Elihu Burritt Library

Political Science Research Databases (10 results)

Avalon Project at Yale Law School

A collection of digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government from the pre-18th through 21st centuries.
Off-Campus Access: Available to all users.
Categories: Primary Sources Legal Studies Political Science

CIA Factbook

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
Off-Campus Access: Available to all users.
Categories: Management Geography Political science

CIAO

Designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Current Events, Health and Consumer Info Political Science

Country Background Notes

Background Notes include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. The Background Notes are updated/revised by the Office of Electronic Information and Publications of the Bureau of Public Affairs as they are received from the Department's regional bureaus.
Off-Campus Access: Available to all users.
Categories: Political science Management Geography

CQ Press Electronic Library

Search the full-text contents of CQ Researcher, CQ Weekly, and over two dozen reference titles, such as the Historic Documents series, Supreme Court A to Z, Guide to Congress, Guide to U.S. Elections, Politics in America and many more! The CQ Press Electronic Library is useful for research in American government, politics, history, public policy, and current affairs.
Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Reference Works Political Science Criminal Justice and Law

Digital National Security Archive (DNSA)

The Digital National Security Archive contains the most comprehensive set of declassified government documents available. It includes 36 collections consisting of over 80,000 indexed documents. Each of these collections, compiled by top scholars and experts, exhaustively covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.
Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Political Science Primary Sources Peace Studies

Europa World Yearbook

Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.

Trial access available through 9/26/2012.

Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Political Science Reference Works

Issues and Controversies

Issues & Controversies presents more than 600 controversial topics in the news since 1995. Chronologies, illustrations, maps, tables, sidebars, bibliographies, and contact information augment the balanced, accurate coverage of current and historical events.
Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Current Events, Health and Consumer Info Multi-disciplinary Political Science

Military and Intelligence Database

Provides access to U.S. armed services publications, along with military science, political science and international relations journals, many in full text.
Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Political Science Peace Studies

Peace Research Abstracts

Peace Research Abstracts includes bibliographic records, with links to full-text options, covering essential areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Off-Campus Access: CCSU students, faculty and staff only.
Categories: Political Science Philosophy Peace Studies

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