LibGuides: Global Affairs (Yale-NUS College): Welcome

Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to recommend articles, databases, books and other materials for conducting research in Global Affairs and International Relations. Click on the tabs at the top of the page, or the menu below to navigate among the sections of this guide to discover useful resources.

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Articles/Databases - major databases for finding scholarly articles
Journals - browse journal literature focused on migration studies
News - major databases for identifying current and historical news
Books - become acquainted with major reference works on your topic
Regional Organizations & Sources - identify regional sources of information, and connect with general data sources
Data and Statistics - major links to .gov, .org, data and statistics
Citations/Citing - tools for managing citations, resources for APA, MLA, Chicago and more
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Key Resources for Global Affairs

PAIS International This link opens in a new window International database for public and social policy. Includes journal articles, books, government documents, statistics, reports from organizations and from 1985 abstracts.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) Database for the theory and research of international affairs. It includes working papers, NGO publications, conference proceedings, books, journals, policy briefs, and case studies.
International Political Science Abstracts Published bimonthly by the International Political Science Association. It provides non-evaluative abstracts of articles in the field of political science published in journals and yearbooks all over the world.

Political Science Database (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Access to article information of more than 240 leading political science and international relations journals, including full-text of many core titles included in Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Coverage from 1985 to present.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.
EconLit (Ovid) This link opens in a new window Major resource for Economics. A comprehensive index of journal articles, books, book reviews, collective, working papers and dissertations. While only some articles are available in full-text, this is perhaps one of the most comprehensive databases for searching for Economics articles.

CountryWatch Provides up-to-date information and news on 192 countries of the world. Includes political, economic, and business information for its clients in the form of Country Reviews and the Country Wire. Country Reviews provides a political and economic survey for each of the 192 countries. Country Wire provides online information updates from ten international news organizations; CountryWatch staff provides periodic data updates on the latest political, economic, corporate and environmental topics for individual countries.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) daily reports An archive of 20th Century news from around the world. Global views on United States foreign and domestic policy after World War II. Covers the Cold War, China, the Middle East, Latin America, the Soviet Union, and more.

Subject Guide

Chris Tang

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