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European Politics Research Resources
Books
Use the library's online catalog to locate books, films, microforms, and other materials in the library. Search by Author, Title, Subject, Call Number, or Keyword, or combine searches using a Guided Keyword search.
Call number ranges that will be helpful:
- D-DJ - European History (Reynolds 8)
- HC240s - European Economic resources (Wilson 6)
- HN370s - European Social Policy resources (Wilson 6)
- JN - Political Institutions and Public Administration Europe (Reynolds 4)
- JX - International Law (may be in the Professional Center Library) (Reynolds 4)
- JZ - International Relations (Reynolds 4)
Reference Resources
Here is a sample of some of the Reference books we have to get you started. These are all located in the Reference Department on the 4th floor of the wilson Wing of the Library. Ask for help at the Reference Desk to find any of these.
General History and Politics
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search across many online encyclopedias simultaneously.
- Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
- Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
- Encyclopedia of World Political Systems Ref JF51 D465 2000
- World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties Ref JF2011 W67 1999
- Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
Country Information and Statistics
- CIA's World Factbook 2007
- CIA's World Leaders
- Companion to the European Union 2006 JN30 .B613 2006
- Europa World Yearbook (organized by country) Ref Desk JN1 E851 2005
- Eurostat Yearbook 2003 : The Statistical Guide to Europe Ref HA1107.5 .E87 2003
- Handbook of World Families Ref HQ515 H3356 2005
- International Historical Statistics : Europe, 1750-1993 Ref HA1107 .M5 1998
- Political Handbook of Europe 2007 JN12 .P584 2007
- Political Handbook of the World (organized by country) Ref JF37 P6 2000/2002
Online Databases
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Contains abstracts and indexing from professional journals, major news magazines and books covering law, politics, political science, and public administration.
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Columbia International Affairs Online
A source for theory and research in international affairs. Publishes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
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Military and Government Collection
(REALLY useful to get Country Reports on any country search "Germany" AND "Country Report")
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Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts provides indexing and abstracts for journal articles, books, and dissertations covering the history of the world from 1450-- except the U.S. and Canada. For similar coverage of the U.S. and Canada, use America History and Life.
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PAIS
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. Includes PAIS Archive.
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Sociological Abstracts
Provides citations and abstracts to articles published in some 2300 journals in sociology, social welfare, and social policy, as well as other related topics in the social and behavioral sciences. Also includes citations to some books and many dissertations. Includes Social Services Abstracts. Supported in part by the Paschal Library Endowment.
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AccessUN
Indexes current and retrospective United Nations documents and publications. Most useful for issues that are of economic, social, cultural or humanitarian nature. Full-text is available for resolutions from the General Assembly, Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.
- United Nations Treaty Collection (Internet Explorer only)
Multi-subject indexes to scholarly articles (some full-text):
- Academic Search Premier
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ProQuest
select Research Library
Finding Journals
Use Find a Journal to search for the title you need. You will be shown both print and electronic availability. Print issues for the current year, generally, are in Current Periodicals (Reynolds 4), while back issues are shelved in the stacks by call number.
Remember, if Reynolds Library doesn't have a journal (or book) that you need, make a request via Interlibrary Loan.
General: Comparative Politics and Democratization
- British Journal of Political Science
- Comparative Politics
- Comparative Political Studies
- Democratization
- European Journal of Political Research
- Government and Opposition
- Journal of Democracy
- Parliamentary Affairs
Russia and Eastern Europe
- Communist and Postcommunist Studies
- Demokratizatsiya
- East European Constitutional Review
- East European Politics and Societies
- East European Quarterly
- Europe-Asia Studies
- Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics
- Problems of Post-Communism
- Russian Politics and Law
- Slavic Review
Western Europe
- French Politics, Culture and Society
- German Politics
- German Politics and Society
- Journal of European Public Policy
- Scandinavian Political Studies
- West European Politics
Web Resources
News Sites
- BBC World Service Europe Page
- Financial Times World Page
- International Herald Tribune
- World Newspapers
Country Information and Multi-Country Sites
- European Navigator site: The subject of this collection of documents is European integration from 1945 to the present time. This digital library contains historic documents, with original interviews on European integration. It is a source for images (including political cartoons), over a thousand video clips, 3,000 press "clippings", statistical information, and much more.
- Directgov (UK's Government Site)
- US Dept of State
- Europa (The EU Online)
- United Nations also check their Cyber School Bus area
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- NATO
- Russian and East European Netowrk Information Center (UTexas)
- Russia and East European Studies (REES Web from Univ. of Pittsburgh)
- Library of Congress Country Studies
- American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (From Harvard)
Statistics and Economic Information
- Global Health Facts (From the Kaiser Foundation)
- Eurostat (Statistics on European Countries)
- Offstats (Official Statistics Pages for countries of the world)
- UN Economic Commission for Europe Statistics Page
- World Bank
- World Trade Organization
General Web Resources
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources
- Directory of Development Organizations
- Election Resources on the Web
- Eurpoe Today Website (From John's Hopkins' Bologna Center)
- International Affairs Think Tanks
- International Documents Task Force (list of web resources)
- Introduction to Social Policy (Robert Gordon Univ. - UK)
- Non-Governmental Organizations (from Duke)
Need Help?
General Reference Help
- askzak@wfu.edu or AIM: askzaklive
- Rosalind Tedford: tedforrl@wfu.edu or AIM: rozteelib
Also...
You can Request a Personal Research Session.
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