Library Guides: PL 209 World Politics: Getting started

Online reference sources

Here you can find a list of pertinent on-line reference resources.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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gives access to over 500 general reference sources including subject specific books.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics This link opens in a new window
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This encyclopedia includes peer-reviewed, long-form reference articles on a wide range of topics such as political economy, world politics, political history, governance, political institutions, political violence, and political philosophy written by leading scholars in the discipline.

This is a selection of books that you can find in the Reference collection and that can help you focusing your topic:

Non-Governmental Organizations in World Politics by Peter Willetts
Call Number: REF JZ1318 .W545
Publication Date: 2011
Globalization: A Reference Handbook by Justin Ervin and Zachary A. Smith
Call Number: REF JZ1318 .E77
Publication Date: 2008
International Organizations by Giuseppe Schiavone
Call Number: REF JZ4838 .S344
Publication Date: 2008
The new edition of this established reference work provides a comprehensive and balanced guide to international institutions. Highlighting the challenges of globalization and the newly-emerging powers on the world scene, the A-Z section of approx. 250 organizations provides detailed information on their origin, purpose, activities and role.
The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Diplomacy by Edited byG. R. Berridge and Lorna Lloyd
Publication Date: 2012