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Governance & Political country reports

ACE Electoral Knowledge Network
Information on national elections.
CIFP Fragile State Reports (2007- ) from Country Indicators for Foreign Policy
E-Government Index and E-Participation Index from United Nations (coming soon)
Fund for Peace Country Profiles
Assesses the stability and political risk of countries by focusing on key economic, social, and political indicators.
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)
- Country View
- Electoral System Design
- Political Finance Database -current information only.
- Quotas for Women -most recent national election data only.
- Voter Turnout -national elections from 1945 to present.
PARLINE database from Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Information on the structure and working methods of every national parliament.
Political Handbook of the World from CQ Press (2007 to present)
Classic work.
(Call number: JF37 .P6; JF37 .P6; JF37 .P6). AU Library has print copies of 1932-1962, 1963-1970 1975-2000-02, 2005-2008 editions .
Polity IV Country Reports from the Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM)
The polity project collects data about the institutional characteristics of states throughout the world from 1800 through 2006. It is widely used for its assessements of the degree of democracy and autocracy in the political structures of nation states.
Voting Practices in the United Nations (1994, 2000 to present) from U.S. Department of State
World Leaders from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Not a report, but a list of names of current government leaders organized by country. The online version of the publication, Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments.