WEB LINKS

United Kingdom

• http://www.britain-info.org/ (BritainUSA, site of the British Government in the U.S.)
  
• http://www.pm.gov.uk/ (British Prime Minister)
  
• http://www.parliament.uk/ (Parliament)
  
• http://news.bbc.co.uk (British Broadcasting Corporation)
  
• http://www.uc.edu/bpg/ (British Politics Group)
  

Japan

• http://jin.jcic.or.jp/stat/index.html (Japanese Statistical Data. This site, affiliated with Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides regularly updated statistical information in 23 different categories including aging, crime, elections, media, and women, and others.)
  
• http://www.gol.com/users/michaelo/Jcon.index.html (Japanese Constitution. Includes the entire constitution of Japan.)
  
• http://www.lib.duke.edu/ias/eac/Kokkai.htm (National Diet of Japan. Includes useful links to House of Councilors and House of Representatives, with extensive information on membership, relative strength of parties, and electoral and legislative procedures.)
  
• http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html (Japanese Prime Minister and Cabinet)

Mexico

• http://mexico.web.com.mx/Gobierno_y_Politica/ (List of major Mexican organizations, parties, etc.)
  
• http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/mexico/ (Mexican information from UT Austin)
  
• http://www.jornada.unam.mx/indexfla.php (La Jornada, a Mexican daily newspaper)
  
• http://www.el-universal.com.mx/noticiash.html (El Universal, a Mexican daily newspaper)
  
• http://www.reforma.com/ (Reforma, a Mexican daily newspaper)

Russia

• http://inic.utexas.edu/reenic/countries/russia.html (Russian and East European Network and Information Center)
  
• http://www.ceip.org/files/programs/rea_home.ASP (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace- Russian and EurAsian Program)
  
• http://www.russiajournal.com/ (Russia Daily Journal)
  
• http://www.wciom.ru/default_e.htm (Russian Center for Public Opinion and Market Research)
  
• http://www.tol.cz (Transitions Online)
  
• http://www.mikhailgorbachev.org/ (Mikhail Gorbechov's website)
  
• http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/europe/russia/1991/index.html (PBS Special on post-Communist Russia)
  
• http://www.kremlin.ru/eng/ (Kremlin Government Site- English version)
  
• http://www.council.gov.ru/index_e.htm (The Federation Council)
  
• http://www.eng.yabloko.ru/ (Yabloko- English version)
  
• http://www.soros.org/ (Open Society Institute)

South Africa

• http://www.africaonline.com (Informative news source covering the African continent)
  
• http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/index.html (Columbia University African Studies)
  
• http://www.gov.za/ (South African Government site)
  
• http://www.gov.za/reports/2003/trc/index.html (Truth And Reconciliation Report)
  
• http://www.anc.org.za/ (ANC web page)
  
• http://www.da.org.za/DA/Site/Eng/DEFAULT.htm (Democratic Alliance site)
  
• http://www.ifp.org.za/ (Inkatha Freedom Party site)
  
• http://www.idasa.org.za/ (Institute for Democracy in South Africa)
  
• http://www.soweto.co.za/ (Information on life in the Soweto township)

China

• http://www.chinatoday.com/org/cpc/ (Unofficial site offering useful general information)
  
• http://www.china.org.cn/english/Political/25060.htm (Official government site describing the political structure, fundamental laws, rules, regulations and practices of China since its founding in October 1949)
  
• http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cntoc.html (Library of Congress' Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems of China)

Brazil

• http://www.infobrazil.com (InfoBrazil.com: links to articles and resources on Brazilian politics)
  
• http://www.iuperj.br (IUPERJ: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia e Ciêcia Políticia, Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro, an excellent source of online data)
  
• http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/brazil/ (Latin American Network Information Center, University of Texas, Austin)
  
• http://www.mst.org.br (MST: Web site of the Landless Workers Movement)
  
• http://newslink.org/sabra.html (Newslink: links to major Brazilian periodicals)
  
• http://www.pt.org.br (PT: Web site of the Workers’ Party)
  
• http://news.yahoo.com/fc?tmpl=fc&cid=34&in=world&cat=brazil (Yahoo News: links to articles on Brazil)
  

France

• http://www.assemblee-nat.fr/ (Assemblée nationale)
  
• http://www.politicalresources.net/france3.htm (Information on national, regional, and local governments, sponsored by Political Resources on the Net)
  
• http://mondediplo.com/ (Le Monde diplomatique)
  
• http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.fr/en/ (Prime Minister: Web page of the French prime minister)
  
• http://www.senat.fr/ (Service-Public: Web site of the French civil service)
  

India

• http://goidirectory.nic.in/ (GOI Directory: Directory of Indian government Web sites)
  
• http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/southasia/cuvl/govt.html (Government and Politics of South Asia: South and Southeast Asian Studies, Columbia University Libraries)
  
• http://www.indiademocracy.com/ (IndiaDemocracy.com)
  
• http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ (Indian Parliament)
  
• http://outlookindia.com/ (OutlookIndia.com: Web site of Outlook magazine)
  
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/ (The Times of India)
  

Iran

• http://www.iran-daily.com/1384/2255/html/ (Iran Daily)
  
• http://www.irna.com/en/radio/radiotv.shtml (Islamic Republic News Agency)
  
• http://www.mees.com/ (Middle East Economic Survey)
  
• http://menic.utexas.edu/menic/Countries_and_Regions/Iran/ (Middle East Network Information Center, University of Texas, Austin)
  
• http://www.mfa.gov.ir/ (Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran)
  
• http://www.netiran.com/ (NetIran)
  
• http://www.wilayah.ir/en/ (Web site of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei)
  

General

• http://www.odci.gov (CIA World Factbook)
  
• http://www.electionworld.org (Electionworld)
  
• http://www.economist.com (The Economist)
  
• http://www.freedomhouse.org (Freedom House)
  
• http://hdr.undp.org/reports/global/2002/en/ (United Nations Human Development Report)
  
• http://www.aceproject.org (ACE Project: Administration and Cost of Elections)
  
• http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ (Department of State Background Notes)
  
• http://europa.eu.int (European Union)
  
• http://www.feminist.org/ (Feminist Majority's Global Feminism site)
  
• http://www.globalization101.org (Globalization101)
  
• http://www.ipu.org (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
  
• http://www.oecd.org (OECD: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development)
  
• http://www.worldbank.org (World Bank)
  
• http://www.imf.org (International Monetary Fund)
  
• http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/ (Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources)
  
• http://dodgson.ucsd.edu/lij/ (Lijphart Elections Archive)
  
• http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/index.html (International Constitutional Law)
  
• http://people-press.org/ (Pew Research Center for the People and the Press)
  
• http://www.ned.org/ (National Endowment for Democracy)
  
• http://www.transparency.org/ (Transparency International)
  
• http://www.hrw.org (Human Rights Watch)
  
• http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/index.html (Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection)
  
• http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/terrorism.htm (Naval Postgraduate School Terrorism Resources)
  
• http://www.ceip.org/(Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
  
• http://www.foreignpolicy.com (Foreign Policy)
  
• http://www.foreignaffairs.org/ (Foreign Affairs)
  
• http://www.politicalresources.net/ (Political Resources on the Net)
  
• http://www.unctad.org/ (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)