Political Science

Looking for more information about Political Science at Hunter? Visit Hunter's Political Science Department site.

To find out more about what's going on in the field of Political Science, check out some of these professional organizations:

• American Political Science Association (APSA)
• International Political Science Association (IPSA/AISP)
• Association for Political Theory
• New York State Political Science Association (NYSPSA)

Data and resources from U.S. Government agencies:

• Infographics and Visualizations of Census data
• CIA Library - The CIA releases millions of pages of documents each year and frequently releases items of public interest on this website, from unclassified current publications to basic references, reports and maps.
• U.S. Department of State - Searchable and browsable by policy issue, state/region, and bureau/office.
• Department of Defense Publications
• Department of Defense Manuals

Corporate-authored reports and resources:

• Goldman Sachs Economic Research - Reports, talks, infographics, and more. Browsable by topic. Archives also available.
• McKinsey & Company Insights - Written reports, videos, podcasts, and more.
• Deutsche Bank Research - Written reports, videos, podcasts, and more.
• The Economist Intelligence Unit - Reports, forecasts, and white papers.

Data and resources from international agencies:

• United Nations iLibrary - UN books, papers, and statistics that can be searched or browsed by country/theme.
• World Economic Outlook Databases - Biennial publication of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), whose other publications are available HERE with additional data available HERE.
• World Bank Open Data - Searchable by country, topic, or indicator.

Additional resources:

• Map of Economic Freedom - And other information from the Economic Freedom Index.
• Global Freedom Status Map - And other information from Freedom House.
• Correlates of War - COW "seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations."
• Maddison Project Database - Dutch project building on the work of British economist Angus Maddison who used quantitative macroeconomic history to measure economic performance for different regions, time periods and subtopics.
• Corruption Perceptions Index - Ranking of 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people. Covers 1995-present.