Web links

Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org
Amnesty International campaigns for human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The organisation undertakes research and action focused on ending grave abuses to human rights. The website contains news and reports on abuses around the world.

Carnegie Council
www.cceia.org
The Carnegie Council focuses on promoting ethics in the areas of war, peace and global social justice. The website provides access to the Worldview archive 1958-1985, transcripts of speakers, details of events and event reports as well as film and book listings and reviews. The e-library resources allow you to access resources under the themes of ethics, war and peace, and global social justice as well as by region.

Chatham House:
www.chathamhouse.org.uk
Founded in 1920, Chatham House aims to inspire debate on key issues in the international arena such as political business and security. The website provides access to papers on a range of issue areas under the heading ‘Research’. It also gives details of upcoming conferences and membership.

Contemporary Philosophy, Critical Theory, and Postmodern Thought
www.cudenver.edu
Provides links to information on postmodernism and critical theory as well as to specific information on specific authors such as Gramsci and Marx. To get to the site enter Martin Ryder into the search engine on the home page, click on the top link and then the link to his website. At the bottom of this screen you will find a list of websites, click on the link to Postmodernism.

Diplomacy Monitor
www.diplomacymonitor.com
Tracks the latest internet-based global diplomacy documents from around the world. Allows you to search by topic or region to see how different countries stand on certain issue.

Europa – Gateway to the European Union
www.europa.eu
Provides information on what the EU does by subject as well as access to documentation and legal texts.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office
www.fco.gov.uk
Provides information of foreign policy and priorities as well as general information about the Foreign Office.

G8 Gleneagles 2005
www.g8.gov.uk
Provides a background to the G8, access to summit documents, and policy issues.

Global Transformations
www.polity.co.uk/global/
Contains information on globalisation.

Greenpeace
www.greenpeace.org
Provides information on environmental issues as well as related press releases and reports.

Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org
Human Rights Watch is based in the US and investigates human rights abuses in all regions of the world. Information can be accessed for issue or by region.

IGLOO
www.igloo.org
Click on research library for links to a broad range of governance documents, articles and conference papers from all over the world. Resources are listed under topic area.

International Affairs Contact Network
www.ucis.pitt.edu
Provides a database of organizations and experts in international affairs. You can search the database by organization name, location, subject and type of resource offering. Click on the link to Programs and Centers, then scroll down to the link for Global Information Access NeT (GIANT) under the heading Programs & Recurring Events, on the GIANT page click on the link to The International Affairs Contact Network.

International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty
www.iciss.ca
Contains the report ‘The Responsibility to Protect’ and associated information.

International Committee of the Red Cross
www.icrc.org
The ICRC works to ensure humanitarian protection and assistance for victims of war and armed conflict. The website provides information on humanitarian law and information on the organisation’s activities worldwide.

International Crisis Group
www.crisisgroup.org
International crisis group provides reports and briefing papers based on information and assessments from in the field. They provide practical recommendations aimed at decision-makers. The website allows you to search for reports or briefing papers by region or issue and also contains a database of crisis as well as conflict histories.

International Monetary Fund
www.imf.org
Information on the IMF and its activities, as well as access to publications and surveys, data and statistics.

International Relations and Security Network
www.isn.ethz.ch
Provides security related news stories and analyses as well as access to many publications listed under publication series, region and issue. Information is from academic, government and non-governmental organisations.

IR Theory Website
www.irtheory.com
Contains definitions of IR terms as well as useful links to other websites on topics such as, international organisations, intelligence and research institutes.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
www.nato.int
Provides information on NATO, its operations, missions and structure, as well as access to on-line documentation and publications such as NATO Review.

Research Link – School of Politics & International Studies, University of Leeds
www.leeds.ac.uk
Contains links to politics web resources under headings such as International Relations, International Development, International Organisations and International Political Economy Resources. Click on the link to faculties at the bottom of the page, then scroll down to the link for the School of Politics and International Studies, click on Research and then Research Links.

Social Science Information Gateway
www.sosig.ac.uk
Provides a range of web links for various areas of International Relations. Sources are listed by type. These can be searched under sub-sections. Click on Politics and then International Relations.

The Global Site
www.theglobalsite.ac.uk
Contains writing, reviews and comments on a range of IR topics.

United Nations
www.un.org
Provides information on the work of the UN as well as access to the UN News Centre, online publications, UN Resolutions and information on various aspects of international law.

United Nations Children’s Fund
www.unicef.org
Provides information on the work of UNICEF, information by country and access to press releases.

United Nations Environment Program
www.unep.org
Provides information on the work of UNEP, issues concerning the environment and development, as well as access to policies and annual reports.

United Nations Refugee Agency
www.unhcr.org
Provides information on the work of UNHCR as well as access to the Refugee Convention and UN research papers focusing on these issues.

United States Institute of Peace
www.usip.org
The library page contains resources on Peace Agreements and Truth Commissions. You can also access links to research centres on the web listed by country. Click on the link to the Library and then Research Centers under the heading List of Links.

Uppsala Conflict Data Program
www.pcr.uu.se
Provides a database of warring parties, negotiations and peace agreements. It allows you to search by region on a map or list. Follow the links from the home page to Research, the Uppsala Conflict Database, Program Overview then Search the database.

World Trade Organization
www.wto.org
Provides information on the WTO and its agreements as well as access to various online resources and documents concerning trade.

WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
www.etown.edu
Provides links to sources across a range of international relations topics. Access to links is found under the headings of Media Sources, Organizations, Regions and Countries, and Topics. Click on the link to Public Information and then scroll down to Academic Resources where you will find a link to the Virtual Library for International Studies.

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