- Democracy Center
Information on democracy throughout the world. - Freedom House
Information on political, civil, media, and economic freedom around the world. - United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The World Factbbook. Contains basic declassified information on countries of the world. - Development Experience Clearinghouse
Information from the U.S. Agency for International Development on democracy and development around the world. - Economist Intelligence Unit Country Intelligence
Country Reports, Country Profiles, and Country Commerce - National Journal Group's Policy Central
Contains: National Journal - a weekly on politics and government; CongressDaily - twice daily news service covering Capitol Hill; The Hotline - a daily news briefing on politics and campaigns; Technology Daily - news service on information technology politics and policy; The Almanac of American Politics - data on members of Congress, their states and districts; and Poll Track - a database of public opinion surveys.
Week 1: From the First Political Transition to the Third Wave of Democracy.
Week 3: The Future of Democratization.
- The Gate of Heavenly Peace
A documentary about the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989, and the resulting Beijing Massacre of June 4. A great site for resources--journal articles, pictures, books, you name it!
Week 6: The Collapse of Weimar and the Rise of the Third Reich.
- Derechoschile
Don't miss this one! This site provides an in-depth history of Chilean human rights from 1973 to the present.
Week 11: Ambiguous Political Transition in Mexico.