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Angus Reid Global Scan: Election Tracker
 
This site "monitors democratic conditions around the world, by reviewing background information, assessing the latest campaign news and events, describing trends in voting intention, and reporting on the outcome of a particular ballot." From Angus Reid Consultants, a polling company.
http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/
Topics: Elections, Politics by Place, U.S. Elections
Last updated Apr 26, 2006
Background Notes
This is the full text of the U.S. State Department publication on geographic entities and international organizations. Organized by region and country or international organization, there is much more information here than the basic statistical and geographic information found in almanacs. History, government and political conditions are discussed, as well as the economy, foreign relations, and basic travel information. Also listed are principal U.S. officials and consulate officers. Updated periodically.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Topics: Politics by Place
Last updated May 25, 2005
Economist.com: Country Briefings
This site from the respected UK journal offers news stories, fact sheets, forecasts, and statistics on over 60 countries. Note: Some countries are omitted and articles labeled "premium content" are only available by paid subscription.
http://www.economist.com/countries/
Topics: Economics, Politics by Place
Last updated Mar 19, 2006
Equal Time
This September 2003 report discusses gender equality in European politics and business. Includes profiles of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh, who was murdered in 2003, and Freya Van den Bossche, Belgian Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development, and Consumer Affairs. Provides statistics on gender equity and related stories. From Time Europe.
http://www.time.com/time/europe/gender/
Topics: Business, Environment, Politics by Place, Social Issues, Women
Last updated Aug 15, 2004
Erik Herron's Guide to Politics in East Central Europe and Eurasia
"The site is designed to facilitate research on the politics and economics of transition states in the post-communist world." Includes "thousands of links to governmental and non-governmental web sites based in post-communist states." The countries can be searched individually, and the language of each site is indicated. The author is a professor of political science at the University of Kansas. (Use the non-Java version if you have trouble viewing the site.)
http://web.ku.edu/~herron/
Topics: Politics by Place, Regions of the World, Regions of the World
Last updated Aug 31, 2006
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