the Internet Public Library

Politics Resources

Competition between competing interest groups or individuals for power and leadership in a government or other group.

Show Me Associations | Serials in this category.

Political Advocacy Groups

This category includes associations and organizations that endeavor to influence policy and legislation.

Political Parties

US Elections

Politics News

Resources in this category are:

The Chairman Smiles

http://www.iisg.nl/exhibitions/chairman/

"Posters from the former Soviet Union, Cuba and China. The former Soviet Union, Cuba and China: three countries where posters played an important political role and got a large amount of artistic attention as well. This is a selection of 145 political posters, famous masterpieces next to equally beautiful, but unknown examples, drawn from the collection of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.
Additional information is provided on: the poster designers, collecting and collectors, the conservation of posters, postcard reproductions and further reading and some links."

Author: Marien van der Heijden (mvh@iisg.nl)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

The Content of Our Character: Voices of Generation X

http://www.contentofourcharacter.org/

"The Content of Our Character project brought together approximately 50 twenty-somethings from across the nation to Durham, North Carolina in order to share ideals and develop a vision for ethical leadership. We collectively wrote this covenant outlining guiding principles and policy options in four fields: politics, markets, civil society, and communities." This site offers downloadable full text of the project's in-depth discussion of political and social issues facing Generation X, as well as reflections on the project and related links.

Author:

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Social Sciences--People by Age Group--Gen X

Elections Around the World

http://www.agora.stm.it/elections/election/main.htm

"A comprehensive database with results of all parliamentary and popular presidential elections around the world." Organized by country alphabetically, by region, and chronologically. Contains links to political parties on the Web.

Author: Wilfried P.C.G. Derksen (w.derksen@agora.stm.it)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Elections

Global Mappings: A Political Atlas of the African Diaspora

http://diaspora.northwestern.edu/

The purpose of this site is "to create a virtual archive housing scholarly entries that demonstrate the linkages between transnational black politics, social movements and world historical events of the twentieth century. This project "enables students and scholars to comprehend the spread of ideologies, political aspirations and social movements of people of African descent across the globe... political events of the African diaspora have served as object lessons and symbols in social movements and independence struggles." Covers events, movements, and people in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Cuba, and South America.

Author: The Institute for Diasporic Studies

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Social Sciences--Ethnicity, Culture, and Race--African/African-American

Keywords: Latin America; Afro-Latin; Social movements; Race riots; Independence; Cuba; Brazil; Civil rights movement

History and Politics Out Loud

http://www.hpol.org/

This is "a collection of invaluable audio materials some available for the first time on this website capturing significant political and historical events and personalities of the twentieth century. The materials range from formal addresses delivered in public settings to private telephone conversations conducted from the innermost recesses of the White House." Contains audio from: Johnson, Nixon, Churchill, the 3 Kennedys, Clinton, Khrushchev and FDR, among others.

Author: National Endowment for the Arts, Jerry Goldman (j-goldman@nwu.edu)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Spoken Word; Speeches; Nixon Tapes

The Nation Directory

http://www.thenation.com/directory/

"A directory of people, organizations, non-profits, agencies, books and other resources relating to the worlds of politics, economics and culture." Includes both links to Websites and past articles from The Nation.

Author: The Nation Company, L.P. (webmanager@thenation.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Government

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

NationalIssues.com

http://www.nationalissues.com/

"nationalissues.com is a non-partisan, issue-oriented research web site that provides information to individuals, voters and students who are interested in truly understanding the major issues facing our nation today. Designed to be an efficient resource for people short on time, nationalissues.com presents summary information on each topic as well as a compilation of experts' views on each of the issues... nationalissues.com gathers the best articles and research fromleading think tanks, news sources, advocacy groups and individual policy analysts and presents the information in one easily accessible site."

Author: nationalissues.com

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States--20th Century History

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: National Issues; Political Issues; Controversy; Controversies; Social Security; Taxes; Gun Control; Foreign Policy

Online Resource Guide to Political Inquiry

http://www.yorku.ca/research/ionline/index.html

"These research gateways are supplemented by specific Web-based research that focuses on specific themes, such as the Insurgency Online Research Project and 'The Trouble' in Northern Ireland. There is also a page of writing and research resources with useful materials on electronic citation, critical WWW use, writing tools, and common writing problems." Topics include Area Studies, International Studies, Issue-Based Politics, Theory and Analysis. Appears to be an excellent scholarly resource.

Author: Michael Dartnell (dartnell@yorku.ca)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Social Sciences--Social Issues and Social Welfare

Keywords: feminism; Ireland; human rights

PoliSci.com

http://www.polisci.com/

"Settle down at PoliSci.com and use The Political Reference Desk to find all the political information you need, all in one place. Originally designed for political professionals and government relations staff, The Political Reference Desk is also a must for academic researchers,students, and librarians. It is the ultimate on-line resource for U.S. and international politics."

Author: Keynote Publishing Company (webmaster@polisci.com)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Political Resources on the Net

http://www.politicalresources.net/

Political resources for every country in the world, including government sites, ministries, agencies, political parties, election information, plus a link to country info from the CIA World Factbook. Browsable by country.

Author: Roberto Cicciomessere (r.cicciomessere@agora.stm.it)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Resources; Political Parties; Elections

Politics.com

http://www.politics.com/

"Politics.com has something for everyone. It's a valuable resource for public information, a medium for candidates and elected officials to connect with their constituents, a place to communicate with your neighbors about your local issues, a central platform where journalists and insiders can post their news and opinion, and a destination for learning whether you're a student, legislator or just a passionate voter."Info on candidates, political issues, and campaign finance; news; opinion and columnists; plus, a directory of related Web resources.

Author:

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: United States; Elections; Politcal parties

Rock the Vote

http://www.rockthevote.org/

"Rock the Vote is dedicated to: PROTECTING freedom of speech, EDUCATING young people about issues that affect us, and MOTIVATING young people to participate by registering, voting and speaking out."More than just getting teenagers and Generation X'ers to register and vote. You will also find articles from economic issues, educations, and issues concerning censorship.

Author: Rock the Vote (mail@rockthevote.org)

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Issues; Teenagers; Generation X

ThisNation.com

http://www.thisnation.com/

ThisNation.com offers a free online American government & politics "textbook," a historical & political documents archive and other resources for students, teachers and those generally interested in "this nation." The site includes a library of such items as the text of presidential inaugural addresses, important documents in US political history--i.e. the Constitution, Amendments, important Supreme Court decisions--and image and sound files of important political figures. Site contains a search function.

Author: Jonathan D. Mott, Ph.D. (profmott@thisnation.com)

Subjects:

Arts & Humanities--History--North America--United States

Law, Government & Political Science--Government--US Federal Government

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Document; Constitution; Declaration; Supreme Court; Proclamation

Town Hall: Conservative News and Information

http://www.townhall.com/

"Town Hall is the first truly interactive community on the Internet to bring Internet users and public policy organizations together under the broad umbrella of "conservative" thoughts, ideas and actions. Our goal is to become the mall of ideas in which people congregate to exchange, discuss and disseminate the latest news and information. Town Hall is committed to inform, educate and entertain the public through this emerging electronic medium."Here you will find news and all sorts of Conservative articles and links.

Author: The Heritage Foundation

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Conservative; Republican

Turn Left: The Home of Liberalism

http://www.turnleft.com/liberal.html

As the name implies, you will find all sorts of links to information about liberal philosophy, people, issues, and liberalism around the world.

Author: Mike Silverman

Subjects:

Law, Government & Political Science--Political Science--Politics

Keywords: Liberal; Democrats

Search the IPL Ready Reference Collection

Return to: Political Science | Law, Government & Political Science | Ready Reference Collection | IPL Reference Center | IPL Lobby