Political Science

Use the Country tab to enter your country of interest. The best reports include the Country Reviews from CountryWatch, the Political Risk Yearbooks from PRS, the IHS Country Monitors, and the OECD Economic Surveys.

Find summary information, basic statistics, and maps for every country in the world.

This resource steers researchers toward primary sources and websites related to international law.

A portal to e-resources on international law, from the American Society for International Law.

Access treaties, agreements, and legislation for the EU, plus case law for the European Court of Justice.

Full text of decisions, documents, and other materials produced by the World Court.

Full text of all the bilateral and multilateral treaties to which the U.S. is currently a partner.

Access full-text of treaties entered into by one or more members of the UN.

Freely available statistics on the countries of the EU, organized in directories by subject.

Create graphs or download spreadsheets of country-level data on 500 indicators of social and economic development.

Access a variety of statistics for OECD member countries. Search by keyword or browse by theme (subject) or country.

Access the PRB's user-friendly database for obtaining basic demographic and health data on the countries of the world.

This database from the World Bank provides access to some of the best available country-level data on topics such as health, education, demographics, and the economy.

Access important documents about the formation and development of the European Community and the EU.

A portal to websites on international relations. Use the Topics menu at left for links on topics like international development, public health, and human rights.

Find research on peace, security, and the military. In particular, see their Yearbook and various databases for data on military spending, weapons, and security.

Annual publications that provide data and analysis on specific issues confronting developing countries.

Annual reports on the effectiveness, stability, and presence of corruption in the governments of over 200 countries.

Links to sources of international election data on the Internet.

This website posts results of elections from countries both large and small, dating back to 1998.