Political Science & Debate

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Comprehensive Political Science Sites

Political Science Resources on the Web (U. of Michigan)

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/polisci.html

Well-organized, comprehensive site with extensive listings on all aspects of U.S. and international politics, as well as selected disciplines. Search engine available.

Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources

http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/

Comprehensive site with emphasis on British politics. Covers topics such as political thought and theory, manifestos, international relations, data archives, etc.

U.S. Politics & Elections

1stPolitics.com

http://www.1stpolitics.com/

Indexes current headline links from over 200 national, regional and international news sources to news stories about the 2000 presidential candidates.

Politics1

http://www.politics1.com/

Very current source for links to political news sources, issue sites, and links to parties, candidates, advocacy groups, etc. at the state and federal level. Offers email updates.

National Election Studies

http://www.electionstudies.org

Concentrates on making available data from various surveys related to national elections in the U.S. Provides copies of surveys, various reports and papers, and data sets that can be downloaded for free. Registration is free but required for downloading.

Project Vote Smart

http://www.vote-smart.org

Information on elections and links to homepages for presidential candidates.

Opinion Polls

The Gallup Poll

http://www.galluppoll.com

Pew Global Attitudes Project

http://www.pewglobal.org

From the web site: "a series of worldwide public opinion surveys that encompasses a broad array of subjects ranging from people's assessments of their own lives to their views about the current state of the world and important issues of the day."

The Polling Report

http://www.pollingreport.com/

A searchable site which provides the results of surveys from various polling organizations. Issues covered include politics, public policy, business, the economy, popular culture, and society.

Survey Research Center (Princeton U.)

http://www.princeton.edu/~psrc/resources.html

Gateway to Internet resources on surveys, polls, etc. Covers national and selected state sources, as well as some international sites. Provides links to polling companies, professional organizations, academic centers, etc. Also includes information on statistical software packages and resources on methodology.

International/Regional Information

Foreign Government Resources on the Web

http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

A helpful directory of links from the University of Michigan.

Political Database of the Americas

http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/

Covers countries in North, Central, and South America as well as island nations such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and others in the Caribbean. Includes texts of constitutions, links to political parties, information on elections, and governmental structure.

Debate

Debate Central (U. of Vermont)

http://debate.uvm.edu/

Lists and links to debate organizations and programs, job openings, instructional material, and information on current debate topics.

Debate Central

http://www.Debate-Central.org/

Similar to the site listed above, this one is sponsored by the National Center for Policy Analysis.