Politics & International Relations

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Reading Lists

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Got an assignment? Have you looked at the reading list to see lecturer recommendations?

Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations

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Identify different sources of information and link to ebooks and other top sources

Research Methods

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Finding Articles

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News Sources

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Policy Analysis and Fact Checkers

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Statistics and Public Opinion

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Films, TV, Radio and Training Videos

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Other Key Sources - UK and Worldwide

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• Resources Bought for Your Course

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• Specialist e-resources

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• UK Politics

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• Africa

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• European Union

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• Latin America

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ECLAC (or CEPAL in Spanish) is one of 5 regional commissions of the United Nations whose aims are to promote the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean. The site's Data and Statistics section is a key, trusted source to look at - in particular, check out the Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean .

The IDB has been a leading source of development funding for Latin America and the Caribbean since 1959. The site contains lots of useful information and a data section.

• LANIC 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A listing of key web resources covering South and Central America compiled by experts at the University of Texas.

 

• Russia and Eastern Europe

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• USA

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• US Presidents

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Referencing

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Guidance and support for referencing in APA 7, including advice about reference generators

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