POLI 328 and POLI 475: Modern Politics in Europe
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- Free resource
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1. Information about parties and elections
Websites
- ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
Extensive information on electoral systems and theory worldwide. Includes an Election Guide with electoral results, calendars, etc. for individual countries. - Election archive
Search by country. Note that this website is put together by a single individual, the data should be verified when possible. - PARLINE Database (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
information regarding national parliaments, election results - Freedom in the World reports
Freedom House’s comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties - Polity IV Project
Data series with measures of democratic governance
Reference works
2. Article indexes and databases
Locate scholarly articles using one of these suggested databases.
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest)
indexes books, book chapters, and journals related to anthropology, economics, politics and sociology - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (ProQuest)
- provides abstracts of journal articles, citations to book reviews, and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations and working papers in political science and international relations
- PAIS International (ProQuest)
global public policy and social issues - International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO)
general political science database - Alternative Press Index (EBSCO)
indexes publications relating to cultural, economic, political & social change - Google Scholar
free search engine that connects you to scholarly materials owned by McGill - Scopus
multidisciplinary citation index. Great for tracking citations and investigating key authors' work
3. Reports and country profiles
For statistics and analysis on immigration, unemployment, and more.
- IGO search
Custom Google search of websites of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), comprising over 3000 bodies including the United Nations, the European Commission, the World Bank, etc. Created by the Union of International Associations. - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
economic and political statistics and analysis - World Development Indicators (WDI) Online
development indicators, with time series for 208 countries from 1970 onward - Source OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
OECD publications and policy research working papers- Recommended! OECD Social Data
- Recommended! OECD Social Data
- World Bank e-Library
World Bank publications and policy research working papers - WorldData
click on “category search” to browse by country - International Labour Organization statistics
Social Surveys
Click here to access social survey data links compiled by the library's Electronic Data Resource Service
Data includes:
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
- EuroBarometers
- International Social Survey Project
- World Values Survey
- National Election Studies: esp. US, UK... & others
- Institute for Social Research
- Roper Center
- Equinox
- Council of European Social Science Data Archives [CESSDA]
- Help with SPSS software
4. Library catalogue
Search the library catalogue to find academic books and book chapters related to your topic. Remember that you will often have to search for words that are broader than your question. You can also search for a specific country and key words like elections or parties. Here are some sample searches:
- Books on "welfare state" AND europe*
- Books on "political parties" AND Germany
- Books on (democratization OR "democratic consolidation") AND poland
5. Other guides
- Newspapers available from the McGill Library
- Five Steps to a Better Paper
Use this assignment calculator to plan your time wisely. - APA style quick guide
For formatting citations and bibliographies. From Purdue University
Guides to resources in:
- Political Science
- Country Reports (Government Information Service)
- European Union (Government Information Service)
- Common Craft video on web search strategies
- Web search techniques
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