LibGuides: POL229 Introduction to Comparative Politics: Home

Electronic Country Reference Resources

CIA World Factbook
Basic information about countries around the world, including some economic statistics. Also available in book format in the library at the Reference Desk G122.U56a

Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Search this database for country profiles from authoritative sources such as Country Watch, Political Risk Yearbook, OECD, U.S. Department of State, etc.

Please ask for these books in the Reference Collection on the Main Floor of the Sojourner Truth Library.

Journal of Democracy
Access the journal through the catalog link. To view the full text, please click on the Project Muse link.
Current History
Access the journal through the catalog link. To view the full text, please click on the University of California Press Journals link.
World Politics
Access the journal through the catalog link. To view the full text, please click on the Project Muse link.

Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Try a subject search for
country -- politics & government
Political Science Complete (PSC) contains full text for over 450 journals, and indexing and abstracts for nearly 2,100 titles, (including top-ranked scholarly journals). The database also features full-text reference books and monographs, and full-text conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Contains journal, magazine, and newspaper articles covering all subject areas.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archive of complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and sciences, starting with the first issues.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
This is where you can search and access electronic copies of the Journal of Democracy. Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content; since 1995, its electronic journal collections have supported various research needs at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide. MUSE books and journals from leading university presses and scholarly societies are fully integrated for search and discovery.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Though this may not seem like an obvious fit this database includes many quality journals in the social sciences.

Freedom House
Their annual Freedom in the World report assesses the state of freedom in various countries.