POLI 444 Human Rights and International Justice and POLI 474 Inequality and Development
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1. Background information
Country Profiles
- Europa World Plus
country profiles that include detailed information about government structure, overviews of history, and economic and demographic statistics - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
economic and political statistics and analysis. Includes The Economist - World Development Indicators (WDI) Online
development indicators, with time series for 208 countries from 1970 onward - Country Reports & Profiles
Links to country profiles from the McGill Library Government Information Service - Human Development Report statistics
data and reports from the United Nations Development Programme. Includes the Human Development Index and Gender Inequality Index
2. Article indexes and databases
Locate scholarly articles using one of these suggested databases.
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (ProQuest)
indexes journals, books, and book chapters related to anthropology, economics, politics and sociology - International Political Science Abstracts (EBSCO)
indexes journals related to political science, international relations - PAIS International (ProQuest)
indexes journals related to global public policy and social issues - CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
full text articles and books as well as citations from international relations journals, policy briefs by international think tanks - Google Scholar
free search engine that connects you to scholarly materials owned by McGill - Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
broad, multidisciplinary database. Includes academic articles, newspapers, and magazines like The Economist - Index to Legal Periodicals & Books (Wilson)
indexes articles from the most important legal periodicals and law books
3. Current news sources
Find international news articles in English and other languages.
- Newspapers
McGill Library guide to finding news sources - Factiva
international news and business information - ISI Emerging Markets Information Service
news articles, financial statements, industry analyses, equity quotes, macroeconomic statistics - Alternative Press Index, 1991 - (EBSCO)
indexes journals and magazines related to cultural, economic, political & social change - Lexis-Nexis
legal, international news and business information - World News Connection
News reports from the around the world translated into English. Formerly known as the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).
4. International Organizations
Find reports, statistics, official documents, and examples of policy papers
- United Nations
McGill Library guide to UN documents - Source OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development)
OECD publications and policy research working papers - International Monetary Fund publications
- World Bank e-Library
World Bank publications and policy research working papers - International Court of Justice
- UN Human Rights portal
- UN Human Right Council
- 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.
5. Human Rights Documents
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (et en français)
6. Other McGill Library guides
- Five Steps to a Better Paper
Use this assignment calculator to plan your time wisely. - Chicago Manual of Style quick guide
For formatting citations and bibliographies - Links to writing tools
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