globalization

Research Links

 

News Databases
Factiva

Lexis-Nexis

 

Country Briefing Resources

BBC News  -- Country Profiles
 

Economist.com | Country Briefing
An excellent introductory sources.
 
 
 
PoliSci.Com
Incredibly useful.  A rich source of information about political parties, political officials, etc.
 
Library of Congress Country Reports
Among the best country briefing sites on the web, especially in terms of detail; brought to you by the U.S. Army!
 
U.S. State Department
Not as good as the U.S. Army, but still...
 
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Country Page
From the horses mouth.

 
Maps and Some Good Links
Commercial site (mining.com) delivers some helpful, basic links.

 

Trade Port

Not All Country Links Work, but when they do, there is good material especially regarding "Political Environment" and much else of use.

 
Countrywatch.com - Website To The World
Some good basics.  Unfortunately, most of the really good stuff is restricted to subscribers.
 

World Rulers - Kings Presidents Prime Ministers of the World

Just what it says.  Produced by a committed hobbyist (quality of data unknown).  Very light on detail, but includes some pretty impressive chronologies.
 
Federation of American Scientists
Primarily useful as a portal to other portals.
 
Geography World
More than the title suggests, but primarily an annotated link page (like this one).
 
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
Scroll down to "Countries and Regions" section.  Link-o-Rama: Everything, all thrown together.  Some incredibly useful links.  Some dead ends.  Produced by Wayne A.Selcher, Professor of International Studies, Department of Political Science, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA.
 
University of Michigan Link Page
Some interesting links.
 
International Crisis Group
Think-tank with Country Reports for select countries.  Not disinterested, but not uninteresting.  Analysis increasingly cited in the Financial Times.
 
Georgetown University: Political Database of the Americas
Very interesting.  Exclusively related to the Americas, however.
 
WashingtonPost.com: Country News Updates
Keep up with the latest news.