Introduction

• International Relations focuses primarily on the political and economic relations between/among states in the international system. Specific areas of study within the subdiscipline include international organizations, international conflict, ethnic conflict, international law, trade, diplomacy, and foreign policy. For a general introduction to available resources in political science, please visit the Emory Political Science Subject Guide.

Reference Items/Background Information

• International Relations: A Concise Companion

              Reference JZ1161.W45
              Short guide to basic international relations terminology.

• American Foreign Relations since 1600: A Guide to the Literature
  Reference Z6465.U5 G84 2003
  Two-volume set published by the Society of Historians for American Foreign Relations. Provides excellent annotated bibliographies for major events in American foreign relations. First chapter provides a wonderful overview of available resources in general foreign relations. Great place to start. Rest of volumes organized by time period and foreign policy event/focus.
• Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations
  Reference JZ1160.N65 2002; 3 volumes
• International Relations: A Political Dictionary
  JX1226 .Z57 1995

Specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries also exist on subfields within international relations, e.g.

Conflict and Cooperation

• World Conflicts: A Comprehensive Guide to World Strife since 1945
  Reference D842.B69
  Broken down by continent and then by country. Entries are followed by suggestions for further reading. Goes up to about 1997-1998.
• Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament
  Reference JX1974.E57
• World at Risk: A Global Issues Sourcebook
  Reference JZ1242.W67 2002
  Narratives issues affecting the international system. Includes very useful reference and bibliography.
• World Encylopedia of Peace
  Reference JZ 5533.W67; multiple volumes
  Excellent narratives along with bibliography for terms, figures, and developments in the promotion and study of peace.
• Global Geopolitical Flashpoints: An Atlas of Conflict
  Reference JC319.A52 2000
  

Ethnic Conflict and Human Rights

• Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: Ethnic and National Groups around the World

Reference D860.M56
Four volume set that highlights over 300 developed or emerging national groups worldwide.

• Encyclopedia of nationalism / editor-in-chief, Alexander Motyl.
  Reference JC311 .E499 2001
• Nationalism and ethnicity terminologies : an encyclopedic dictionary and research guide / Thomas Spira ; with a foreword by Walker Connor.
  Reference JC311 .S636 1999
• Human Rights Encyclopedia
  Reference JC571.L523 2001

Political Economy

• Encyclopedia of Political Economy
  Reference HB61.E554
  Major themes and concepts associated with the intersection of politics and economy, including trade, currency, finance, and the like.
• Routledge Encyclopedia of International Political Economy
  Reference HF1359.R68
  Covers range of empirical, theoretical, and conceptual issues associated with political economy
• Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies

Reference HC15 .W673 2002 V.1
Provides a concise and well-arranged overview on the economies of most countries, including discussions of taxation, trade, and finance.

• Dictionary of Trade Policy Terms
  Reference HF1373 .G77 2003

To find books, journal holdings, music, videos or other materials located at any of the Emory libraries, search EUCLID. You can search EUCLID by keywords or phrases, author, title or periodical title. For better search results, try using Boolean Operators (AND, OR, NOT).

Here are some common search terms used with international relations topic:

International Agencies (use this for searching on international organizations, or use the exact name of the organization)
Conflict
Economic Cooperation
Human Cooperation
International Law
International Cooperation
International Trade
Foreign Economic Relations
Ethnic Conflict
Globalization
Development
Foreign Policy
Defense
National Security
Arms Control

Subjects can be broken down by various countries or time periods as well:

United States--foreign economic relations--Germany
Arms Control--Soviet Union

Try These Sources First!

• Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1967-present)
  Supplies up-to-date bibliographic information and research within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy.
• PAIS International
  Includes bibliographic records from the literature of public policy, social policy and the social sciences. Types of publications indexed include books, periodicals and selected local, state, national and international government documents.  NOTE: You can search this database at the same time as Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
• Social Sciences Abstracts (1983-present)
  Indexes core periodicals in the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, law and criminology, political science, social work, sociology, and international relations. Print edition is available at: Reference AI3 .I53 (1974-date).
• Web of Science
  A collection of multidisciplinary citation databases. . Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (i.e., its bibliography), you can also search for articles that cite a known author or work.  Be sure to declick on the sciences and arts and humanities sections so that you can focus just on the social science articles.

• CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) (1991-present)
  Publishes a wide range of scholarship, dating from 1991 forward, that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences. Database is searchable on several fields. There is also a listing of policy briefs, working papers, etc. by policy institute or organization. New material is added to each section of CIAO on a regular basis. Working papers are augmented every month, as are conference proceedings, policy briefs and economic indicators. Many of the major institutes catalogued and indexed in CIAO also have their own websites with significant text and archive material on various regions and issues:

• Foreign Policy
• Cato Institute
• Brookings Policy Briefs
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
• Council on Foreign Relations
• Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Working Papers

Note that this is just a handful of the agencies and institutes archived by CIAO, for a full listing, visit http://www.ciaonet.org/main/wps.html.

• Working Papers in International Relations
  Links to various websites of professors and scholars focusing on different facets of international relations.
• Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis
  Holds downloadable reports and studies on various topics relating to foreign affairs and security studies.
• Foreign Affairs Online (University of Virginia)
  Portal for links to various topics in international/foreign affairs. Site is divided up into several subcategories of reference, general international affairs, media, and international organizations/law. Most links have some annotation.
• The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
  Contains more than "1800 annotated links in a range of international affairs topics. Sites are chosen because of long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, high-quality information and analysis online. Many are gateway sites or have internal search engines." (The WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources)
• Paul Hensel's International Relations Data Sources
  Professor at Florida State University who has amassed an impressive number of links on various issues in international relations.

Other Selected International Relations Sources:

General Conflict and Cooperation

• Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research, Zurich
  The Center for Security Studies and Conflict Research is an independent academic institution researching and teaching in the fields of security policy and conflict analysis. The Center maintains an extensive list of publications on general subjects in the field. It also serves as the Secretariat for the International Relations and Security Network (ISN), a daily updated electronic clearinghouse for resources in the field of security and defense studies, peace and conflict research, and international relations. Of great interest as well as FIRST (Facts on International Relations and Security Trends), which is an integrated database of international relations data and security information (e.g., arms transfers, armed conflict) as well as social and demographic data from a variety of respected international research institutes and groups.
• Global Security
  Well-put together and comprehensive website on numerous conflict and military issues. Has significant sections on intelligence, homeland security, weapons of mass destruction, military, defense contractors, debates/hearings/reports on military matters, etc.
• Columbia University International Security Policy and Military Affairs Information Sources
  extensive set of links and resources for background information, agencies, abstracts, indices, publications, journals, and statistics relating to defense and security affairs.
• Columbia University International Conflict Resolution Information Sources
  Extensive set of links and resources for background information, agencies, abstracts, indices, publications, journals, and statistics relating to conflict.
• United States Institute of Peace Library
  Hold numerous links to other websites as well as to various documents and agreements.

Ethnic Conflict and Human Rights

• Nationalism Project at the University of Wisconsion--Madison
  This is an excellent bibliographic source for articles, essays, and the like concerning nationalism and ethnicity. There are also numerous articles and essays.
• Amnesty International
  International movement that advances the cause of human rights. Included here are the full-text of recent documents (2001), Annual Reports (1998-present), information related to campaigns, and links. A search engine is also available.
• Human Rights Watch
  "The largest human rights organization based in the United States, Human Rights Watch researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into hiuman rights abuses in all regions of the world. Information is provided on countries and global issues, mainly in full-text format, in the form of publications, campaigns, news releases, and commentary.

Political Economy

• SourceOECD
  SourceOECD is an online service that provides full-text access to OECD studies, periodicals, and statistics (1960 forward). Included are annuals, outlooks, policy reviews, conference proceedings, analytical reports, guidelines, working papers, all periodicals, and 27 statistical databases.
• GATT Digital Library
  Electronic library housed at Stanford. Provides access to documents of, and information about, the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT), a treaty that preceded the World Trade Organization (WTO) and which promoted international commerce and the reduction of trade barriers among its contracting parties from 1947-1994. Registration (free) is necessary to view full-text of documents.
• Nouriel Roubini's Global Macroeconomic and Financial Policy Site
  Impressive site with numerous links to resources on international political economy.
• International Monetary Foundation
  Great source of data and reports on various issues of political economy.
• World Bank
  As the largest provider of development assistance, the World Bank gives loans, counsel, and other services to over 100 developing or transitional countries.
• World Trade Organization
  Deals with international global trade rules.