LibGuides: Political Science: Stats, News, Countries

Stats & Polls

Pew Research Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes, and trends shaping America and the world. They conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research.

ICPSR: Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research This link opens in a new window
ICPSR collects, preserves, and disseminates digital social science data. See the ICPSR Libguide for information on how to find, use and deposit ICPSR datasets.
Roper Center i-Poll This link opens in a new window
Provided by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University, Roper iPoll is the largest collection of public opinion poll data with results from 1935 to the present. Roper iPoll contains nearly 800,000 questions and over 23,000 datasets from both U.S. and international polling firms. Surveys cover any number of topics including, social issues, politics, pop culture, international affairs, science, the environment, and much more. When available, results charts, demographic crosstabs and full datasets are provided for immediate download.
Statista This link opens in a new window
Over 1.5 million statistics plus dossiers, studies and infographics.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Authoritative resource of United States statistical information.

UN ComTrade
"Free access to all of the trade data available in the UN Comtrade database. The UN Comtrade database contains more than 3.1 billion trade records starting from 1962."
Washington Post Political Polls

Country Research - Lexis Academic Universe
Search Research Countries from the Lexis home page -- Covers socioeconomic profiles & news

Country Watch This link opens in a new window
Provides critical country-specific intelligence and data. Find the World News Connection stories under the Country Wire link.
http://www.countrywatch.com.rwulib.idm.oclc.org/intelligence/countryreviews

Foreign Information by Country
Instructions from University of Colorado Boulder Library on how to link to government web sites for countries around the world.
globalEDGE - Country Insights
Primarily business rankings but good for economic and political conditions. Headlines and economic statistics given for each country.

Global Road Warrior This link opens in a new window
Includes a wealth of country information including economic and demographic data.

The PRS Group Political Risk Service
Originally the Political Risk Services division of Frost & Sullivan, Inc. and then of UK-based IBC Group (now known as Informa), the firm occupies a unique and key role through the application of two globally recognized, proprietary, quantifiable, and back-tested methodologies: Political Risk Services (PRS) and the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG).
U.S. Department of State - Countries Page
World Bank - Open Data
Access to data about development in countries around the globe.
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
A frequently updated Internet directory of over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language sources of information and analysis in a wide range of international affairs, international relations, international studies, global studies, and global education topics.
Country Profiles: BBC News
Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.
They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives.

Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera English is part of a growing network comprising more than 10 channels and divisions. Launched in 1996, Al Jazeera Arabic was the first independent news channel in the Arab world dedicated to providing comprehensive news and live debate.
Apolitical
A policy resource and network used by public servants in 140+ countries. Available to students as a free weekly email roundup of global government innovation and public service perspectives. Sign up through the website to subscribe.
Roll Call
CQ Roll Call provides essential intelligence and grassroots advocacy resources to take action.
Washington Post
World News
Worldpress.org

News & Newspapers - Proquest This link opens in a new window
Includes U.S., International, Canadian and Global News streams and wires.
New York Times Digital Edition This link opens in a new window
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Providence Journal This link opens in a new window
The full text of the Providence Journal and the Providence Sunday Journal.