SOC 456: Political Sociology
Professor: Dr. Carol MuellerLibrarian: Lisa Kammerlocher
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Locate the web page for your nongovernmental organization (NGO) and multilateral economic institution (MEI):
Use www.google.com
Enter the name of your NGO or MEI in quotes " " or try the abbreviation.
MEIs
IMF or "international monetary fund"
"World Bank"
WTO or "world trade organization"
NGOs for Women
DAWN or "development alternatives with women for a new era"
WEDO or "women's environmental development organization"
WID or "women in development"
NGOs for Labor
AFL-CIO or "american federation of labor - congress of industrial organizations"
ICFTU or "international confederation of free trade unions"
NGOs for Environment
FOE or "friends of the earth"
WWF or “world wildlife fund"
Locate web sites that include information on the relationship of your NGO to the MEI.
Go to www.google.com
Enter the name or abbreviation of your NGO and MEI in quotes."world wildlife fund" "world bank"
Locate articles about your NGO and their relationship to the MEI.
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Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1990 -
Contains information from a range of academic areas, including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, multicultural, and general reference. Covers The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Christian Science Monitor.LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe
Provides access to news, legal information, business and government sources. Consists of separate databases: Business, Legal Research, Medical, News, Reference; Congressional; Statistical and State Capital. See individual titles for descriptions.oneworld.net
News and information related to development issues. Some information is available by topic or country.Periodical Abstracts Research II with Fulltext
Provides access to academic journals, popular magazines, & key business publications, covering social sciences, humanities, general-sciences, business & general-interest publications.Women's Movements
Contemporary Women's Issues
Coverage: 1992 -
Provides access to global information on women and women's issues from journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, NGOs and government and international agencies.
Labor Movements
ABI/Inform Global Edition With Fulltext
Coverage: 1985 -
Emphasizes international research in business and management. Not strong on marketing, and does not include business newspapers.Environmental Movements
Alt-Press Watch
Coverage: 1987 -
A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press. Available from ASU West Campus onlyPAIS International
Coverage: 1972 -
Indexes material on international or global social, economic, political and public policy issues published in magazines, journals, government documents, pamphlets, books, yearbooks, directories, and public and private agency reports.
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