GVPT 409G: Economic Causes of War and Peace
Web page created by Gerri Foudy, Social Sciences Team, UM Libraries
Instructor: Professor Soo Yeon Kim
The University of Maryland Libraries have many resources that will help with your research. If you need additional information, please contact Gerri Foudy, the Government & Politics Librarian, or speak with a Reference Librarian at McKeldin Library's Service Plus Information Desk.
Because of licensing agreements, access to bibliographic databases and electronic journals is restricted to UM faculty, staff, and students. These may be accessed from off campus; consult Remote access for further information. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.
Table of Contents
- Library Catalog
- Journal/Research Databases
- News & Current Events Databases
- Country Information
- Electronic Journals
- Citing and Evaluating Web Resources
Library Catalog
Search the online catalog
for books and documents on your topic. Start with a keyword search.
Example: economic expansion AND security
You must also use the catalog to find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal.
Do a title browse on the journal title (not the article title).
Example: International Organization
Journal/Research Databases
When off-campus, access databases through MdUSA or by dialing into the campus network [Further Information].
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)
Index & abstracts for over 3000 general, humanities, social science and science journals. Full text of articles for over 1000 of these journals.
- 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."
- EconLit
1969- Current. Provides citations and abstracts for articles from more than 400 journals, books, and the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics (AWPE). - Historical Abstracts
Abstracts from historical journals covering non-U.S. and non-Canadian history; now with links to JSTOR journals. - International Political Science Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts from international periodicals, 1989 to the present. - 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.
- Source OECD
From the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Online, full-text access to OECD's publications from 1998 to the present, including reports, periodicals, and monographs. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts of journal articles and dissertations from over 1,000 sources. Combined database of the former "Political Science Abstracts" and "ABC PolSci."
News & Current Events Databases
- Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
Mostly full-text access to US and international newspapers, journals, wire services, and news transcripts including the Washington Post and the New York Times.
- 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. - Dow Jones Interactive
Covers mostly in full- text over 6000 titles from top national and international newspapers (Click on "Publications Library"). - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewswire
Daily news updates on 195 countries covering politics, economies, finance, business, and regulations. - Ethnic Newswatch
Bilingual (English/Spanish) database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. - Keesing's Record of World Events Online
Culled from the world's press and information services, Keesing's distills political, economic and social events into concise, detailed reports. - World News Connection [Click on the "I Agree" button]
Full-text summaries and translations from foreign newspapers and news services.
Country Information
- CIA World Factbook
Annual publication of country profiles and statistics.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ - Foreign Government Resources on the Web
University of Michigan site with links organized by world regions, countries, and subject areas.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html - Library of Congress Country Studies
Online access to Country Studies/Area Handbooks of 100 countries.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html - US State Department Background
Information on Countries of the World
Economic, demographic, political, and historical profiles of countries including Country Commercial Guides.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/
Electronic Journals
When off-campus, access electronic journals by dialing into the campus network[Further Information].
- American Journal of Political Science v. 17-40 (1973-1996)
- American Journal of Political Science v. 43, n. 4- (1999- )
- American Political Science Review v. 1-88 (1906-1994)
- American Politics Quarterly v. 26- (1998- )
- Annual Review of Political Science v. 1- (1998- )
- Contributions to Political Economy v. 17- (1998- )
- Development Policy Review v. 16- (1998- )
- Diplomatic History v. 22- (1998- )
- Economics and Politics v. 9- (1997- )
- Economic Development Quarterly v. 13- (1999- )
- Economic Policy v. 13- (1998- )
- Economic Systems v. 25- (March 2001- )
- Economics of Transition v. 7- (1999- )
- IMF Survey (1996- )
- International Affairs v. 74- (1998- )
- International Organization v. 1-47 (1947-1993)
- Interventions: the International Journal of Postcolonial Studies v. 2- (2000- )
- Journal of Conflict Resolution v. 42- (1998- )
- Journal of International Development v. 9- (1997- )
- Journal of International Economics v. 38- (February 1995- )
- Journal of International Relations and Development v. 2- (1999- )
- Journal of Peace Research v. 35- (1998- )
- Journal of Political Economy v. 1-100 (1892-1992)
- The Journal of Political Economy v. 108, n. 4- (Aug 2000- )
- Journal of Politics v. 1-56 (1939-1994)
- The Journal of Politics v. 62- (2000- )
- OECD Observer v. 214- (Oct/Nov 1998- )
- Peace and Change v. 23- (1998- )
- Peace Research Abstracts v. 36- (1999- )
- Political Science Quarterly v. 1-107 (1886-1993)
- Postcolonial Studies: Culture, Politics, Economy v. 1- (1998- )
- Review of International Political Economy v. 5- (1998- )
- SAIS Review v. 16- (1996- )
- Third World Quarterly v. 16- (1995- )
- World Development v. 23- (1995- )
- World Economy v. 20- (1997- )
- World Politics v. 48- (Oct 1995- )
Citing and Evaluating Web Sources
The Libraries have prepared guides to Evaluating Web Sources and Citing Electronic Resources.
