Organisations and Research Centres
Organisations carrying out Politics research
American Political Science Association
The major professional society for individuals engaged in the study of politics and government.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights.
Asia Pacific American Politics Caucus
Specialist section of the American Political Science Association. Its primary concern is to conduct research into and raise the profile of Asian Pacific politics and issues relating to race, ethnicity and politics.
Asian Human Rights Commission
Web-site of the Commission with information, news and links.
Association of Chinese Political Studies
Academic research association based in the United States which seeks to promote and coordinate research among individuals and institutions concerned with the study of all aspects of Chinese politics
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
Forum for research and education in ethics and international policy.
Center for Democracy and Governance
Information about the Center which is a body of USAID. Full text access to the Center's newsletter and a number of its reports and publications
Centre for the Study of Human Rights
A forum for researchers to debate critical human rights issues. Based at London School of Economics.
Civil Society and Governance Programme, Institute of Development Studies
Covers government and civil society in 22 countries. Contains full text documents and links to relevant websites.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK
British Government Department responsible for foreign affairs. Information on a range of international policy issues.
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.
Inter-Parliamentary Union
International organization of Parliaments of sovereign States (from 1889). Site includes bibliographic (women in politics), library and national parliaments databases plus links to relevant sites.
Political Studies Association
The largest professional organisation for political scientists in the UK
Specialist Group on Ethnic Politics
Special interest group of the Political Studies Association. It focuses on international relations, security issues and all aspects of ethnic politics worldwide
UK Parliament
Website on all aspects of UK Parliament. Links to other UK, European and international government and parliamentary bodies.
UNIDATARIs
Collection of databases providing information from and about research institutes specializing in international relations.
United Nations
Information about its various activities, including peace and security, human rights, and humanitarian affairs
United Nations Foundation
Includes UN Wire, the daily news summary covering the United Nations, global affairs and key international issues.
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation (UNPO)
An international organisation created by nations and peoples who are not represented as such in the world's principal international organisations, such as the United Nations.
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Information on NATO's policies & structures, official documents, press releases. speeches and publications.
US Department of State Electronic Reading Room
Full text documents obtained from the Department of State, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Defence, the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Archives
