International & Comparative Politics: Core Databases
A guide for research resources on international and comparative politics
Core Databases
The following databases are databases anyone working in International Affairs or Comparative Politics will want to use:
- Country Watch: Website of the World (CountryWatch) This link opens in a new windowContains detailed textual, data and graphic information for countries and regions. Topics include: country overviews, political history and conditions, economic status, investment overviews, social background, and environmental situation and issues.
- Congressional by ProQuest This link opens in a new windowFull-text access to historical (1789- ) and current U.S. Congressional publications, federal bills and laws, and information about members of Congress and Congressional committees.
- WestlawNext Campus Research This link opens in a new windowWestlaw includes U.S. and state case law (1944-). The system also includes access to: United States Code Annotated, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register (fulltext 1980+), state administrative codes and statutes.
- Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new windowDeclassified U.S. federal documents that led to policy decisions.
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