African Studies Home
International Conflict Resolution:
Comparative and Theoretical Studies
(including case studies from Africa, South & Southeast Asia, The Balkans, and The Middle East)
A bibliographic guide to resources
at Columbia University and on the Internet,
compiled by Dr. Yuusuf S. Caruso,
African Studies Librarian, Columbia University
caruso@columbia.edu
Contents
- Atlases, Bibliographies, Encyclopedias, & Handbooks
- Reference -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- Reference -- East, South, & Southeast Asia
- Reference -- Middle East & North Africa
- Indexes, Abstracts, Online Full Text, & Law Databases
- Documents, Statistical Data, & Selected Web Sites
- Theoretical & Comparative Studies
- Africa, Sub-Saharan
- South Asia & Southeast Asia
- The Balkans
- North Africa & The Middle East
- Journals of Interest
- Other Current Information Resources
- General Information Resources on International Conflict Resolution, Lehman Library
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REFERENCE : ATLASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, ENCYCLOPEDIAS, & HANDBOOKS
Reference -- General
- Ali, Sheikh R. The International organizations and world order dictionary. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992)
Lehman REF JX1995 .A4595 1992
- Anderson, Sean and Stephen Sloan. Historical dictionary of terrorism. 2nd ed. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002)
Lehman REF HV6431 .A537 2002
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Area Handbook series. Prepared by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the US Dept. of the Army. (Washington)
Lehman REF
(For the handbook of an individual country, search in CLIO,
select "Guided Keyword" search, and use keywords [name of country] and "area handbook" (as a phrase).
For online handbooks on a specific country, search The Library of Congress web site for
Country Studies: Area Handbook Series.)
- Digital Dissertations. (Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest University
Microfilms International, 1980-)
Formerly Dissertation abstracts, older issues (1966-1987) in paper can be found in Butler stacks.
- Encyclopedia of modern ethnic conflicts. Edited by Joseph R. Rudolph, Jr. (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2003)
Lehman REF GN496 .E56 2003
- Facts on File -- World Atlas. (Online) Curriculum resource center. (New York: Facts on File, Inc., c2002-)For Columbia faculty and students only.
- Garner, Diane L. and Diane H. Smith. A complete guide to citing government information resources: a manual for writers & librarians.
(Bethesda, M.D. : Congressional Information Service, 1993)
Lehman REF Z7164 .G7 G37 1993
Barnard REF Z7164 .G7 G37 1993
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How to Cite Internet Resources.
Access to online handbooks for citing resources.
- Kemper, Robert E. Negotiation literature : a bibliographic essay, citations, and sources. (Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1994)
Lehman REF Z7164.S66 K45 1994
- Larsen, Jeffrey A. and James M. Smith. Historical dictionary of arms control and disarmament. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2005)
Lehman REF: JZ5645 .L38 2005
- Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information. 2nd. ed. (Medford, N.J.: Information Today Inc.,
1996.
Lehman REF PN171 .F56 L5 1996
- Mays, Terry M. Historical dictionary of multinational peacekeeping. International organizations series ; no. 9. (Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow
Press, 1996.)
Lehman REF JX1981.P7 M384 1996
- Osmanczyk, Edmund Jan. The Encyclopedia of the United Nations and international relations. 2nd ed. (New York : Taylor and Francis, 1990)
Lehman REF JX1977 .O8213 1990
- Patil, Anjali V. The UN veto in world affairs, 1946-1990. (Sarasota, FL : UNIFO, 1992)
Lehman REF JX1977 .A593 P373 1992g
- Peace & world security studies : a curriculum guide. 6th ed. (Boulder, Colo. : L. Rienner Publishers, 1994)
Lehman Stacks JX1904.5 .P392 1994
- Peace by pieces, the United Nations agencies and their roles: a reader and selective bibliography. Ed. by Robert N. Wells, Jr. (Metuchen, NJ :
Scarecrow Press, 1991)
Lehman REF JX1995 .P38 1991
- Peace, security and conflict prevention: SIPRI-UNESCO handbook. (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998)
Lehman REF JX1905 .P43 1998g
- Peaceful settlement of disputes between states: a selective bibliography. (New York : United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Library, 1991)
Lehman REF JX4473 .P43 1991g
- Political handbook of the world, 1995-1996. Ed. by Arthur S. Banks et al. (Binghamton, NY : CSA Publications, 1996)
Lehman REF JF37 .P752
- Ramsbotham, Olivier ...[et al.] Encyclopedia of international peacekeeping operations. (Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1999.
Lehman REF Z6374 .R36 1999
- Small arms survey 2001: profiling the problem. (Oxford : Oxford University Press [A project of the Graduate Institute of International
Studies, Geneva, Switzerland], 2001)
Lehman REF HD9744 .F552 S6 2001g
- The spirit of violence: an interdisciplinary bibliography of religion and violence. Ed. by Christopher Candland. Occasional papers no. 6. (New
York : Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 1992)
Butler Stacks HM281 .C36 1992g
Barnard Stacks HM281 .C36 1992g
- Tillema, Herbert K. International armed conflict since 1945 : a bibliographic handbook of wars and military interventions. Series on state
violence,state terrorism, and human rights. (Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1991)
Lehman REF Z6204 .T53 1991
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Chiefs of state and cabinet members of
foreign governments. (Online) World Leaders(Washington, DC : The Agency)
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency. World Factbook 2006. (Online)
(Washington, DC: The Agency, 2008)
Frequently updated country profiles.
- United States Institute of Peace. Bibliography on peace, security, and international conflict management. (Washington, DC : USIP, 1993)
Lehman REF JX4473 .U54 1993g
- Unwin, Derek W. Historical dictionary of European organizations. International organizations ; no. 4. (Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow Press,
1994)
Lehman REF JX1995 .U79 1994
- Walker, Janice R. The Columbia guide to online style. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1998)
Lehman REF PN171 .F56 W35 1998
Butler REF R029.6 W15
- Yearbook of international organizations = Annuaire des organisations internationales. (Brussels [etc.] Union of International Associations,
1948-)
Current issues on:
Lehman REF JX1904 .Y33
Butler REF JX1904 .Y33
Business REF JX1904 .Y33
Reference -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
Reference -- East, South, & Southeast Asia
- ASEAN economic co-operation : handbook. Comp. by Hans Christoph Rieger. (Singapore : ASEAN Economic Research Unit, Institute of Southeast
Asian Studies, c1991)
Business Stacks HC441 .A7433 1991g
- ASEAN who's who. 1st ed. 3 v. (Kuala Lumpur : Kasuya Publishing SDN BHD, (1992))
Lehman REF DS524.2 .A24 1992g
- Asian security handbook : an assessment of political-security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. Ed. by Henry S. Albinski ... [et al.].
(Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, c1996)
Lehman Stacks UA830 .A842 1996
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Bibliographies on South Asian Topics
A list of research bibliographies on the Internet, compiled by Columbia University Libraries.
- The Far East and Australasia. Annual. (London : Europa, 1995-)
Lehman REF DS1 .F3
Butler REF DS1 .F3
Barnard REF DS1 .F3
- Historical atlas of South Asia. 2nd ed. Ed. by Joseph E. Schwartzburg et al. Reference series (Association for Asian Studies) ; no. 2. (New
York : Oxford University Press, 1992)
Lehman REF G2261.S1 H5 1992
Butler REF R912 H62941
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International directory of South Asian studies scholars. Produced by Columbia University Libraries.
A directory of individuals from around the world who have identified themselves as being involved in any aspect of South Asian studies. It
includes full contact information, as well as keyword-searchable descriptions of their work and teaching and research interests.
- Kemp, Herman C. Bibliographies on Southeast Asia. Bibliographical series ; no. 22. (Leiden, The Netherlands: KITLV Press, 1998)
Butler REF RO16.959 K32
- Klooster, H.A.J. Bibliography of the Indonesian revolution : publications from 1942 to 1994. Bibliographical series; no. 21. (Leiden, The
Netherlands: KITLV Press, 1997)
Butler REF RO16.991 K69
- Rony, A. Kohar and Ieda Siqueira Wiarda. The Portuguese in Southeast Asia : Malacca, Moluccas, East Timor. Abera Bibliographies; vol. 1.
(Hamburg, Germany: Abera Verlag, 1997)
Butler Stacks Z3221.R66 1997
- Rupesinghe, Kumar. Ethnic conflict and human rights in Sri Lanka : an annotated bibliography. (London ; New York : Hans Zell ; Oslo :
Published for the International Peace Research Institute, 1989-)
Lehman REF Z3211 .R855 1989
- Samarasinghe, S.W.R. de A. and Vidyamali Samarasinghe. Historical dictionary of Sri Lanka. (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1998)
Butler DS489.5 .S33 1998
- Sri Lanka. The national atlas of Sri Lanka. (Colombo, Sri Lanka : Survey Dept., c1988)
Lehman Stacks G2290 .S65 1988
- Who's who of the Asian Pacific rim. International ed. Annual. (Laguna Beach, Calif., USA : Barons Who's Who, c1991-)
Current issues on:
Lehman REF DS510 .W47
Reference -- Middle East & North Africa
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Algeria: a bibliography of events since 1991 (Ali Houissa, Cornell
University Library, Ithaca, New York)
Originally published in 1997; frequently updated.
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Bibliographies on Middle East
A list of research bibliographies on the Internet, compiled by Columbia University Libraries.
- Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East. Ed. by Reeva S. Simon, Philip Mattar, Richard W. Bulliet. 4 v. (New York : Macmillan Reference USA,
1996).
Lehman REF DS43 .E53 1996
Barnard REF DS43 .E53
Butler REF R956 En19
- Encyclopædia of the Orient. (CiAS) (Formerly Encyclopædia Arabica. Covers all
cultures of North Africa & the Middle East, with short definitions and links to longer articles).
- Handbook of political science research on the Middle East and North Africa. Ed by Bernard Reich. (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press,
1998)
Lehman REF JQ1758 .A58 1998
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International directory of Middle East studies scholars Produced by Columbia University Libraries.
A directory of individuals from around the world who have identified themselves as being involved in any aspect of Middle East studies. It
includes full contact information, as well as keyword-searchable descriptions of their work and teaching and research interests.
- Iran yearbook. Annual. (Bonn: Moini-Biontino Verlag, 1988-)
Current issue on:
Lehman REF DS251 .I757
1988-1996 in Lehman stacks
- Israel : a country study. 3rd ed. Ed. by Helen Chapin Metz. (Washington, DC : U.S. Department of the Army, 1990)
Lehman REF DS126.5 .I772 1990
- Karta (Firm). Atlas of Israel : cartography, physical and human geography. 3rd ed. (Tel Aviv ; New York : Survey of Israel ; Macmillan,
1985)
Lehman REF--ATLAS G2235 .K3 1985
Butler REF--ATLAS R912 K14
- The Middle East and North Africa. Annual. (London: Europa, 1995-)
Lehman REF DS49 . M58
Butler REF DS49 .M58
Barnard REF DS49 .M58
- Nakhleh, Issa. Encyclopedia of the Palestine problem. 2 v. (New York : Intercontinental Books, 1991)
Lehman REF DS119.7 .N295 1991g
- Orgill, Andrew. The 1990-91 Gulf War : crisis, conflict, aftermath : an annotated bibliography. (London ; New York : Mansell, 1995)
Lehman REF Z3036 .O74 1995
- The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world. Ed. by John L. Esposito [et al.]. 4 v. (New York: Oxford University Press, c1995).
Lehman REF DS35.53 .O95 1995
Barnard REF DS35.53 .O95 1995
Butler REF R956 Ox2
- Peretz, Don. The Arab-Israel dispute. (New York : Facts On File, 1996)
Lehman REF DS119.7 .P4497 1996
- Political dictionary of the State of Israel. Ed. by Susan Hattis Rolef. (New York: Macmillan, 1993, c1987)
Lehman REF DS126.5 .P62 1993
- Reich, Bernard. Historical dictionary of Israel. Asian historical dictionaries; no. 8. (Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow, 1992)
Lehman REF DS126.5 .R38 1992
- Stevenson, Thomas B. Studies on Yemen, 1975-1990: a bibliography of European-language sources for social scientists. Yemen bibliography
series; No.1. (Westbury, New York: American Institute for Yemeni Studies, c1994, (Chelsea, Michigan: BookCrafters)).
Lehman REF DS247.Y48 S73 1994g
- United States. Central Intelligence Agency. Atlas of the Middle East. (Washington, DC : CIA, 1993)
Lehman REF G2205 .U55 1993g
- Who's who in the Arab world. (Beirut, Publitec Editions, 1965/66-)
Current issues on:
Lehman REF DS222 .W56
Earlier editions in Lehman stacks
Butler REF R049.3 Ar11
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SELECTED INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, ONLINE FULL-TEXT, & LAW DATABASES
- Abstracts in anthropology. 8 issues per year. (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1970-)
Lehman REF GN1 .A15
Butler REF R016.302 A87
Barnard REF GN1 .A15
- Africa-Wide NiPAD formerly "African Studies" and "South African Studies"
(Baltimore, Maryland: National Information Services Corporation, 1997-)
Note: Only Columbia faculty and students can access this resource which is a composite of 30 databases published in South Africa, Europe, and the USA:
African Studies Abstracts, since 1994 (and Documentatieblad, 1988-93); Ibiscus - a development-related bibliography on Francophone Africa ; UCLA Bibliography on Contemporary African Politics and Development, 1981-92 ; Business and Industry - Africa ; SOAS Library Catalog-Africa ; Leiden University African Studies Center Library Catalog ; Database of Swiss Theses and Dissertations since 1897 ; International Library of African Music Catalog, Rhodes University ; NAMLIT - a bibliography of Namibia-related literature in Germany ; Jan Smuts House Southern African Database, 1961-97 ; Africa Institute Database, Pretoria ; Killie Campbell Africana Library Catalog, University of Natal ; Natural and Cultural Heritage of Africa - an index published in South Africa to natural history and museum journals since 1960 ; APEX - African Periodicals Exhibit Catalogue, 1997; David Don Africana Collection Catalog from South Africa ; South African National Bibliography (1988-) ; Index to South African Periodicals (1987-) ; National English Literary Museum (NELM) databases: Select Indexes to South African Literature in English / NELM main catalog & manuscript holdings ; An Index to South African theses & dissertations (c1900-) from the University of Potchefstroom Library; Investors' Guide (A quarterly report on South African companies) ; Witwatersrand University Management Reports (1970-) ; Centre for Rural Legal Studies Database (1987-) ; South African Legal Abbreviations, UNISA Law Library.
- African Bibliographic Center. Current bibliography on African Affairs. Quarterly. (Amityville, N.Y.: Baywood Pub. Co. , 1962-) [Vol. 1
(1962)-v. 6 (1967); new ser., v. 1 (Jan. 1968)-]
Lehman REF Index Tables Z3501 .Af86
Butler REF R016.96 Af86
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Anthropological Index Online (Royal Anthropological Institute of
Great Britain and Ireland & University of Kent, Canterbury, UK; via Columbia University Libraries)
For Columbia faculty and students only! An index to anthropological journals currently received by the Museum of Mankind Library (London), which incorporates the former Royal
Anthropological Institute library; includes bibliographies and obituaries. Citations from 1970 to the present; a limited number of entries from
1960s.
- Constitutions on the Internet (see below)
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ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
An indexing service provided by IDS. Papers are selected from all over the Internet based on topics in African, Asian, and Latin American
studies. Documents are produced by research institutes or international organizations. Some documents are electronic versions of printed works,
while others are full online documents--with citations and bibliographies. The Africa country guides provide links to Web sites, as well.
Note: Some documents listed in the search are only accessible at the IDS library, University of Sussex.
-- Conflict & security studies
-- Governance
-- Country profiles
-- ELDIS Home Page Hint: Select "search page" or issues page" or
"Pick a topic".
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Francis: International Humanities and Social Studies Online
Index. Monthly. -- Paris : CNRS ; USA : RLG Eureka, 1984-
For Columbia students and faculty only.
Interdisciplinary index to periodicals, books, theses, reports, and conference proceedings, with emphasis on Western European publications.
Some citation entries contain abstracts.
- Human Relations Area Files (eHRAF) Collection of Ethnography. (Online) -- New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University; Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Digital Library, c1987, 1996-
For Columbia only: A searchable, online library of full text books, articles, dissertations, and unpublished manuscripts on a wide variety of cultures and societies around the world. See also at Columbia: the HRAF in paper and microfiche in Lehman Library.
- International African bibliography. Quarterly. (London: Mansell ; University of London, International Africa Institute, School of Oriental and
African Studies, 1971-)
Lehman REF Index Tables Z3501 .I54
Barnard REF Z3501 .I54
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International Bibliography of Book Reviews. Monthly. Published by K.G. Saur Verlag, Thomson Corporation.
For Columbia faculty and students only: European and North American journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences since 1985 are
indexed.
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International Law Databases---Access UN,
UN Treaty Collection, and Human Rights Internet
(via Columbia University Law School Library)
Access to some of these databases is restricted to Columbia Law Library---ask at Law Library Reference: "Readex Access UN"
offers an index to current and retrospective UN documents and publications. "UN Treaty Collection" is available to all Columbia users.
"Human Rights Internet" is a searchable clearinghouse website--including abstracts, indexes, and directories of
organizations--available only within Columbia University Law Library.
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PAIS International. (Online) Monthly. (New York: Public Access
Information Service, 1986-)
For Columbia faculty and students only! General social science index to books and periodical literature.
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SIPRI Databases on Security, Arms Transfers, & Military Expenditures (Stockholm: Stockholm
International Peace Research Institute, 1990--)
- Social sciences citation index. Triannual. (Philadelpia: Institute for Scientific Information, 1956-)
See the print version:
Lehman REF Index Tables Z7161 .S65
For electronic issues of SSI since 1988, see: ISI Web of Science. For Columbia faculty and students only!
- Social sciences full text. (Online) Quarterly. (Bronx, New
York: H.W. Wilson, Co., 1983-)
For Columbia faculty and students only! This index product offers citations (without full text) for the period 1983-1994 and a full-text option starting in 1995.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Monthly. (Bethesda, MD:
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, 1975--)
For Columbia faculty and students only.
A general database for international relations and political science---citations and abstracts.
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DOCUMENTS, STATISTICAL DATA, & SELECTED WEB SITES
- Acordo de paz para Angola. (Angola?: s.n., 1991)
Lehman REF DT1259 .A2 1991g
- Acordo geral de paz de Moçambique: (signed in Rome, October 4, 1992). (Roma: s.n., 1992)
Lehman REF DT3398 .A26 1992g
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African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul, The Gambia)
The web site offers current information on upcoming meetings and an archive of documentation: reports and final communiques since 1987.
- African International Courts and Tribunals (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; New York University, New York)
"This website [under construction] provides a centralized source for scholars, practitioners and laypersons working in or on the Continent and a reference to the work of these courts and tribunals for others studying the global phenomenon."
- AMANI Forum--The Great Lakes Parliamentary Forum of Peace (Nairobi, Kenya)
A regional organization of African parliamentarians which tries to monitor conflict resolution cases in the Eastern Africa and offer training, with national chapters in 7 countries. The site includes news and reports from workshops and meetings.
- The Arab-Israel conflict and its resolution: selected documents. Ed. by Ruth Lapidoth and Moshe Hirsche. (Dordrecht, The Netherlands :
Martinus Nijhoff, 1992)
Lehman REF DS119.7 .A6719 1992
- Armed Conflict Database -- London: International Institute for Strategic Studies.
For Columbia faculty and students only: "This database covers international and internal conflicts, as well as terrorism, incl. information on refugees and returnees, internally displaced persons, weapons used and their flows, fatalities, costs, historical backgrounds, and timelines."
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The Belfast Agreement or "Good Friday Agreement" of April 10, 1998 (via
Northern Ireland Office Online, UK)
Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Ireland.
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Bowdoin College Library: The George J. Mitchell Papers -- Northern Ireland Records
(Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine)
This site provides a guide to the Mitchell papers at Bowdoin relating to the negotiations over Northern Ireland in 1998-99.
- The Carter Center (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Centre for Conflict Resolution, University of Cape Town, South Africa
The site offers general information about the research projects, other activities, and publications of the centre. "[Founded in 1968,
formerly Centre for Intergroup Studies] the CCR seeks to contribute towards a just peace in South Africa and elsewhere in Africa by promoting
constructive, creative and co-operative approaches to the resolution of conflict and the reduction of violence."
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Conciliation Resources: an international service for conflict resolution and prevention (London, UK)
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Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado (Boulder, Colorado, USA)
- Constitutions on the Internet
- Darfur Crisis in The Sudan: Selected Resources (via Columbia University Libraries)
- Documents of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights. Ed. by Malcolm Evans and Rachel Murray. (Oxford : Hart, 2001)
Lehman REF KQC573.A34 A34 2001g
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East Timor Action Network -- US Homepage
- Current news and advocacy campaign. "[Since May 2002], ETAN advocates justice for past rights abuses, return
of refugees and democratic reconstruction of East Timor."
- See also: East Timor and Indonesia (1999) -- Links (via FAIR-Fairness &
Accuracy in Reporting, New York)
- "Ethnicty, Insurgency and Civil War" Research Project (2003) (James D. Fearon and David D. Laitin, Stanford University, Stanford, California)
The web site provides the outlines of research by two prominent political science faculty at Stanford; includes a few downloadable papers and data, references to published articles, and related links. "...seeks to account for cross-national and cross-group variation in the outbreak, magnitude and duration of civil wars in the period from the end of World War II to 2000."
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Federation of American Scientists (Washington, DC)
Military analysis on the US and several key countries and regions around the world; plus news reports and related links. "The Federation of
American Scientists (FAS) conducts analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy, including national security, nuclear weapons,
arms sales, biological hazards, secrecy, and space policy."
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INCORE Regional-Country Internet Guides (Initiative on Conflict Resolution
& Ethnicity: a joint initiative of the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland and The United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan)
A compilation of links to news, documents, and related Web sites.
- Institute for Security Studies (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- The website includes journals, monographs, papers, and reports -- available online in PDF or HTML formats. "The mission of the Institute for Security Studies is to enhance human security in Africa. This is achieved
through applied research and the dissemination of information that can inform decisions on critical areas of individual, national, regional and
international security. The Institute is committed to democracy, good governance and the promotion of common security. The Institute for Security
Studies (ISS) was originally established as the Institute for Defence Policy by Dr. J. K. Cilliers, and Mr. P-B Mertz in 1990 ..."
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African security review. (Online) -- Pretoria, South Africa: Institute for Security
Studies, 1992--
Current online issues and archive. "The African Security Review is the ISS bi-monthly journal published in conjunction with the Instituto
Superior de Relações Internacionais in Maputo, Mozambique. ... The Review was previously published as the African Defence Review
(1994) and the Southern African Defence Review (1992-1993)."
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre Originally founded by the Norwegian Refugee Council (Geneva, Switzerland)
Current news on refugees and humanitarian crises, a survey of the literature and projects on internal displacement, and country case study reports.
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International Boundaries Research Unit, University of Durham, UK
Home page of the center, its programs, and its publications (ie. Boundary and Security Bulletin, see below). The site also
includes a searchable news database: International Boundary News Database (News
briefs compiled from around the world since 1991).
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International Committee of the Red Cross = Comité international de la Croix-Rouge. (Geneva, Switzerland):
- International Court of Justice (of the United Nations) (The Hague, The Netherlands)
The website features an archive of recent and past court decisions and press releases.
- International Criminal Court (The Hague, The Netherlands)
The website includes information on situations and cases, plus related information. "...The ICC is the first ever permanent international institution, with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals responsible for the most serious crimes of international concern : genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes."
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International Crisis Group (Washington, DC ; Brussels, Belgium)
- "The ICG is a private, multinational organisation committed to strengthening the capacity of the international
community to understand and respond to impending crises. ICG's approach is grounded in field research ... and advocacy."
- ICG Home Page
- ICG Projects on Africa (Algeria, Horn of Africa region, Sierra Leone,
Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe)
- ICG Projects on the Balkans (Albania, Bosnia, Serbia, Kosovo,
Macedonia, and Montenegro)
- ICG Projects on Central and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Central Asia,
Burma/Myanmar, and Cambodia)
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International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region =
Réseau documentaire international sur la région des Grands Lacs africains (Geneva,
Switzerland)
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International Organizations on Human Rights and Governance in Africa.
A list of internet resources compiled by Columbia University Libraries.
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International Peace Institute. formerly International Peace Academy. (New York)
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International Rescue Committee (New York)
The website offers information about IRC activities, selected news reports on emergency situations and conflict zones, and an extensive library
of resources--SEARCH for reports on individual countries or regions.
- Guide to Sources for International Statistics (Lehman Social Sciences Library, Columbia University
Libraries, New York)
- Internet resources on Central -- Eastern -- North -- Southern -and- West Africa. (Columbia University Libraries)
- Internet Resources on Middle East Countries (Columbia University Libraries)
- Inter-Parliamentary Union = Union interparlementaire (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Current and recent information on parliaments around the world, with news, event announcements and reports, web links, features on women, and databases.
- The world of parliaments. (Online) Quarterly review -- Geneva, Switzerland: IPU, 1999-
- PARLINE--Database on National Parliaments: a searchable directory of national assemblies and parliaments, with links to official web sites and recent documents.
- PARLIT Database: bibliographic references on books and articles on parliamentary law and practice.
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Inventory of Conflict and Environment (ICE): Case Studies Database (School
of International Service, American University, Washington, DC)
Summarized information on conflict and environment issues world-wide, organized by region and country. "...the case studies are based on 16
categories of information ... can be searched with the ICE search engine."
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Israel. Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Peace Process -- Reference Documents (Tel
Aviv)
An official selection of online documents from the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the present; plus links to other sections on speeches and
"terrorism".
- Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (Accra, Ghana)
Since 2003, the centre has been offering training programs and support for policy research and publications on peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Africa. See especially, Research publications (since 2004) on "Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution."
- Life & Peace Institute (Uppsala, Sweden)
Program information and downloadable reports and papers are available from this site. "...LPI is a specialized Institute conducting scientific research about international conflicts from a Christian-ethical perspective."
- Makerere University, Faculty of Law (Kampala, Uganda)
-- Human Rights and Peace Centre
"HURIPEC was set up to provide a focused intellectual and activist space to spearhead the promotion and protection of human rights and peace through a combination of teaching, research, documentation, public debate, seminars, and outreach programmes."
-- Refugee Law Project
- The Military balance. Annual. (London : Oxford University Press, published for the International Institute for Strategic Studies,
1959/60-)
Lehman REF UA15 .M53 -- Latest issue next to REF desk.
Lehman Stacks UA15 .M53
Barnard REF UA15 .M53
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Minorities at Risk Project - Group Files: Tracking Ethnopolitical Conflict Worldwide
(Center for International Development and Conflict Management, University of Maryland, College Park)
Selected country profiles and minority ethnic group reports (with endnotes and regional bibliographies) which are periodically updated. Access to some project data may require registration.
"Minorities at Risk is an independent, university-based research project that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of
politically-active communal groups in countries with a population of at least 500,000." See also:
-- Peace and Conflict 2005: A Global Survey of Armed Conflicts, Self-Determination Movements, and Democracy.
By Monty G. Marshall and Ted Robert Gurr. -- College Park, MD; University of Maryland, Center for International Development and Conflict Management, 2005. PDF format.
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Minorities in the Middle East.
A list of internet resources compiled by Columbia University Libraries.
- The Mitchell Report on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 2001 (See "United States. Department of State.
International Information Programs" below.)
- Mouvement contre les armes légères en Afrique de l'Ouest (MALAO) (Dakar, Sénégal)
This site is available only in French. "[MALAO] offre à la communauté des internautes et des artisans de paix un espace d’échange d’expériences, de partage de connaissances et d’acquisitions d’armes pour lutter contre celles dites légères et de petit calibre." See especially:
-- Documentation which includes an archive of reports from MALAO, other NGOs, and the media (PDF format)
-- Links to NGOs and government sites
- NEPAD--New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development (Johannesburg, South Africa)
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The Oslo Accords and related agreements, 1993-94 (via al-Mashriq--The
Levant, Børre Ludvigsen et al., Østfold College, Halden, Norway)
An online archive of agreements between Israel, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and other parties. See also
Watson, Geoffrey R. below.
- Palestine: documents. Ed. by Mahdi F. Abdul Hadi [et al.]. 1st ed. 2 v. (Jerusalem : PASSIA, c1997).
Lehman REF DS125 .P293 1997g
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Partnership Africa Canada (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
- This website outlines the programs and posts related links to documents on Sierra Leone, Liberia, elsewhere in West
Africa; Congo, Angola, Rwanda, elsewhere in Central and Southern Africa. "PAC [founded in 1986] is a coalition of Canadian and African NGOs
working together on issues of human rights, human security and sustainable development."
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Africa Issues: Natural
Resources ; Gender ; HIV/AIDS ; and UN & Government Reports
- Diamonds, Oil, and Natural Resources
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Political violence in the Middle East.
A list of internet resources compiled by Columbia University Libraries.
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ReliefWeb (United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
This searchable site provides links to full-length reports on areas of the world affected by humanitarian "emergencies", assorted
on-line maps, and "the latest" news from many areas of the world. Sources include the UN Integrated Regional Information Network
(IRIN), Associated Press, Agence France Presse, Reuters, Pan African News Agency, and other news services.
-- ReliefWeb
This searchable site provides links to full-length reports on areas of the world affected by humanitarian "emergencies", assorted
on-line maps, and "the latest" news from many areas of the world. See especially:
"Complex Emergencies" (war, conflict, etc.) or
"Natural Disasters" (floods, drought, etc.).
- SIPRI yearbook : world armaments and disarmament. (Stockholm : Almquist & Wiksell; New York : Humanities Press, c1972-
[Published annually for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Frösunda, Sweden.]
Lehman REF UA10 .I551
-- See also: SIPRI Databases on Security, Arms Transfers & Military Expenditures above.
- South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa report. 5 v. [Cape Town] : The
Commission, 1998.
Lehman REF JQ1981 .S69 1998g
Lehman Area Studies CD-LAN workstation: CD-ROM DT1945 .562 1999g
See also, the online versions (via Columbia University Libraries)
- Special Court for Sierra Leone -- Official Website (New York ; Freetown, Sierra Leone)
"The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. It is mandated to try those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996."
- Strategic survey. Annual supplement to The Military balance. (London: Oxford University Press, 1966-)
Lehman REF U162 .S77
Lehman Stacks U162 .S77 -- Back issues.
Barnard REF U162 .S77
- Sudan, United Nations Mission: Comprehensive Agreement Between the Government of Sudan and the Sudanese People's Liberation Movement/Army, 2004-2005
- Sudan, United Nations Mission: Darfur Peace Agreement (May 2006)
- Treaties and alliances of the world. 5th ed. Ed. by Nicholas J. Rengger. (Essex, England : Longman Group, 1990)
Lehman REF JX4005 .T72 1990
- United Nations Security Council on Angola (since 1993)
This web page links to a frequently-updated archive of annual reports (1996--), resolutions (1993--), press releases (1998--), and other
documents on Angola.
- United Nations. The United Nations and Mozambique, 1992-1995. United Nations blue books series ; v. 5 (New York : United Nations, Dept. of
Public Information, 1995)
Lehman REF JX1977.2 .M85 U54 1995g
- United Nations. The United Nations and apartheid, 1948-1994. United Nations blue books series ; v. 1. (New York : United Nations, Dept. of
Public Information, 1994)
Lehman REF JX1977.2 .S56 U55 1994g
- United Nations. United Nations Concern for Peace and Security in Central Africa = Les Nations Unies soucieuses de promouvoir la paix et la
sécurité en Afrique centrale. (New York : United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa,
1997)
Lehman REF JZ5584 .C33 U55 1997
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Africa. (via "UN Agencies on Africa" compiled by
Columbia University Libraries).
- United Nations Office for West Africa = Bureau des Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest, Dakar, Sénégal (New York)
Documents, press releases, and news from the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in West Africa. "UNOWA is the first UN regional peace-building office in the world, with a mandate to harmonize UN activities and promote the integration of a subregional, as opposed to country-by-country, approach."
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UN Peacekeeping Operations and Observer Missions in Africa, 1989- (with links to general pages and reports for
other parts of the world)
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