PPA542 - Policymaking and Accountability in Non-Democratic Regimes
Research help for students in PPA 542.
Background Sources
- Europa World PlusCoverage: 1926 to present
Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. One of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
- CIA World FactbookCurrent information about countries. For historical CIA World Factbooks see link below to Morgan Library catalog record.
- eHRAF World CulturesCoverage: Varies
eHRAF World Cultures contains ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life. eHRAF is unique in having subject indexing at the paragraph level
News
- Access World NewsCoverage: Varies
Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper. - Nexis UniCoverage: Varies
Nexis Uni is a comprehensive database with access to over 17,000 news, business and legal sources. It provides full-text of local, regional, national and international newspapers, as well as access to scholarly journals, trade publications, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs. Its extensive legal sources include federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790. With business information on more than 80 million U.S. and international companies and more than 75 million executives, it is a robust resource for in-depth business research.
Scholarly Article Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate
Coverage: Varies
Multi-disciplinary database of scholarly and popular articles. Includes full text, peer-reviewed journals, PDF backfiles to 1975, and searchable cited references. - Business Source CompleteCoverage: Varies
Provides indexing, abstracts, and full-text content for scholarly business journals and trade publications in all disciplines of business--including marketing, management, CIS, accounting, finance, and economics. The database also includes investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, and SWOT analyses. - JSTORCoverage: Varies
A digital library for scholars, researchers, and students. Access more than 10 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines.
Temporary access to: JSTOR Business IV, Hebrew Journals, Ireland, Jewish Studies, Lives of Literature, 19th Century British Pamphlets, World Heritage Sights: Africa, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa. Ends July 1, 2021 - PAIS InternationalCoverage: 1915 to present
Contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, and more chronicling global public policy and social issues.
Finding NGO Policy Research
- Center for Strategic and International StudiesCSIS is a bipartisan, non-profit policy research organization that conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political, economic, and security issues throughout the world, with a specific focus on issues concerning international relations, trade, technology, finance, energy, and geostrategy.
- Policy CommonsA one-stop community platform for objective, fact-based research from the world’s leading policy experts, nonpartisan think tanks, IGOs and NGOs.
- EldisIncludes over 50,000 summaries and provides free links to full-text research and policy documents from over 8,000 publishers.
Think Tank Search Engines & Directories
- Think Tank SearchA Think Tank Search Engine from From Harvard Kennedy School Library.
- Non-US Think Tanks By RegionA list of Non-U.S. think tanks compiled by the Harvard Kennedy School.
- Open Think Tank DirectoryA global collection of think tanks and related organizations.
- Think Tanks and N.G. O.'sList of non-profit research institutes and NGOs around the world.
Books
- The Paradox of Scale: How NGOs Build, Maintain, and Lose Authority in Environmental Governance by Cristina M. BalboaCall Number: E-BookISBN: 0262349256Publication Date: 2018
- An Introduction to Ethics For Nonprofits and NGOs by Craig HansonCall Number: E-BookISBN: 9783031230776
- Global Best Practices for CSO, NGO, and Other Nonprofit Boards by BoardSource; Penelope Cagney (Editor)Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781119423287Publication Date: 2018
- The Role of NGOs under Authoritarian Political Systems by Seamus ClearyCall Number: HD75.9 .C56 1997ISBN: 0333670906Publication Date: 1997
- The Oxford Handbook of International Organizations by Jacob Katz Cogan (Editor); Ian Hurd (Editor); Ian Johnstone (Editor)Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9780199672202Publication Date: 2017
- International NGO Engagement, Advocacy, Activism by Helen YanacopulosCall Number: E-BookISBN: 9781137315090Publication Date: 2015-10-20