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Annual reports on political and civil liberties for every country in the world. Published by Freedom House, an independent, U.S. based organization.
Print Location: Ref JC571 .H785
Most recent volume available in the Burling reference collection; older editions on the second floor.
Print Location: Burling 2nd Floor JF37 .P61
Detailed overview of the politics and governments of every country in the world. Current edition in reference; older editions back to 1977 on the second floor.
Print Location: Ref JA 51 .S7
Current edition in Burling reference; older editions on the second floor.
Full text from 175+ Oxford reference titles, many of which are in-depth entries.
Customized search engine for the library's print and online reference works, with some full text.
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
See the subject guide on finding newspaper and magazine articles for more sources.
1915-present. Index of scholarly and non-scholarly articles, books, government documents, reports, and more, covering global public policy and social issues, from the Public Affairs Information Service.
Index of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, public policy, and public administration.
Search engine for books, videos, archival materials, electronic resources, and more owned by Grinnell College and over 72,000 libraries around the world.
1984-present. Hundreds of reports on human rights violations around the world published by Human Rights Watch, a nongovernmental organization.
View the full text of resolutions brought before the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council and see how specific countries voted on those resolutions. Includes every resolution from the beginning of the United Nations to the present. Click on "New Keyword Search" under "Voting Records."
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