Politics and International Relations - Suggested Additional Resources

There are a wide range of resources available to Politics and International Relations students beyond the obvious journals, databases and websites. Here we list a selection we think you'll find useful.

Audio and Visual

• Box of Broadcasts (BoB)
  watch UK TV programmes from 2007 onwards, including many useful documentaries

Government Sources

• DirectGov
• HM Government: The Cabinet Office
• House of Commons Hansard
  a daily record of debates
• House of Commons Parliamentary Papers
  19th and 20th century coverage
• House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin
• House of Lords Hansard

Internet Tutorials

These are interactive on-line tutorials to help you access web resources in particular subject areas.

• Internet for Government
• Internet Philosopher
• Internet Social Statistics

Newspapers

• Africa and the Middle East Online
• Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003
  every story published, plus photos
• International Times (IT)
  a British countercultural underground newspaper 1966-1986
• Nexis UK
  regional and national newspapers from the UK, Europe, the USA and Australasia, dating from the 1980s onwards
• Times Digital Archive 1785-1985
  every story published, plus photos

Reading Lists

Reading lists may have been prepared by your lecturer specifically for your course.

•  School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies

School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies

• SSHLS Website: Politics and International Relations
  Important web links and latest research and news relevant to SSHLS students

Statistics

• Eurostat
  coverage across the EU
• FedStats
  official statistics from the US government
• Immigration and Asylum Statistics: UK Home Office
• Office for National Statistics
  official statistics from the UK government
• OFFSTATS
  stats from a wide range of countries
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• UK Defence Statistics
• UK Electoral Statistics
• United Nations Statistics Division

Theses and Dissertations

• Dissertations@Portsmouth