• Academic Search Complete - multidisciplinary
• JSTOR - multidisciplinary
• Project Muse - multidisciplinary
• CIAO
• Web of Science (and Social Science)
• PAIS (public policy)
• Women's Studies International (women's issues)
• Policy File (NGO and IGO reports)

• peace agreements collection [U.S. Institute of Peace]
• arms control agreements
• truth commissions [U.S. Institute of Peace]
• Frederick K. Cox International Law Center War Crimes Research Portal [Case Western Reserve Law School]

• UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
• UN Human Rights Committee & HR Commission
• UN Human Rights Council
• UN Institute for Disarmament Research
• UN CEDAW and CSW
• UN Peacekeeping and research guide
• Peace and Security, Human Rights & Humanitarian Affairs guides
• Peace and Security through Disarmament

• US Dept. of Homeland Security
• US Department of Defense
• Arms Sales Monitoring Project [FAS]
• Conflicts Database
• Global Terrorism Database
• International Criminal Court

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• Encyclopedia of Conflict Resolution. Clapp Ref HM 136 B783 1997
• Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict.
• Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
• International Conflict: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and their Management 1945-1995. Clapp Ref D 842 B46 1997
• Annual Report on Human Rights - U.S. State Dept.
• Country Reports on Terrorism - U.S. State Dept.
• INCORE country guides (conflict research)
• Blue helmets : a review of United Nations peace-keeping. Clapp Docs U.N. Sales I 1996 14

• start with keyword or try a subject search
  • peace
  • conflict management
  • dispute resolution (law)
  • mediation
• click on the NExpress buttons to request items we don't own
• or for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

• HuriSearch - human rights search engine
• Amnesty International
• Human Rights Watch
• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• Global Policy Forum
• U.S. Institute of Peace
• International Crisis Group
• Conflict Resolution Information Source (U Colorado)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and its databases
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
• International Relations and Security Network
• Peace and Justice Studies Association

Librarians for Peace & Justice Studies

Betty Febo
Research & Instruction, x3426

Graham Henderson
Collections, x3514

 

Student Library Research Award

Related resources

Library catalog
Interlibrary loan
Writing help (PLTC)
Citing sources

Peace and Justice Studies Dept.

International Relations

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Wellesley College Library • WCIS • Betty Febo • last modified: July 10, 2009