SOC 331: Migration
Professor: Kristin Koptiuch
Librarian: Lisa Kammerlocher
| Migraton Policy Sources | Newspaper & Magazine articles |
| Migration Data by Country | Photos and Digital Images |
| Social and Economic Data by Country | |
Migration Policy Sources
The International Migration Policy Programme
Provides links to fulltext IMP papers and statements.
Migration Information Center
Click on Country Profiles to find "brief overviews of vital data, policies, history, and political debates."
Public Affairs Information Service
Use this library database to search [alien workers AND your country name] to identify articles discussing policies guest workers.
Migration Data by Country
CARIM: Euro Mediterranean Consortium for Applied Research on Migration
International Data Base, U.S. Bureau of the Census
This database includes selected data back to 1950 and enables you to create a table that includes # 36 (Net Number of Migrants and Migration Rate, by Age and Sex), by country and year.
International Labour Migration Database (ILM), International Labour Organization
Includes a wide range of tables included citizenship, inflows, outflows and nationals abroad by country.
International Migration Data, OECD
http://www.oecd.org/document/36/0,2340,en_2825_494553_2515108_1_1_1_1,00.html
Lists tables of data including inflows and outflows by selected OECD country.
Migration Information Cente - Data Tools
http://www.migrationinformation.org/index.cfm
The Global Data section provides tables of migration data by country. Select detailed data is available under Data Tools for Germany.
Statistics (UNHCR), United Nations High Commission on Refugees
http://www.unhcr.org/statistics.html
Provides data by select country on refugees and refugee status.
Social and Economic Data by Country
CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online
Comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and conference proceedings.
Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs
"Each study has been prepared by a "multidisciplinary team of social scientists" and offers a textbook-like portrayal of the beliefs, values, institutions, geography, politics, and economics of each country."
Economist Intelligence Unit
Statistics and reports about political, economic, and business climates of countries and regions including country profiles, commerce, finance, business briefings, market indicators and forecasts. Coverage and frequency vary with report series.
Eurostat Yearbook (1997 - )
HA 1107 .E89 2002 West Ref
This annual source provides statistical information on the European Union. (catalog record)
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe - Reference
Contains country profiles from the CIA Factbook and Walden Country Reports, plus the World Amanac.
Political Risk Services
Covers 100 countries with information on the following areas: Highlights; Comment and Analysis; Databank; Forecast Scenarios; Political Framework; and Background.
Statistical Agencies - International
http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html
Developed by the Bureau of the Census, this page lists statistical agencies by country.
Unicef
http://www.unicef.org
Provides statistics by country and includes some socioeconomic data that is not available on other sites.
World Development Indicators (1998 - )
HC 59.15 .W656 West Ref (most recent)
A World Bank publication which provided data on social and economic development. (catalog record)
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
Academic Search Premier
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.
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/
"...offers a series of publications and news releases in relation to the current conflicts in [a variety of countries]. AI Annual Reports on the country, and a series of recent reports."
Global Newsbank
News articles from around the globe, covering politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment translated into English from broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines and government documents.
Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org/
Includes current news, publications, commentary etc. on human rights issues throughout the world.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe - News
Covers U.S. and international news from newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, television and radio news broadcasts, and non-English Language news sources.
Newspapers on the Wide World Web
Links to newspapers from around the world, arranged by country.
Oneworld.net
News and information related to development issues. Some information is available by topic or country.
Photos and Digital Images
Downloading Images: right click on the image, and scroll to [save image as], name image and download.
AP Photo Archive
Approximately 700,000 current and historic photos drawn largely from the Associated Press database of images. The archive includes contemporary news images, historical figures, celebrities, and images drawn from key events of the 20th century.
Google Image Search
Indexes millions of images.
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