PolSci CO52  Foreign Government and Politics

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 International News

New York Times
BBC
The Economist
Links to World's Press
World News Connection (the CIA's resource)

International Studies at Temple
Political Science Department Web Page (research links, campus events, campus web sites)
Asian Studies Research Links Page
Classic Feature Films about aspects of foreign politics (give me your suggestions about new films)

Common spelling errors to avoid
Grammar/Spelling
  it-its/their-there-they're
  plural-possessive
  sentence sense

Temple University Study Abroad Office
School for International Training
Cross-Cultural Solutions (1-800-380-4777)
WorldTeach (Based at Center for International Development, Harvard)
Environmental Field Studies Abroad

Maps
 

Lectures

1. Introduction

Comparative Politics links
Political Resources        http://www.politicalresources.net
Elections around the world       http://www.electionworld.org/index.html
Inter-Parliamentary Union       http://www.ipu.org
International Organizations
        and Area Studies  http://www.libarts.ucok.edu/political/links/international.htm
United Nations         http://www.un.org
CIA World Factbook        http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Amnesty International        http://www.amnesty.org

2. Theory of Democracy

3. British Politics: Geography, History, Constitutional Structure
4. Parliamentary System, Party Systems, Parliamentary Democracy
5. British Policy: the Welfare State
    British Politics Links:
        Times of London:  http://www.the-times.co.uk/
        The New British Politics Page: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/po/table/brit/brit.htm
        Houses of Parliament: http:/www.parliament.uk/
        European Union Home page: http://europa.eu.int

6. Japan Background
7. Japan's Political System
8. Problems and Issues in Japan
    Japanese Politics Links:
        Japan Information Network: http://www.jinjapan.org
        Japan Embassy: http://www.embjapan.org
        Ministry of Foreign Affairs: http://www.mofa.go.jp
        Asahi Shimbun: http://www.asahi.com/
        Japan Times: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
        Prime Minister's Office: http://www.kantei.go.jp/
        Stanford's Japan Resources: http://fuji.stanford.edu/jguide/
        Parties and Movements: http://jin.jcic.or.jp/navi/category_2.html

 Economic Policy Continuum: government Control - Markets

Study Guide Test 1

9. Introduction to Communism
        Marx/Engles archives: http://csf.colorado.edu/psn/marx/index1.htm
        Marxism: http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/marx.html
        Socialist International: http://www.dsausa.org/si/si.html
10. Political Geography of Russia, the Soviet Union, and Communism
11. Autocracy: Ivan, Peter, Lenin, Stalin
12. Reforming Communism
13. Two Political Strategies: Russia and China
        Russia Today: http://www.rusiatoday.com
        Radio Free Europe/Liberty:http://www.rferl.org/
        Russia on Net: http://www.ru/
        South China Morning Post: http://www.scmp.com/
        AsiaWeek: http://pathfinder.com/Asiaweek/
        China Daily: http://chinadaily.com.cn.net/
        Chinese Consulate in NY: http://www.nyconsulate.prchina.org
         Chinascape: http://www.chinascape.org/
        Inside China Today: http://www.insidechina.com
 

Study Guide for Test 2

14. Introduction to the Third World
                APEC:  http://www.apecsec.org.sg/

15. Introduction to Latin American Politics
               Latin American Information Center: http://lanic.utexas.edu

16. Mexican Political Institutions
         Mexico Government Agency Directory http://www.mexonline.com/mexagncy.htm
        Consulate General of Mexico in New York: http://www.quicklink.com/mexico
        Mexico's Index: http://www.trace-sc.com/
        Mexican Federal Government: http://quicklink.com/mexico/gobfedin.htm

17. India Background
18. Indian Government and Politics
19. Indian Economic and Foreign Policies
        Indian Parliament: http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/
        The Hindu: http://www.webpage.com/hindu/index.html
        The Times of India: http://www.timesofindia.com/today/pagehome.htm
        India Connect: http://www.indiaconnect.com/
        Indiatime Government and Politics: http://indiatime.com/govt/govern.htm

20. Nigeria and the LDCs
        International Monetary Fund: http://www.imf.org
        World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org
        U.S. Agency for International Development: http://www.info.usaid.gov

21. Egypt - religion, Islam, Charismatic leadership

        Ken Pollack, "Arab states are broken..." a broad analysis
        here is an excellent article from the Washington Post, Dec. 1, 2002

 Study guide for final exam (draft)

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