Politics and International Relations

• ACE Electoral Knowledge Network

Information and commentary on electoral processes worldwide, including articles, comparative data and an online encyclopaedia.

• Avalon Project

Multi-disciplinary historical digital archive of documents relating to the fields of law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy and government.

• Democracy's Library

Brings together more than 700 collections from over 50 government organizations since 2006. With more than half a million documents from local, regional, and national governments.

• Global Peace Operations Review

 Data on military peacekeeping and civilian political missions compiled by the New York University Centre on International Cooperation.

• Global Terrorism Database

Details of individual terrorist events carried out from 1970 onwards, updated annually.

• PARLINE

Information on the structure, working methods and electoral systems of parliaments in countries where a national legislature exists.

• Political Data Yearbook Interactive

Data on national election results, voter turnout and changes in the composition of government in 36 countries, including all EU states.

• SSRN (Social Science Research Network)

Leading social science online library of free full-text and abstracted scholarly research papers deposited by academics.

• The World Factbook

Facts and figures on the countries of the world, compiled by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

• UCDP Conflict Data Program

Information on armed conflicts, peace agreements and other aspects of organised violence globally.