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Women in Politics i

Even though America has yet to elect a woman president, 59 countries have already celebrated this milestone. In this Profiles in Peace video, we explore the impact women have had around the world as presidents, prime ministers, and parliamentarians through interviews with Kosovar Ambassador Vlora Çitaku, Rwandan Ambassador Mathilde Mukantabana, and Irish Ambassador Anne Anderson..

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Happiness is rising around the world i

ISR World Values Survey identifies happiest nations in the world. More at http://ns.umich.edu/htdocs/releases/story.php?id=6629 and http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org.

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ISA President Kristian Gleditsch's talk for ISA Midwest 2021 i

[Please click "More" to read our disclaimer below] ISA President Kristian Gleditsch gave a virtual talk for the ISA Midwest annual conference, held in St. Louis, MO from November 19-21, 2021. To learn more about the International Studies Association Midwest region, click here: https://www.isanet.org/ISA/Regions/Midwest _The viewer should note that the opinions expressed in this audio/video recording are those of th....

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Ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten issue categories covering environmental health and ecosystem vitality.

Environmental Performance Index

The world's leading source of labor statistics..

Int'l Labor Organization Stats

database with information on relative levels of income, output, input and productivity, covering 182 countries between 1950 and 2014.

Penn World Table

From the Hertie School of Governance's Governance Report..

Governance Indicators

Britain's largest independent social research agency, features British Social Attitudes Data..

NatCen Social Research

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Governance for Development

Research articles that make theoretical and empirical contributions to the literature, and review articles bearing on problems in international relations and comparative politics..

World Politics

Seeks to broaden the study of human rights by fostering the critical re-examination of existing approaches to human rights, as well as developing new perspectives on the theory and practice of human rights. .

Journal of Human Rights

International journal publishes research in all areas of politics and international relations.

Political Studies

A Latin American politics blog from Greg Weeks of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte..

Two Weeks Notice

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