Librarian
Sika Berger
she/her/hers
Subjects: Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, French Studies, Government, Public Policy, Social Work
Reference Sources
Democratic Consolidation, in Oxford Bibliographies Online
Overviews and explanations of consolidation, including links to sources.
EIU Country ReportsBrowse by country or search to find detailed economic and political forecasts. Smith subscription includes many African countries.
Europa World PlusRecent political and economic information with statistical tables and directories for more than 250 countries and territories.
Oxford Handbook of Electoral SystemsPublication Date: 2017See parts 6 to 8 for chapters on individual countries in context, including reference lists and links.
Routledge Handbook of European ElectionsPublication Date: 2015Download chapters for individual countries, including references.
Important Web Resources
- Polity Project [Center for Systematic Peace]Polity codes authority characteristics of states in the world system for purposes of comparative, quantitative analysis. Find links to reports and data (1800-2015)
- Freedom in the World [Freedom House]Annual study of political rights and civil liberties presents numerical ratings and texts for 195 countries and 14 territories.
- Nations in Transit (Freedom House)Reports on democracy in the 29 formerly communist countries from Central Europe to Central Asia.
- International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)Includes State of Democracy Assessments by country, the Voter Turnout Database and more data tools.
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)Includes Election FAQs and reports, under Research and Publications
- Election Guide (IFES)find information about upcoming elections, and listed by country.
Moodle Links - GOV238
Login to Moodle at Smith. Or connect directly to your course site for many useful links: A. Mwaba, GOV 238
Polling Data
- Gallup Analytics This link opens in a new windowUse TOPIC, then choose World Poll as the data source. Set the geography and the main topic. (Government & Politics).
Create charts, download data from the last decade, compare countries on measures such as approval and confidence in government leadership, and honesty in elections, corruption in government.
- Latinobarómetro: opinion pública LatinoamericanaWith the Latinobarómetro Online Analysis Tool you can select a country to view polling data for democracy, corruption, trust and other measures
- EurobarometerUse Eurobarometer Interactive to find polling results by EU country on issues such as confidence in government, parties, and satisfaction with democracy.