This research guide is designed for students doing research in Politics and International Affairs. If you run into any obstacles, don't hesitate to contact me. ~ Aleksandra
Define and get an overview of your topic or find definitions of key terms and concepts
- International Relations: The Key Concepts (online)
- Globalization: The Key Concepts JZ1318.G6792 2007
- Encyclopedia of human rights JC571.E673 2009
- International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences (online)
- IHS Jane's: defence & security intelligence & analysis (Track and monitor international terrorist groups and insurgency movements)
- Oxford Reference Online Premium
- Global Terrorism Database
- Terrorism : essential primary sources HV6431 .T465 2006
- CRL Catalog
Country Information
- EIU.com
- GlobalEdge
- CIA World Factbook
- World Competitiveness Online
- World Development Indicators
- Human Development Report (online)
Explore your topic
Use search engine on the library home page to search for books, journal articles, media.
Use this search when starting research on a topic or when you are not sure which databases to use.
Fulltext eBook Collections:
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Columbia International Affairs Online
Oxford University Press eBooks
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Canadian Publishers Collection
Wiley Online Journals
Key Databases
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- International Political Science Abstracts
- International Security and Counter Terrorism Reference Center
- Columbia International Affairs Online
Additional Databases:
- American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies
- PAIS Index (previously PAIS International)
- IHS Jane's: Defence & Security Intelligence & Analysis
- America History and Life
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database (previously CBCA Complete)
- Scopus
- CPI.Q
- HAPI Online
- Canadian Public Documents Collection
- Dissertations and Theses Global
additional databases for International Affairs
Google's Custom Search of Think Tanks
Think Tank Search (Harvard University) – think tanks can give an appreciation of government action or inaction in an area
Think Tanks (library guide)
American Economic Association (search engine)
IMF Data
IMF eLibrary
UN Data
United Nations Digital Library
World Bank e-Library
- Commonwealth OnLine
- Europa - official server for the European Union
- Global Economic Monitor
- Global Policy Forum - discussions, information, debates and resources on all topics concerning the UN
- OECD Online
- University of Toronto G8 Information Centre
Development Studies
- BRIDGE Briefings on development and gender
- Devline the information service of the British Library of Development Studies, located at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex
- Electronic Development and Environment Information System (ELDIS)
- International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- International Institute for Sustainable Development , located in Winnipeg
- MIT, Global System For Sustainable Development
- North-South Institute
- Overseas Development Institute
- Terra Nova
- WIDNET Women in Development Network
Conflict Analysis and Conflict Resolution
- Canadian Global Affairs Institute
- Canadian Peacebuilding Coordinating Committee
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Crisisweb: the International Crisis Group
- INCORE : a global centre for the study and resolution of conflict, United Nations University and the University of Ulster
- International Relations and Security Network maintained by the Center for Security Studies and Conflict research in Zurich
- L.B. Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
- Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development
- Nuclear Control Institute
- Pocket Guide to NonProliferation Research on the Internet from the Center for NonProliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- Stratnet - Strategic Studies Network University of Calgary
- United States Institute of Peace
- War Peace and Security (Canadian Forces Command and Staff College)
- War Report on the Iraq War and Afghan Aftermath
- National Security Archive
Intelligence and Security
- British American Security Information Council
- Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS)
- Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies
- Canadian Intelligence Resource Centre
- Centre for Counterintelligence and Security Studies
- see Subject Guide for National Security, Intelligence & Terrorism
Global Political Economy
Asia
- APEC
- ASEAN
- Asian Development Bank
- Portal to Asian Internet Resources (PAIR)
- SARAI South Asia Resource Access on the Internet
North/South America
- Canadian Foundation for the Americas
- Free Trade Area of the Americas
- Inter-American Development Bank
- North American Development Bank
- Organization of American States (OAS)
World/International
- Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy
- International Business Resources on the WWW (Michigan State University)
- International Political Economy Network
- Political Economy Working Papers Archive from the University of Michigan
- Resources for Economists Dept. of Economics and International Business, University of Southern Mississippi
Trade
- see Subject Guide for Trade: Public Policy and Statistics
Consult the News Guide for details of news sources.
Tips for searching newspaper databases.
For current Canadian newspapers/news:
- Canadian Newsstream
- CBCA Complete: transcripts of CBC (TV and radio) and CTV (TV) news shows
- PressReader
- Eureka.cc
- Factiva
- Nexis Uni
For international sources:
- Factiva
- Nexis Uni (online via Databases)
- Roubini Global Economics excellent news monitorinig service
- World News Connection
Writing & Citing Guides:
- MLA Citation Style
- APA Citation Style
- Writing Essays and Preparing Theses
- Citing Government Information
How to write a literature review
- Conducting a Literature Review
- How to write a literature review (Concordia University Libraries)
- Literature reviews (University of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill)
- Conducting research literature reviews : from the Internet to paper Q180.55.M4 F56 2010
- Doing your literature review : traditional and systematic techniques H62 .J44 2011
- How to research Q180.55.M4 B59 2010 [chapter 4]
- Information skills : finding and using the right resources ZA3075 .G75 2010 [chapter 2]
- The literature review : a step-by-step guide for students LB2369 .R525 2008
- Social research methods : qualitative and quantitative approaches HM571 .N48 2011 [chapter 5]
- Social work research and evaluation : foundations of evidence-based practice HV11 .S589 2011
[extensively covered in Part III] - Student guide to research in the digital age : how to locate and evaluate information sources
ZA3075 .S74 2006 - Systematic approaches to a successful literature review LB1047.3 .B6 2012
- Telling a research story: writing a literature review LB2389.F43 2009
- Writing literature reviews : a guide for students of the social and behavioral sciences H62.G35 2017
More Writing & Citing Resources:
- Research and writing in international relations JZ1234.S77 2020
- Political science research methods JA73 .J64 2012
- How to map arguments in political science JA71.P37 2007 (also available online)
- Information skills: finding and using the right resources ZA3075.G75 2010
- The postgraduate research handbook : succeed with your MA, MPhil, EdD and PhD LB 2371.W576 2008
- Student guide to research in the digital age : how to locate and evaluate information sources ZA3075.S74 2006
- The essential guide : research writing across the disciplines LB2369.L399 2005