| General |
| International
Affairs Resources |
| Excellent compilation of web sites on global issues
such as demography, environment, health, development, religion,
human rights, law and economics. Listed by country and region.
Includes many links to organisations. |
| Sustainable
Development Virtual Library |
| Page of links to useful sites, databases, events,
projects, discussion groups and organisations in this area. |
| WWW
Virtual Library International Affairs |
| Maintained by the WWW Virtual Library this page
offers web sites on subjects such as Demography, Migration,
International Security and Sustainable Development. It also has a
link to the Regional Studies
Virtual Library. |
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ERCOMER WWW Virtual
Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations |
| The European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic
Relations hosts this site. Includes a
Virtual Library of online resources. |
| ABC's
'Globally Speaking' Web Site |
| Compiled by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
this site is excellent for an Australian perspective on
globalization as it affects culture, economy, history and
citizenship. |
| IPENET |
| The International Political Economy Network is an
archive of articles on the global political economy. |
| University of
California International and Area Studies (UCIAS) Digital
Collection |
| UCIAS publishes peer-reviewed articles, monographs,
and edited volumes. Digital versions of these works are made
available free of charge to a global network of scholars to
encourage international intellectual exchange and research
collaboration |
| INTUTE:
Politics |
| INTUTE, the web based Social Science Gateway,
maintains this politics page with links to International
Migration, Political
Theory, International
Peace-keeping and International
Relations. |
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| Organisations |
| ASEAN |
| The homepage of the Association for South-East Asian
nations an important forum for regional political and economic
policy. |
| WTO |
| Homepage of the World Trade Organisation contains
policy documents and links to other useful sites. |
| World
Bank |
| Find out about the World banks policies and aims.
How they link to business, NGOs and economic development around the
globe. |
| IMF |
| The International Monetary Fund links economic aid
with political and economic reform. Find out how they do it from
this homepage. |
| G8 Research
Centre |
| Supported by the University of Toronto, this
research centre analyses how the agreements of the Great 8
industrialized nations, U.K., France, Italy, Germany, U.S. Canada,
Japan and Russia affect the global economy. |
| Group of 77 |
| Organisation of 77nations set-up to give developing
nations a say in the globalization process. |
| EU |
| European Union Homepage. |
| United
Nations Page |
| Want to find out what the various UN organisations,
programs and committees are doing on the global stage? This is the
perfect place to start. |
| APEC |
| Forum for Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation. |
| OECD |
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development. Includes global trade, economic, labour and agriculture
statistics. |
| NATO |
| The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation links the
U.S. and Europe in a pact that influences global security. |
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| Institutes/Centres |
| International
Institute for Sustainable Development |
| A non-profit institute supported by the U.N. and the
Canadian Government it explores policies affecting
globalization. |
| Canadian Institute of
International Affairs |
| Exploring global international relations and
issues. |
| Institute of
Global Conflict and Co-operation |
| Supported by the University of California this
Institute researches global security and trade issues by region. |
| Chatham
House (formerly the Royal Institute of International
Affairs) |
| Chatham House is one of the world's leading
organizations for the analysis of international issues. Based in
London this independent Institute publishes research on key global
issues |
| ISN Current World
Affairs |
| This site is supported by the Centre for Security
Studies and Conflict Research in Zurich. It looks at regional issues
and crises. |
| Institute of Public
Affairs |
| An Australian Institute which covers globalization
issues including Biotechnology and the environment |
| Civicus |
| CIVICUS is an international alliance dedicated to
strengthening citizen action and civil society throughout the
world. |
| Sustainable
Development Reports |
| Sustainabledevelopment-reports.org is a French,
non-profit-making association committed to providing an easy and
free access to the sustainable development documents, publications,
experiences from firms and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). |
| World Policy
Institute |
| Supported by the New University School this
Institute publishes research on critical world problems. TIP: Click
on 'Research Projects'. |
| Global
Public Policy |
| The Global Public Policy project explores the role
of global public policy networks in strengthening the effectiveness
and efficiency of the United Nations in today's constantly changing
global environment. |
| Corporate
Watch |
| Corporate Watch is a project of the Transnational
Resource and Action Center with the aim of 'Holding Corprations
Accountable'. Includes concerned with documenting the social,
political, economic and environmental impacts of multinationals.
Includes an Issues
Library and a list of topical Industries.
The TRAC operates the Common
Dreams news service. There is also a UK branch of Corporate Watch |
| Citizens
for Global Solutions |
| Citizens for Global Solutions, a grassroots
membership organization, envisions a future in which nations work
together to abolish war, protect our rights and freedoms, and solve
the problems facing humanity that no nation can solve alone. |
| openDemocracy |
| openDemocracy is the leading independent website on
global current affairs. It covers many issues but has an indepth
page on Globalisation. |
| Centre for World
Indigenous Studies |
| This site provides information on Public Policy,
Biodiversity, Politics and Research relating to indigenous peoples
around the world. Also includes full text of their Fourth World Journal and their
newsletter Fourth World
Eye . |
| World Citizen
Foundation |
| Under 'Resources' find full text documents on global
issues such as human rights, peace, democracy, and
citizenship. |
| Institute of International
Studies |
| Supported by the University of California this site
offers research articles, discussion groups and news articles on
international issues. |
| Alliance for a
Responsible, Plural and United World |
| An organisation committed to proper global
governance. |
| United Nations
Research Institute for Social Development |
| UNRISD is an autonomous agency engaging in
multi-disciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary
problems affecting global development. This site contains links to
research results and policy briefs. |
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| Trade
Agreements |
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The
Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement - the Australian
Perspective
The
U.S.-Australia FreeTrade Agreement- the U.S.
perspective |
| The U.S. and Australian governments have negotiated
a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. Have a
look at how both countries view this agreement and check out some
local analysis of the FTA in the eJournal: Online
Opinion |
| The
MAI Information page
The Stop MAI Australian
Page |
The Multilateral Agreement on Investment.
What
is it? What does it mean? Is Australia a part of it? These sites
will answer your questions. |
| NAFTA |
| The North American Free Trade Agreement links the
U.S. Canada and Mexico in a powerful trading block. The Global
Citizen Group keep a watch on its impact. |
| GATT |
| A guide to the General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade |
| Global Trade
Watch |
| The Public Citizen Group keeps a watch on the
impacts of global trade agreements. |
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| Forums/Summits |
| International Forum on
Globalization |
| The forum is run by a non-profit alliance of
academics and activists in the U.S. |
| World Economic
Forum |
| Explore the W.E.F.'s site to find out their views on
globalization. |
| United Nations
International Conference on Population and Development
(ICPD) |
| This U.N. conference held in 1994 in Cairo discussed
amongst many issues a global population strategy. |
| Earth
Summits |
| In 1992 the first U.N. sponsored Earth Summit was
held in Rio de Janeiro and was attended by over 100 heads of state.
Every five years the U.N. prepares a report on how the Rio
agreements are progressing. The next report is due in 2002. |
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| Newspapers/Media |
| Newspapers
by Country |
| Choose your country from YAHOO's extensive
list. |
| Asian
Newspapers |
| Extensive list of Asian newspapers listed by
country. |
| ABC TV and
Radio News |
| Scroll down the page to use the SEARCH function to
find Australian news articles on globalization topics. |
| CNN World
News |
| Use the SEARCH function to find international news
articles on globalization. |
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| Government
Departments |
| U.S. Department of
State |
Quite extensive and searchable site, for an official
view of U.S. foreign policy. Also includes the online monthly Dispatch
magazine (1990 - 1999) of major speeches and congressional testimony
from the State Department.
The Policy Page gives
official U.S. positions on issues and situations up to 20/1/2001. |
| Dept. Of Foreign
Affairs and Trade |
| The Federal Department that deals with Australia's
interests in international politics and trade. Contains fulltext
policy documents, media releases and speeches. |
| Foreign and
Commonwealth Office |
| British Government department responsible for
overseas relations and foreign affairs. Includes daily news updates
on world issues, trade and travel. |
| World Government
Information |
| Maintained by Gunnar Anzinger this page has links to
governments on the web around the world. |
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Cold War |
| Cold
War International History Project |
| Supported by the Woodrow Wilson International Center
for Scholars this site comprises working papers, bulletins and an
online discussion group. |
| Yahoo's
Cold War Links |
| The Yahoo subject directory compiles an up-to-date
list of internet sites on the Cold War. |
| Cold War
Policies 1945 - 91 |
| A series of articles on the major events in the Cold
War by Professor Steve Schoenherr at the University of San
Diego. |
| Cold
War Links |
| Compiled by David Price of St Martin's College in
Washington, This list focuses on the U.S. side of the Cold War,
including McCarthyism. |
| Open Society
Archives |
| The Open Society Archives -- OSA -- is an archives
and a center for research and education. Its collections and
activities relate to the period after the Second World War, mainly
The Cold War, The history of the formerly communist countries, Human
rights, and War crimes. TIP: Use the 'Search OSA' box at the top of
the homepage. |
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Africa |
|
Library
of Congress Country Studies: Africa |
| Good overview of selected countries in Africa including their
history, politics, economy, ethnography and demography. |
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African Studies at the University of Columbia |
| Beginning in early 1999, this site became the official African
Studies web site for the World Wide Web Virtual Library. |
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Africa Development Indicators (ADI) |
| Produced each year by the World Bank the ADI provides the most
detailed collection of data on Africa, containing over 1,000
indicators covering 53 African countries. The world bank site
includes a
Data and Statistics page and a
Quick Facts page. The VU Library Catalogue contains the
2007 ADI edition online. |
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Worldwatch Institute |
| This institute produces the yearly
Vital Signs and
State of the World publications and has useful
information for students in development studies on its website. |
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Intute:
Africa Studies |
INTUTE, the web based Social Science Gateway produced by a
consortium of UK universities, maintains this African Studies page.
Includes pages on history, language and culture in Africa. |
| African
Government Internet Resources |
| Maintained by the National Library of Australia this
webpage has links to African governments and organisations. |
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African Studies Centre
at the University of Pennsylvania |
| The African Studies Centre at the University of
Pennsylvania brings together researchers and students, along with
cultural, business and media entities, to gain knowledge of
contemporary and historical Africa. This site also has a useful
LINKS
page covering topics such as population, development, growth,
history, languages, music, films & gender studies. |
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Africa
South of the Sahara |
| This informative site is maintained by Karen Fung at
the Leland Stanford Junior University and has profiles by
COUNTRY and
TOPIC plus an extensive
NEWS service. The topics include culture, society, education,
human rights, literature, music, politics, film, religion,
statistics and women. |
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African Studies Centre (ASC) |
| The ASC in Leiden is the only academic research
institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa
and the site
contains
extensive web links and provides access to full text documents. |
| Africabib.org |
|
AfricaBib is a collection of Africana social science titles
presented in one easily accessible location on the internet. It is
the culmination of over thirty years of Africana research. The site
consists of two bibliographic databases covering Africana periodical
literature (Africana
Periodical Literature Bibliographic Database) and African
Women's literature (African
Women Bibliographic Database). You will also find a
comprehensive bibliography on women travelers and explorers to
Africa (Women
Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa Bibliographic
Database). |
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