THE BEST COMPREHENSIVE IR SITES

The Web contains an enormous amount of information on international and comparative studies, but it can be difficult to find. These sites are comprehensive and large, but their most important characteristic is that they are organized by
professional scholars who know the fields and thus have some idea of what may be looking for. Of course, Librarians are the other group of professionals who are proficient in organizing information usefully. Click here for sites on IR that
were prepared by libraries.

International Relations Research Resources on the Web (Ronald J. Deibert, University of Toronto )

This is an excellent starting point for four reasons. First, the initial organization is crisp, logical, and brief, so it is easy to find your way. Second, all links on this page are annotated, with descriptions and evaluations of the contents of each site. Third, it is comprehensive in both subject and disciplinary terms (it includes, for example, an outstanding set of links in History and Economics ). And finally, within this page is an additional set of comprehensive links to Library and Political Science/IR WebPages.

This guide was published in printed form in: International Organization (volume 52, number 1); it is available in the Tufts library.

International Studies Resources on the Internet (Wayne A. Selcher, Elizabethtown College)

This page is truly comprehensive and nicely organized. It includes rubrics for: Organizations; Regions and Countries; and Specific International Subjects and Issues. It is also unique in its coverage of Foreign Language and Culture resources.

International and Area Studies (Larry Schankman, Clark University)

Comprehensive listing of governmental, political, and scholarly sources on all international issues and regional or country issues. Use index at top or --important-- scroll through this page to the bottom. Scrolling is useful here!

International Relations (Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces College)

A crisp and efficient organization focussing on three headings: Foreign Policy; International Relations; and International Law. The section on "International Relations" contains a substantial listing of programs a nd institutes involved in the study of IR.

International Relations Links (Department of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth)

Unless I'm mistaken, the first university chair in international relations was established at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth) . Appropriately enough, they have one of the best and user-friendly guides to every type of IR resource on the Web. Also, they inform us that it will soon be available in Welsh!

International and Regional Links (Harvard University)

This site features a clear initial Table of Contents that includes "general IR resources", important issues (security, human rights), and a set of links for each region of the world.