International Organization and Integration
Political Science 463 - Fall 1997
Dr. Harold Jacobson
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Papers on United Nations Reform, a common European
currency, and greenhouse gas emissions from the perspective of
Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, South Africa,
Spain, United Kingdom, and United States.
Last updated on April 20,
2004
Background on Subjects
- Guide to analyzing class assignment, research, evaluating materials,
writing the paper, and citing sources
- Description with links to web sources and printed materials in the
University of Michigan Undergraduate Library
Course
Readings
MIRLYN
MCAT lists books within the University of
Michigan Library system.
Library of Congress
Subject Headings: Subject
- European currency unit
- European Union countries--economic integration
- Greenhouse effect, atmospheric--environmental aspects
- Mediation, International
Library of Congress Subject
Headings: Countries
- Environmental policy--India
- France--foreign economic relations--european economic community
countries
- United Nations--China
See Indexes for examples of keyword
searching in MCAT
Social
Sciences Citation Index 1956- (UMich Only)
- Indexes current periodical articles by author, title/keyword,
journal, and author's affiliation
- Indexes cited authors by name, abbreviated title of book/journal and year
- Results provide cross references between the cited author, the
citating author, and related items
- Data base also includes the Arts and Humanities and Sciences Citation
Indexes
- Corresponding paper copy located in the Graduate Library Stacks,
1956- (Z 7163 .S67)
- Also on CD-ROM beginning 1981 at the Graduate Library Information
Center
- Social Sciences Citation Index
Examples
- Connect to MIRLYN to identify
library location and call number of book or article
Foreign Affairs
- Summaries of articles in current issue and full text of lead article
- Contents searchable by author, subject, and issue since 1988 but full
text not provided
- The printed copy of the periodical is located in the
Graduate Library stacks (JX 1 .F78) with current issues in
Serials Services
International
Affairs Periodicals (University of Pittsburgh)
- Numerous English-language periodicals on international affairs and
foreign relations
- Most include the text of the current issue only
International Studies Quarterly
- Scholarly journal of the International Studies Association
- Lists contents of current and forthcoming issue but does not provide the text of articles
JSTOR (UMich
Only)
- Full text of major 20th Century historical and economic periodicals
as well as the American Political Science
Review through 1993 and World Politics, 1948-92
- Most periodicals available from 1900-90
- Index approaches by keyword, author, title, periodical
- Printing and downloading requires
application/tifflist or Adobe
Acrobat
World Wide Web - Comprehensive Lists
Library
Foreign Broadcast Information Service [Library]
- Texts of foreign radio broadcasts and newswires translated into English
- CD-ROM indexes located in the Documents Center; paper indexes
located in Graduate Library Index Room
- Paper and microfiche translations located in Graduate Library Serials/Microforms Room
- Guide
to FBIS
- Continued by the World News
Connection
LEXIS [Library]
- Most complete source for articles appearing in U.S. and foreign newspapers
- Keyword indexing permits full Boolean operators, proximity indicators, and limitations by
date
- The MDEAFR Library has news items, biographies, and country profiles
- Click here for LEXIS search protocols and
click here for a sample newspaper search
- Full text may be downloaded or printed one screen at a time
- Limited to University of Michigan class assignments
- Advance signups advised for Documents Center or Information Center
- See also Academic Universe
for the web version
The European Currency sites listed
immediately below provide essential background on the currency and a
smattering of public opinion. The best sources for public opinion
within a country are Books, Periodical Indexes, and
the World News Connection.
European Currency
Britain and
the European Monetary Union
- Effects of Euro on Great Britain
- Opinions of other nations
- Arranged in question and answer format
EMU-NET
- British web site on the pros and cons of the single European Monetary
Unit
- Includes texts of speeches and official documents from British and
European Union government agencies
EURO - One Currency
for Europe
- Advice on preparing for the Euro
- Full text of political documents from the European Parliament and
committees
- Images of notes and bills
- Search engine
European Monetary
Institute
- Role and structure of the EMI
- Financial resources available
European Monetary
Union
- Created by high school students in Ireland
- Discussions positive and negative impacts of the Euro
- French, British, Finnish, and German opinion
Single Currency and
the European Parliament
- Background information, role of European Parliament and its resolutions
- Timetable for implementing the currency
- Briefing reports by member countries listed by not available on
October 22, 1997
European Union
Europa (European
Commission)
- History, structure, program, activities, and directory of members
- Search by keywords (e.g. currency) for the full text of documents
European
Parliament
- Description, powers, and organization of the Parliament
- List of committees and directories of Member offices
- Full text of speeches beginning October 1996 as well as publications
adopted
- Committee schedules and press releases
- Multilingual
- Questions About
the European Parliament (Germany)
- Statistics on Parliament membership arranged by country and
political party
- Links to available political party web sites
- Official Journal of the European Communities is located in the
Graduate Library stacks with current issues in Serials Services and Records:
- Debates (JN 32 .A43)
- Index (JN 30 .A1 A34531)
- Index - Alphabetical (JN 30 .A1 A34531)
- Index - Methodological (JN 30 .A1 A34531)
- Information and Notices (JN 30 .A1 A333)
- Legislation (JN 30 .A1 A343)
- Supplement (JN 30 .A1 A3453)
European Union
and the Internet (Antero Aunesluoma/Helsinki)
- Links to European Union web sites as well as documents, newsgroups,
and web sites on the EU from around the world
- Includes numerous links to the Maastricht Treaty and Treaty of Rome
European
Union Basics (Roland Siebelink/Brussels)
- Descriptive guide to the EU and its policies in question-and-answer
format
European Union
Bibliography (UC-Berkeley)
- Extensive annotated research guide to EU bibliographies, citations,
legislative sources, statistics, and other reference materials
- Includes printed, microfiche, CD-ROM, and Internet resources
European
Union Internet Resources (UC-Berkeley)
- Links to Euorpean Union servers, documents, and country delegations
Environment is one of the largest
areas on the
web. You could spend hours checking the links below. For a particular
country's policy, check Periodical
Indexes, World News Connection, and United Nations Official
Records.
Agenda
21
- English text of key document from the United Conference on
Environment and Development held in Rio, 1992
- Includes recommendations on atmostpheric protection and
reforestration
Earth Summit
+5 (UN)
- Official web site of the UN General Assembly meeting to assess the
progress since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio
- Summit held June 23-27, 1997
- Background documents, press releases, and agenda
Pace Energy
Project
- Debates the various issues of global warming
- Links to global warming web sites
- Key governmental and non-governmental documents
- Includes Rio Declaration and Agenda 21
Statistics
- Global Environment
Outlook-1 (UNEP)
- Extensive report on population growth and the status of forestry,
fisheries, land, agriculture, air pollution, water supplies, and urban waste
- Complete report provides text, graphs, and data
- Historical data and projections usually available by continent with
some information also by country
- Global
Warming (EPA)
- Scientific reports and fact sheets on the causes and effects of
global warming
- Statistics embedded in text and as separate tables
- Annotated links to related global warming web sites
- Ozone
Depletion (UNEP/CIESIN)
- Annual reports on ozone depletion and its affects on organisms
- Text and summary contain numerous statistics
United Nations Framework Convention
Global Warming
Conference (CNN)
- News coverage of the December 1997 Kyoto Conference
- Summary of issues and Kyoto Protocol
- Reaction of individual countries to the protocol
United
Nations Web Site [Web]
- Basic information on the United Nations (history, charter, member
countries)
- Press releases, daily highlights
- General Assembly, ECOSOC, and Security Council publications and
resolutions
- Indexed by keyword and type of document
- Major conference documents, catalog of UN sales publications,
audio-visual material
United Nations Convention on Climate
Change/Official Kyoto Web Site
- Information for participants and press
- List of participants and daily schedules
- Audio and video of current conference but NOT
transcripts of the sessions
- Meeting to establish a greenhouse gas emissions protocol to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes
- Includes final text of Kyoto Protocol in Adobe Acrobat format
United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes
- Text of United Nations treaty and list of ratifications
- Text of documents from previous and forthcoming conventions
- Text of the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse gas emissions
- Reports on the implementation of various agreements
United States Position
- Clinton
Proposal
- News coverage of President Clinton's gradual reduction proposal
- Speech made on October 22, 1997
- Energy
Department Report
- Press release on use of "clean technology" to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions
- Study released on September 25, 1997
- Links to the full text of related documents
- White
House Initiative on Global Climate Change
- Text of President's proposal before the National Geographic
Society on October 22, 1997
- President's remarks to the October White House Conference
and the written opinion of experts
- Links to climate change web sites
See the United Nations Reform Agenda for a
definition of the various reforms and recommendations. Search Periodical Indexes using such keyword approaches as:
k=united adj nations and (reform or reorganization)." Use the Official Records in the Documents Center for speeches by
countries. Reports by countries may be accessed through the United Nations CD-ROM and United
Nations Web Site.
Background Information |
Types of Printed Documents | Web
Sites
Country Background Information
Library
Europa World Yearbook
[Library]
- Current political history of country, directory of officials, selected economic and social
statistics
- The first section of Volume 1 summarizes the structure and activities of
international organizations
- GL Info. Center, UGL Ref. Desk and Doc. Desk--Ready Reference: D 2 .E92
Political Risk Yearbook
[Library]
- Commercial publication with extensive summaries of a country's political history,
and key players with economic and political turmoil forecasts
- Doc.Cen. JQ 1871 .A1 P65--Stat.Ref.
Chiefs of
State and Cabinet Ministers [Web]
- Quarterly directory on names of officials in foreign countries
- Paper version is: JF 37 .A3 U53 with latest edition in Reference
Biographical Directories
[Library]
- International Who's Who
- GL Information Center and UGL Ref. CT 103.I63
- International Yearbook and Statesman's Who's
Who
- Info. Center Desk JA 51.I6
- Who's Who in the World
- GL Information Center and UGL Ref. CT 120 .W66
World Wide Web
Country
Commercial Guides (State Dept)
- Economic and political factors for U.S. citizens exporting to various
countries
- Includes laws, contacts, key imports and exports
Country
Economic Policy and Trade Practices (U.S. State Dept) [Web]
- Evaluation of each country's economic policy for the past five years
- Includes basic statistics for past three years
Social
Indicators of Development, 1994 (World Bank/CIESIN) [Web]
- Population, education, income, labor, and consumer expenditure statistics for 170 countries,
1965+
- User-friendly searching
- Click on "search interface" to access the data
STAT-USA (Doc Cen Password
Only)
- Market research reports, CIA intelligence, and trade opportunities
for individual countries
- Search under Export and International Trade/General Country
Information
Statistical Web Sites (UMich) [Web]
- Federal and international Internet sites for economic, demographic,
and other statistical data
Trends in Developing Countries (World Bank/CIESIN) [Web]
- Click on "search interface" to access the data
- Brief descriptions of economic trends in World Bank borrowing countries
- Requires WAIS proxy under Netscape's "preferences" toolbar to view
Library
Europa World Yearbook [Library]
- Current political history of country, directory of officials, selected economic and social
statistics
- The first section of Volume 1 summarizes the structure and activities of
international organizations
- Info.Cen. Desk and Doc. Desk--Ready Reference: D 2 .E92
Political Risk Yearbook [Library]
- Commercial publication with extensive summaries of a country's political history,
and key players with economic and political turmoil forecasts
- Doc.Cen. JQ 1871 .A1 P65--Stat.Ref.
Statistical Masterfile CD-ROM
[Library]
- Indexes federal, state, business, and international statistics
- CD-ROM index and corresponding microfiche in Documents Center
- Paper copies of the American Statistics Index, included on the
CD-ROM, are also located on the UGL Index Table
- Statistical Masterfile CD-ROM Guide
United Nations Monthly
Bulletin of Statistics
- Times series of unemployment, consumer prices, energy, exchange
rates, population, and transportation for individual countries
- Doc.Cen. HC 57 .A1 M79 - Stat.Ref.
United Nations Statistical Yearbook [Library]
- Various time series of economic data for individual countries
- Includes six rouge countries and former Yugoslavia
- Doc.Cen. HC 58 .U58 with current in Stat.Ref.
World Development Report [Library]
- Summary of international economic developments in previous year
- Various economic data for individual low, middle and high income countries
- Doc.Cen. HC 59.7 .A1 W93 with most current in Stat.Ref.
Yearbook of International Trade Statistics [Library]
- Arranged by country with exports/imports by either commodity or trading partner
- HF 92 .U48 with current edition in Reference
- Commodity Trade Statistics [Library] (Doc.Cen. HA 13 .U54) provides
trade data for by country and commodity; ask at Documents Center for
assistance
Environmental
Treaties (CIESIN)
- Full text of international environmental treaties
- Searchable by keyword, date entered into force, signatories, and
socioeconomic indicators of signatories
Foreign Laws
- Texts of foreign constitutions and selected other laws
International Laws and Treaties
(House of Representatives) [Web]
- Links to major historical and current international treaties,
including those on the UN and League of nations, trade, human rights,
the environment and peace treaties following major wars
International Trade Law Project (UC-Irvine) [Web]
- International trade treaties by subject and date
- Includes GATT, NAFTA, World Trade Organization
Multilateral
Treaties (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy) [Web]
- Historical and current international conventions on arms control, environment, human rights
and trade
- Approach by topic or date with keyword index
Country Foreign Policy
Full text of U.S. and foreign newspapers on the Internet
LEXIS
U.S. broadcasts to foreign countries
Translations of foreign newspapers by U.S. (FBIS)
Brazil
- Embassy to the
United Kingdom
- Brazil in Brief summarizes the country's governmental
structure, economy, military establishment and political parties
- Short biographies of executive branch officials
- Statements of Brazilian foreign policy
- Beautiful graphics but time-consuming to load
- Ministry of External
Relations
- Statements of foreign policy
- Brazilian embassies throughout the world and links to their web
sites
- Text in Portuguese only
- Mission to
the United Nations
- Text of policy statements before the UN
Canada
- Open
Government
- Alphabetical list of web sites in the Federal Executive,
Parliamentary, and Judicial Branches
- Links to major government and non-government web sites in the
provinces
- Department of Foreign
Affairs and International Trade
- Canadian foreign policy documents
- Information for Canadian exporters
- Travel and consular information
- Parliament
- Directories of the Senate and House of Commons
- House of Commons committee directories and transcripts of evidence
(hearings)
- Text of Hansard's House of Commons Debates beginning September 18,
1995
- Prime
Minister
- Biography, speeches, and press releases
- Short statistical fact sheets on Canada
China
- Chinese
Embassy (Washington, D.C.)
- Substantial information on Chinese foreign relations and
public policy issues (human rights, Taiwan, Hong Kong)
- Economic statistics, education information, and travel
France
- AdmiNet
- The French Connection
- French government agencies,
politics and culture
- Links to city information
- French and English text
- Assemblee
Nationale
- Directories of members and committees
- Description of Assembly procedures
- Minutes in PDF format
- Initial page in images only
- Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
- Lengthy description of overall foreign policy
- Special sections on defense, nuclear testing, and the European Union
- Text in English with links to other languages
- Senat
- Directory of the Senate and summary of recent actions
Germany
- Embassy to the United
States
- Cultural and statistical information
- Tracing German ancestors
- Government includes section on foreign
policies such as Middle East, United Nations, and former Soviet Union
- German Bundestag
- Directories of members
- Recent calendars and press releases on current topics being considered
- German Federal
Government
- History, organization and function of the federal government
(Bundesregierung)
- Biographies and background on the Federal Chancellor (Bundeskanzler)
and various Ministries (Bundesministerien) with links to individual
ministry web pages as available
- Press releases
- Web site primarily in German
- Facts About Germany provides background information,
demographic and economic statistics, and press releases in English
India
- India Embassy to
the United States
- Primarily economic and investment information
- India
Ministry of External Affairs
- Economic statistics, social policy, and trade policy
- Describes foreign policy by country but not overall policy
- India Network (Bowling Green State
Univ.)
- Embassy section includes Indian foreign policy, human rights,
economic national budget information
- A Research Information and Statistics section has links to
census and other data about the Indian states
- Links to businesses, discussion groups, and news digests
- India
Parliament
- Description of the Parliament
- Full text of Parliamentary debates beginning November 27, 1995
- English and Hindi
Japan
- Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
- Extensive information on Japanese foreign policy, speeches, bluebooks
- Foreign embassy information
- Text in English
- Prime
Minister
- List of all Japanese government web servers
- Speeches of the Prime Minister
South
Africa
- Embassy to the United
States
- Government and Policy is extensive
- Sections on foreign relations with individual countries and
international organizations
- National policy on conservation, economics, transportation, etc.
- Government of
National Unity
- Directories and biographies of government officials
- Speeches and press releases
- Parliamentary proceedings, reports, and papers beginning
1995
- Commission reports and court decisions
- Text of 1996 Constitution
- Parliament
- Members of Parliament
- Extensive Parliamentary papers and debates in Adobe Acrobat format
- Papers indexed by date but not by subject
Spain
United Kingdom
- Open Government
- List of all British Government web servers by subject and function
- Foreign and Commonwealth
Office
- Annual report and background briefs on British foreign policy
- Travel and consular advice
- Mission to the United
Nations
- Statements made to the General Assembly, 1997+, and Security Council
- Parliament
- House
of Commons
- Full text of debates, oral questions, and written answers beginning
October 23, 1996 (Hansard's)
- Searchable by keyword, speaker, type of document, and date
- Members, committees and officers of the House of Commons
- House
of Lords
- Full text of Hansard's House of Lords debates beginning June 10, 1996
- Members of the House, bills, committees, and officers
- Publications
- Prime
Minister (10
Downing Street)
- Biographies of previous prime ministers and current cabinet officials
- Prime Minister's speeches, interviews, and press releases
Additional countries
- Foreign
Embassies Worldwide [Web]
- Links to foreign embassy web sites in the United States,
Canada, and other selected countries
- Foreign
Governments (UMich) [Web]
- Annotated list of foreign index, foreign relations, and parliamentary web sites
- Political Resources
on the Net (Italy)
- Hundreds of links to parties, movements, elections, political
organizations, government, and embassy web sites arranged by country
- Searchable by country or world region
- Web site has extensive coverage and merits high ratings
United States Foreign Policy (UMich)
- Extensive annotated guide to current and historical sources
- Listing below is a selection from that web page
Executive Branch
- American Foreign Policy
Index [Library]
- Detailed subject index to documents, articles, and press releases
on foreign affairs from the Executive and Legislative Branches
- Quarterly and annual issues located in the Documents Center:
Z 6465 .U5 A44--Docs.Ref.
- Corresponding microfiche also located in the Documents Center
- Mission to the
United Nations
- Department of State
Foreign Affairs Network
- State Department speeches and foreign policy
- Index located at the top of the page
- Weekly Compilation of
Presidential Documents, 1997+
- Full text of Presidential executive orders, speeches, press
conferences, names of nominees
- Phrases should be in parentheses and Boolean operators capitalized
(e.g. "affirmative action" AND "college admissions")
- Table of contents search (contents AND "july 28, 1997)
- White
House Electronic Publications [Web]
Legislative Branch
- Bills
- Congressional
Compass (UMich Only)
- Indexes bills since 1989 by subject, keyword, sponsor, and date
- Provides the full text and legislative status
- Authorized remote users should dial into Ann Arbor Campus
rather than a Merit number with telecommunications package assigned a
campus IP address
- Windows users should close existing windows and set
Netscape/Options/Network/Connections to 1 connection at 4 KB
- THOMAS
- Indexes bills since 1993 by keyword, sponsor and date
- Provides the full text and status
- Committee Publications
- Includes hearings (testimony), committee prints (research reports), reports (recommendations on bills), and documents (Executive Branch communiques)
- Congressional
Compass (UMich Only)
- Indexes published hearings (1970+), committee prints (1993+), and reports (1989+) by subject,
keyword, committee, and date
- Provides an abstract of publications located in the Documents Center in paper and/or
microfiche format
- Includes the full text of selected testimony beginning 1988
- Authorized remote users should dial into Ann Arbor Campus
rather than a Merit number with telecommunications package assigned a
campus IP address
- Windows users should close existing windows and set
Netscape/Options/Network/Connections to 1 connection at 4 KB
- Paper and CD-ROM indexes of hearings and all publications, as well as paper and/or
microfiche copies, located in the Documents Center
- Congressional Record [Web]
- Congressional
Compass (UMich Only)
- Indexes Congressional Record since 1985 by keyword, speaker, and date
- Provides the full text
- Authorized remote users should dial into Ann Arbor Campus
rather than a Merit number with telecommunications package assigned a
campus IP address
- Windows users should close existing windows and set
Netscape/Options/Network/Connections to 1 connection at 4 KB
- THOMAS
- Indexes speeches on the floor of Congress by subject, Member of
Congress, and date since 1993
Additional Resources
AltaVista
- Keyword index to the TEXT of individual web pages
- Largest and most popular of search engines as of July 1996
Excite
- Extremely fast index to the contents of web pages
Lycos [Web]
- Keyword index to Internet sites
- Example: economic and sanctions
WebCrawler
Search [Web]
- Another popular search engine
Yahoo [Web]
- Comprehensive classified subject list of world-wide web sites
On-line versions of dictionaries and
thesauri
Guides to English usage
Also includes interactive maps
Best citation guides on the Internet and in
the library
Includes guides for citing government
documents
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University of Michigan Library
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