Databases
- PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Includes information about articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about international public affairs. Covers publications from 1914 - present. - Policy Commons This link opens in a new windowResearch from leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and abstracts)
Find scholarship on theory and research in international affairs, including working papers, conference papers, and government reports. 1991 - current. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
This is the core disciplinary index to political science journal articles. Broad coverage of political science along with complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration & policy. Covers 1975 - present. - Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowArticles in this collection offer comprehensive summaries of the state of research on topics from many disciplines in the sciences and social sciences, including Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science. Covers 1997 - current.
Papers, Proceedings, and Think Tanks
In addition to the databases above (particularly CIAO, PAIS, and Policy File Index), you can use the following resources to find publications produced by NGOs.
- Issue LabFrom the Foundation Center. Searches for policy documents across thousands of think tanks and organizations.
- Policy ArchiveA growing digital library of policy papers; already at 30,000+.
- Every CRS ReportCongressional Research Service reports are prepared by researchers and experts on a variety of topics as a service to Congress.
- National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers This link opens in a new window(Searches through citations and the full text)
A highly cited collection of working papers published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Covers 1993 - current.
- International Resources by RegionGuide produced by the Northwestern University Libraries that includes resources on international affairs organized by region.
Data
- CIRI Human Rights Data Project"Contains standards-based quantitative information on government respect for 15 internationally recognized human rights for 195 countries, annually from 1981-2007."
- CNTS Data Archive (Cross-National Time Series) This link opens in a new windowStatistical data, including time series data, for over 200 countries. Variables include government expenditure, trade, infrastructure and media, domestic conflict event data, elections, legislative process, numerous political measures and international status indicators. Covers 1815 - current.
- Database of Political InstitutionsContains 125 variables primarily measuring electoral rules and the political system.
- Correlates of WarData on alliances, militarization, disputes, and other indicators of conflict since 1816.
- Global Terrorism DatabaseFrom the Department of Homeland Security and the University of Maryland, searchable database of over 100,000 terrorism incidents between 1970 and 2011.
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) DatabasesProvides datasets that center on multilateral peace operations; military expenditures; arms transfers and arms embargoes; and national reports on arms exports.
