Robinson Secondary Library: Comparative Government: Country Study Final Project: Country Research &amp; News

Country Research

Country Research

Global Issues in Context (Gale) This link opens in a new window
International viewpoints on global issues and current events. Features Issue and Country Portals that bring together a variety of sources for analysis. Includes multimedia sources such as podcasts, video, and interactive graphs.

Global Issues in Context

Helpful Tips: Search for a country, then click Read More for an explanation of: Government, Economy, International Relations. Scroll down for links to additional sources:

Viewpoints, Reference, Biographies, Statistics, Primary Sources, Images, Videos, Audio, Magazines, News, Academic Journals, Websites

CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
Unique, reliable cultural information for states and countries; vital statistics; maps, history, recipes, flags, and biographies.

Culture Grams - World Edition

Helpful Tips: Search for a country, then click the links on the left to read about:

History-up to the present; Government, subtopics: Problems and Power, Recent Events and Trends.

World Geography (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window

World Geography

Helpful Tips: Search for a country, then click the links on the left to read an Overview, Government, Contemporary Issues, etc.

CIA World Fact Book

CIA World FactBook

Country Introduction, People and Society, Transnational Issues/Disputes

Current Events & News -- International

Current Events & News

News (Gale Onefile) This link opens in a new window
Major U.S. and international newspapers; search for full text articles by title, headline, date, newspaper section, etc. A one-stop source for current news and searchable archives.

Collection -- Library Books for Country Study

This Destiny Discover Collection is a curated list of selected print books in the Robinson library collection that support the research for the comparative government country study final project.