Marshall Brooks Library: Political Science Subject Guide: Background Information

Background Information on Political Science Topics

CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues of world entities.
CFR Education This link opens in a new window
CFR Education has a library of over 280 free, nonpartisan learning resources created specifically for students. These learning resources cover seventeen different topics and include videos, charts, maps, case studies, and timelines.
Freedom House This link opens in a new window
Freedom in the World is a comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. Published annually since 1972, the survey ratings and narrative reports on 193 countries and 15 related and disputed territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide.
SAGE Reference This link opens in a new window
Scholarly encyclopedias in the social sciences. Please refine by content "available to me". (The library only subscribes to a portion of the entire content.)