Signing of the Bilateral Treaty Between Costa Rica and Colombia:
Treaty on Delimination of the Marine and Sub-Marine Spaces and Maritime Cooperation
(United Nations Treaty Collection Online)
GVPT 409E
Intra-State and Inter-State Conflicts in Latin America
and Resolution Strategies
Research resources compiled and web page developed by
Gerri Foudy, Social Sciences Team, McKeldin Library
Instructor: Dr. Edward Kaufman
This web page is designed for use by the students in GVPT 409E,
Inter and Intra-State Conflicts in Latin America, in the Fall 2001 term.
You can use these sources to research your paper.
For additional assistance, ask a librarian at the Service Plus Information Desk at
McKeldin Library, or contact Gerri Foudy,
Social Sciences Team.
For information on remote access to Library resources and databases, please read
Remote Access to Victor and
Electronic Databases.
VictorWeb |
Databases |
Country Information |
Web Sites
Electronic Journals & Books |
Evaluating & Citing Web Sources
VictorWeb
- VictorWeb
Search VictorWeb, the online catalog of the Libraries' holdings,
for books and documents on your topic. Start with a keyword search.
Example: conflict AND Peru AND Ecuador
You can also use VictorWeb to find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal.
Do a title browse search for the journal title (not the article title).
Example: Journal of Conflict Resolution
Databases
When off-campus, access databases through MdUSA or by dialing into the campus network.
- Academic Search Elite (EBSCOHost)
Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly journals in many disciplines.
- Academic Universe/Lexis-Nexis
Mostly full-text access to US and international newspapers, foreign language news sources, journals, wire services, and news transcripts
including the Washington Post and the New York Times.
Country Profiles are found
under the "Reference" section.
- Alternative Press Index
Citations from 380 alternative, radical, and left publications, which report and
analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change from 1991
to the present.
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
International affairs site that "publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university
research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from
conferences."
- Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewswire
Daily business intelligence on 195 countries covering politics, economies, finance, business, and regulations plus
access to Country Reports.
- Ethnic Newswatch
Bilingual (English/Spanish) database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
Conference papers and articles in the field of Latin American Studies
from 1990 to the present.
- HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online
Information on articles and other materials from
key social science and humanities journals published in
Latin America and throughout the world. Coverage includes
Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United
States-Mexico border region and Hispanics in the United
States.
- Historical Abstracts
Abstracts from historical journals covering non-U.S. and non-Canadian history.
- Info-Latinoamerica
Contains citations to articles on Latin American business, economics, society
and culture, from over 1,500 leading international and domestic newspapers, journals, news magazines,
newsletters, and other sources. It covers 1988 to the present, with some full text beginning with 1995.
- International Political Science Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts from international periodicals, 1989 to the present.
- Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project
Association of Research Libraries (ARL) database with tables of contents for over 400 journals published
in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
- PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International
Indexes a wide variety of journal articles, research reports, and government documents in the social sciences and public affairs fields.
- United Nations Treaty Collection Online
"Treaty reference information made available for the United Nations Treaty Series (UNTS) at this site corresponds to treaties and subsequent actions registered up to April 1998. The complete text of treaties corresponds to treaties and subsequent actions registered approximately up to February 1998. Currently, the UNTS is being expanded at the rate of over 100 new volumes per year." Also included are
the Status of Multilateral Treaties Deposited with the Secretary General as of 1 December 2000, the Texts of
Recently Deposited Multilateral Treaties, and photographs of signature ceremonies.
- World News Connection [Click on the "I Agree" button]
Full-text summaries and translations from foreign newspapers and news services.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Provides references and abstracts from public
affairs magazines, major newspapers, professional journals, and books devoted
to politics and political analysis from 1975 to the present.
Country Information
Web Sites
- Andean Group (Comunidad Andina)
Subregional organization made up of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to promote equitable
development through economic and social integration.
http://www.comunidadandina.org/english.htm
- Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Americas Program
Information on Latin American policy concerns, election studies, and the US Congress and the Americas.
http://www.csis.org/americas/pubs/
- CNN World: Americas Section
Current news on conflicts and other events in the region.
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/
- INCORE: Conflict Resolution Data Service
Links to information sources on conflicts in Guatemala, Columbia, and El Salvador.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/
- Latin American and Carribbean Government Documents Project
National legislative, executive and ministerial, judicial, statistical, and subnational documents.
http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/ladocshome1.html
- Multilaterals Project
"The Multilaterals Project, begun in 1992, is an ongoing project at the Fletcher School of
Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts to make available the texts
of international multilateral conventions and other instruments."
http://fletcher.tufts.edu/multilaterals.html
- Organization of American States (OAS)
Contains the full-text of recent documents, including cooperation agreements and treaties.
http://www.oas.org/
- Ser en el 2000: Database of Security and Defense
Non-profit organization web site "with the declared purpose of promoting the debate upon security and defense problems, on the national,
regional and international levels."
http://www.ser2000.org.ar/welcome2.htm
- United Nations: Global Issues
Information and documents on multilateral issues including development cooperation, disarmament, and peace & security.
http://www.un.org/partners/civil_society/agenda.htm
- United States Institute of Peace
"The United States Institute of Peace is an independent, nonpartisan
federal institution created and funded by Congress to strengthen the
nation's capacity to promote the peaceful resolution of international
conflict."
http://www.usip.org/
When off-campus, access journals and books through MdUSA or by dialing into the campus network.
Citing and Evaluating Web Sources
The Libraries have prepared guides to Evaluating Web Sources and Citing Electronic Resources.
Go to the
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This document was produced on 6 September 2001. It is maintained
by Gerri Foudy, Social Sciences Team.
Direct all comments and suggestions concerning this page to the UM
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Last Revised: 7 September 2001