Red Color-News Soldier
http://red-colornewssoldier.com/
The world is a richer place for the efforts of those who have sought to document
the various social and cultural transformations that have taken place around the
globe during the twentieth century. One must only think of A.J. Lieblings
dispatches from Europe during the World War II or Robert Capas images of the
Spanish Civil War to be reminded of the importance of such materials. This
website pays homage to the work of another such dedicated individual, Li
Zhengsheng, who took it upon himself to document
the Cultural Revolution in China through photographs. This fine online exhibit
includes some of the thousands of images Zhengsheng took from 1964 to 1976. The
contents are divided into five chronological sections, such as Revolution is Not
a Dinner Party. Within each section, visitors can view a number of images,
including photographs of peasant women at work on an
irrigation project and a gathering of Communist party officials who met to mourn
the death of Chairman Mao.
Conflict Map
http://www.nobel.se/peace/educational/conflictmap/
Visualizing the nature of various conflicts across the world over the course of history is quite a challenge, and the Nobel e-Museum offers this rather compelling way to think about the past century or so of such engagements. Utilizing the Schockwave application, this interactive map provides answers to such question as Where did these wars take place?, Have some regions experienced more wars than others?, and Who were the main protagonists in these conflicts? A tall order to be sure, but the map succeeds nobly, and accomplishes its educational task by organizing each conflict into one of three categories (represented on the map by a small conflagration), and offering a brief explanation about each conflict as well. Additionally, the map also provides statistical information on the geographical distribution of Peace Prize laureates and nominees from the period 1901 to 2001, along with providing aggregate numbers of the total nominations, divided into seven geographical regions.
Electoral Systems
International Foundation for Election Systems
Since 1987, the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) has provided technical assistance in all areas of election administration and election management. IFES is a non-profit non-governmental organization which has also been a part of the electoral process in over 100 countries over the past fifteen years. On the site, visitors can learn about the foundation's ongoing research projects, which revolve around a number of thematic issues such as civil society, rule of law and governance, and many others. Visitors may also be interested in the various employment opportunities and upcoming lectures and related events. The publication area is quite extensive as well, as it includes access to the tri-annually published magazine, _Elections Today_, and a number of other helpful white papers, reports, and surveys, such as Public Opinion in Ukraine and the annual reports.
More on Electoral systems from the World Policy Institute
http://www.worldpolicy.org/projects/globalrights/prindex.html
Nationmaster
Great Site for generating cross-national statistics.
Other sites for generating datasets
Data
Country Information
Economist.com Country Briefing
Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive
Electionworld. The world database on elections
Freedom House
http--www.essex.ac.uk-electiondata-index.htm
National Endowment for Democracy
Keele Guide to Elections and Electoral Systems on the Internet
Political Resources on the Net
Human Development Reports
Yahoo! Government Politics Elections Electoral Systems
Parties and Elections in Europe
U.S. State Department - Services - Background Notes
Transparency
International
Resources for doing Small-n Comparative Research
Compass (KL Leuven, BL)
Consortium on Qualitative Research Methods (CQRM)