This page introduces the different types of databases you can find and utilize within UW Libraries collections related to international studies. These broad databases focus on a wide range of countries and topics. For specific country or continent databases check out those pages. The best bet for international studies topics is PAIS Index.
Social science indexing database that covers journals, government documents, books, reports, and conference papers back to 1972. On the ProQuest platform.
The Fragile States Index is an annual report published by the United States think-tank, The Fund for Peace. The list aims to assess states' vulnerability to conflict or collapse, ranking all sovereign states with membership in the United Nations where there is enough data available for analysis. (formerly the Failed States Index)
Human Rights Studies Online is a research and learning database providing comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide from 1900 to 2010. The collection includes primary and secondary materials across multiple media formats and content types for each selected event, including Armenia, the Holocaust, Cambodia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Rwanda, Darfur, and more than thirty additional subjects.
Major women's studies indexing/full-text database that covers journals, books, theses and other formats back to 1972. On the EBSCOhost platform.
Major political science indexing database that covers journal articles back to 1975. On the ProQuest platform.
Law full-text database that covers codes and basic legislation in English for countries around the world. On its own platform.
International law reference database with articles written by experts. Includes the Max Planck Encyclopedia of Public International Law and the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law. On the Oxford University Press platform.
Complete electronic archive of National Geographic magazine. Includes the the 1888-1994 archive, 1995-current subscription, and People, Animals and the World. On the Gale platform.
An archival collection comprising the backfiles of 15 major magazines (including the Newsweek archive), spanning areas including current events, international relations, and public policy. These titles offer multiple perspectives on the contemporary contexts of the major events, trends, and interests in these fields throughout the twentieth century. Subject coverage includes political history, international relations, public policy, current events, diplomacy/peacemaking, democracy, military operations, global economic affairs, human rights, ethics, international development, and sustainability.
Multidisciplinary video-streaming platform presenting award-winning documentaries and independent films. The collection contains 1,019 films and 806 hours of content. Transcripts are available for 87% of the collection. On the Alexander Street Press platform.
A statistics resource that contains statistical abstracts of approximately 40 countries.