LibGuides: International Relations: Journals and Databases

Journals

Journal of Development Studies
Journal volumes available from 10/01/1964 - 18 months ago.
Science & Diplomacy
An open access quarterly from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that features a mix of original perspectives and research articles by science and diplomacy practitioners and thinkers from U.S. and international perspectives.
World development
Journal volumes available from 01/01/1995 to present.
International Organization
International Organization is a leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes and resolutions, European integration, alliance patterns and war, bargaining and conflict resolution, economic development and adjustment, and international capital movements. The above link is for 1997 to present but 1947-2009 can be found on Jstor.
International Security
International Security publishes lucid, well-documented essays on all aspects of the control and use of force. Its articles cover contemporary policy issues, and probe historical and theoretical questions behind them. Essays in International Security have defined the debate on American national security policy and have set the agenda for scholarship on international security affairs.

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IR Databases

Academic Search Complete
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with more than 6,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,000 peer-reviewed journals.

In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 journals.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
The most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs, CIAO publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

Global Gateway: World Culture and Resources
From the Library of Congress the Global Gateway is a unified portal to the Library of Congress's digital international collections and resources. Of particular interest is Portals to the World, selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world arranged by country.

JSTOR
JSTOR is a database of journals and primary sources that offers full-text to more than 2,300 journals.

Search and browse JSTOR citations from a mobile device.

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Project MUSE
Project MUSE offers full-text current and archival articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material.

UNdata
Portal website to United Nations statistics --- topics include: Key Global Indicators, Millennium Development Goals Indicators and Gender Statistics, as well as statistics for Agriculture, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, Human Development, Industry, Information & Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Trade and Tourism
World Bank
Free access to a comprehensive set of statistics and data about development in countries around the globe

Think Tanks

Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C., in the United States.
Cato Institute
The Cato Institute is an American libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. It was founded as the Charles Koch Foundation in 1974 by Ed Crane, Murray Rothbard, and Charles Koch.
Center for Global Development
The Center for Global Development is an non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C, United States, that focuses on international development.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is an American non-profit think tank that analyzes the impacts of budget policies and promotes effective approaches to reducing poverty. It was founded in 1981, and is based in Washington, D.C. Non-partisan research and policy institute working on federal and state fiscal policies and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income Americans.
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is an American nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs.
Economic Policy Institute
A nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. The Economic Policy Institute is a 501 non-profit American think tank based in Washington, D.C. EPI presents a liberal viewpoint on economic issues. EPI has a sister organization, the EPI Policy Center, which is a 501 organization.
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution is a conservative American public policy think tank located at Stanford University in California.
Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center is an American think tank organization based in Washington, D.C. that provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.
RAND
RAND Corporation is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces by Douglas Aircraft Company.