Politics

Resources

 Links to politics resources from Leyburn Library available here.

Administration and Cost of Elections

Information on "alternatives in election administration, functions, processes, and costs." Provided by several international organizations.

AllPolitics

Political news from CNN and Time.

Almanac of American Politics

Access to the complete contents of this venerable resource, which provides info on every member of the U.S. Congress and describes the political climate of every Congressional district.   (Leyburn subscription)

Almanac of Virginia Politics

Annual compilation of information on members of the Virginia General Assembly and their districts.   (Leyburn subscription)

American Political Science Association

C-SPAN

Campaign Finance Site

From American University.

Center for Presidential Studies

Research center at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

Center for the American Woman and Politics

Research into the changing role of women as political leaders, from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.

Central Europe Review

Weekly overview of regional events, presented by the Central and East European New Media Initiative.

China Foreign Policy Net

Compendium of online resources relating to Chinese foreign relations, including news, academic reports, think tank papers, government publications. (From Stanford University.)

The Color of Money; Campaign Contributions and Race

Analysis of "who contributes to federal elections and who doesn't." From the nonpartisan campaign finance reform organization 'Public Campaign.

Commission on Presidential Debates

Includes transcripts of past debates.

Congress Online Project

Congressional Quarterly Researcher

Full text of articles on political and social issues.   (Leyburn subscription)

Congressional Quarterly Vote Watch

Congressional voting records.

Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report

(Leyburn subscription)

Constitutional Law Center

Info on Supreme Court, Constitution, Federalist Papers, and selected topics (flag burning, etc.) from FindLaw.

Data on the Net

Searchable and browseable data base of over 750 Internet sites containing social science data and related info. (University of California at San Diego.)

Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville

Multifacted site from the University of Virginia, containing the text of de Tocqueville's work, plus sections of commentary.

The Democracy Project

A multi-faceted PBS Web site covering aspects of politics and public affairs.

2000 Election Sites

A home-grown collection of important sites for following U.S. election campaigns.

Economist Country Briefings

Overviews of political and economic data on countries of the world, plus relevant articles from The Economist. Note: some info is not freely available.

ElectionGuide.org

Calendar of upcoming elections around the world and links to information sources. Provided by the International Foundation for Election Systems.

Election Notes

Daily news (with links) of elections around the world.

Election 2002 Web Archive

Created and maintained by the Library of Congress and other institutions, this collection is an "archive" of about 4,000 Web sites associated with the 2002 U.S. elections. Sites include candidates, parties, interest groups, and other selected sites, dated from 1 July 2002 to 30 November 2002. The initial release covers congressional and gubernatorial candidates.

Elections and Electoral Systems

Electoral College

The National Archives hosts this official compilation of data.

Electoral Web Sites

Various compilation of data on recent and upcoming elections around the world.

Electronic Encyclopedia of American Government

CQ's combined resource on Congress, the Presidency, the Supreme Court, and elections. (Campus access only.)

Electronic Policy Network

Info from various "think tanks," including the Russell Sage Foundation and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

EurasiaNet

Provided by the Central Eurasia Project of the Open Society Institute, this is a daily news and analytic service covering Central Asia and the Caucasus.

European Consortium for Political Research

Scholarly association of approximately 7,000 political scientists. Includes a very useful directory of scholars.

Eye on the Courts

Reports on important appellate decisions, from Cornell University's Legal Information Institute.

Facts on International Relations and Security Trends (FIRST)

Interactive service allows you to retrieve selected data (weapons systems, military forces, political conditions, etc.) on countries of the world.

Federal Elections and Voting Statistics

Historical and 1996 data on turnout and results. (From the U.S. Federal Election Commission.)

Federal Representation, 2004

Offical government site for coverage of Canada's redistricting efforts for their House of Commons.

Finding Court Opinions on the Web

This National Law Journal site will guide you to the most helpful Supreme Court and other court sites.

FindLaw

Index to legal resources on the Web.

Forced Migration Projects

Group monitoring the forced relocation of people in regions of the former Soviet Union, the Balkans, and the Americas. Reports, newsletter, and other publications.

Foreign Policy In Focus

Series of policy briefs on foreign policy issues.

Government Performance Project

Project of Syracuse University and the magazines Governing and Government Executive, rating the management of Federal and state government agencies.

Governments on the WWW: Institutions in the Area "Elections"

Links to countries' national electoral agencies.

The Great Debate and Beyond

Created by the Museum of Broadcast Communications, this site explores the history of televised presidential debates. The "Great Debate" of the title refers to the Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960.

Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases

From New York University School of Law.

Guide to Law Online

Links to U.S. Federal and state and foreign sources, from the Law Library of Congress.

The Hill

Weekly newspaper on Congress.

History and Politics Out Loud

Archive of audio materials, including Nixon transcripts, Martin Luther King speeches, etc.

The Hotline

Daily coverage of political news. (On-campus access only.)

International Affairs.Com

Large collections of links to important foreign affairs media sources, economic and political data, research institutions, and more.

International Constitutional Law

Links to English translations of constitutional documents.

Internet Archive — Election 2000

Archive of election-related sites from August 2000 to January 2001.

Internships Online

Listings of internships and summer jobs with Congress, public policy organizations, etc.

Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

Iowa Electronic Markets

A "futures market" in which participants can make judgments on the outcomes of elections and other political events.

The Jefferson Project

Directory of political sites around the world.

Journals Ranked by Impact: Politics Science

Measured by citation analysis. (Institute for Scientific Information)

Jurist — The Law Professors' Network

Legal and government news, court decisions, links.

Legal Engine Search

Broad subject access to online legal resources — Federal law, state law, city/county law, internation law, etc.

Lijphart Elections Archive

District-level election results for about 350 national legislative elections in 26 countries. (University of California at San Diego.)

The Living Room Candidate

The American Museum of the Moving Image presents video clips and analysis of presidential campaign commercials from 1952 to the present. For each election the site offers analysis of each party's advertising campaign, an electoral map showing results, and of course a selection of commercials in their entirety.

National Academy of Public Administration

National Committee for an Effective Congress DataLine

Searchable database of information on members of Congress — interest group ratings, campaign finance information, etc.

National Election Studies

Data on voting, public opinion and political participation, from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.

National Journal

Online service of the National Journal, one of the most respected resources for following U.S. politics.

National Political Index

Another massive collection of politically-oriented sites.

New Leaders, New Directions: Proliferation 2001

Provided by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, this site offers reports, transcripts, and other documents, as well as video, audio, and links, on subjects relating to current issues in weapons proliferation.

OACIS for the Middle East

Yale University is developing this database, which is an index to scholarly materials on the Middle East. (The "OACIS" means "Online Access to Consolidated Information on Serials.")

Online Newshour

Electronic version of the nightly PBS news/issues program, including extensive transcripts.

Opensecrets.org

"The online source for money in politics data" — searchable databases of info on lobbyings, campaign contributions, politicians, etc.

Parallel History Project on NATO and the Warsaw Pact

A project of the Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research (Switzerland) and NATO, this site compiles and analyzes documents from the history of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, many of which have been de-classified only recently.

Policy.Com

Probably the pre-eminent public policy Web site, with articles, discussions, and links to other resources.

Political Ad Critic

Synopses and Quicktime access to current political TV ads.

Political Database of the Americas

The Political Insider

News, opinion, polls, etc.

Political Resources on the Net

Compilation of political sites around the world, arranged by region/country.

Political Resources On-Line

Political and government Web sites, directories of advisors and services, job opportunities, more.

Political Risk Yearbook Online

Annual analysis and compilation of data on poltiical and economic conditions in about 100 countries.

Political Science Resources

Another large collection of links.

Politics.com

Political news.

Politics in America

One of the most important resources for students (and faculty) studying the current U.S. Congress. (Leyburn subscription.)

Politics Online

News, with emphasis on relationship between Internet and politics.

Presidential Elections: 1860-1996

Election results, including maps. (From University of Virginia.)

Presidential Inagurations

Inaugural address, other documents, images, and other materials, from the Library of Congress.

Presidential Libraries

Links to the Presidential libraries. (From the National Archives.)

Public Opinion Surveys — Online Sources

A selection of sources available to W&L students and faculty.

Redistricting Scorecard

Coverage of ongoing redistricting activities in U.S. state, prepared by a scholar at the University of Illinois.

Roll Call

Web site provided by the magazine Roll Call, one of the most important sources for coverage of Congress.

Scholarly Societies Project

Important scholarly groups in various fields.

Science in the Headlines

Science-related public policy issues.

Stratfor.com

International news and analysis from a "private intelligence company engaged in open-source information monitoring."

Think Tanks

Excellent international directory of think tanks, from Japan's National Institute for Research Advancement.

The Vanishing Voter

Ongoing study, from the Shorenstein Center at the Kennedy School of Government.

Virginia State Elected Officials Database

Data on members of General Assembly and governors, 1776- . (University of Virginia)

Vote Smart Web

Documents on political issues, and other links to political sites.

Web Pages That Perform Statistical Calculations

Huge collection of links to freely-accessible calculators, probability distributions functions, descriptive statistics, regression and correlation programs, and other statistical packages.

Women in Politics Bibliographic Database

Searchable database of references to articles and books, developed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union.

World Legal Information Institute

Worldskip.com

Collection of links to information on government, politics, economic conditions, culture, media, and more for each country of the world.

Zimmerman's Research Guide

An "online encyclopedia for legal researchers" — essentially a guide to sources, many of which are freely available online.