The University of St. Thomas

International Politics and Globalization

POL 424: International Politics and Globalization

Instructor: Elizabeth Klages
Librarian: Marianne Hageman

Background Information

For background reading, overviews, definitions of terms and concepts, basic facts and data.

  • Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics. 4 vols. Ref. BJ 63 .A66 1998
    Topics include "Development Ethics" and "Developmental Issues" in vol. 1.
  • Human Rights Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. Ref. JC 571 .L523 2001
    See "Globalization and Multinational Corporations" in vol. 2.
  • Issues and Controversies on File. Ref. JK 1 .I77
    In-depth, objective analyses of current news events and topics. Recent articles have included "Globalization," "World Bank," "World Trade Organization Update," and "Outsourcing White Collar Jobs Overseas."
  • Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. Ref. JA 61 .O95 2001 See "Globalization," pp. 324-327.
  • Social Science Encyclopedia, 2nd ed. Ref. H 41 .S63 1996 See "Globalization," pp. 345-6.

For background information on countries, see Country Information.  For researching Minnesota companies, see **Minnesota Business**.

Articles

Look up magazine, newspaper, and journal articles for current or historical issues and events, brief analysis of broad topics, research findings, or in-depth analysis of narrow topics.

These indexes and more are available from the UST Libraries databases page at the Minneapolis and St. Paul campus libraries, computer labs, and from remote locations.  

  • Expanded Academic.
    Articles from over 960 scholarly and general interest publications. Look for subdivisions such as analysis, moral and ethical aspects, public opinion, research, etc.
  • Academic Search Premier.
    Articles from nearly 4,600 scholarly publications. Try keyword searches such as globalization and free trade, globalization and human rights, globalization and poverty, etc.
  • CIAO Online. (Columbia International Affairs)
    Research materials on international affairs.
  • Lexis-Nexis.
    News, business, industry, and financial information from U.S. and international sources. Includes the Star Tribune from 1991 on.
  • ProQuest Newsstand.
    Full-text access to hundreds of newspapers including The Star Tribune (1986-), The New York Times (1999-), The Wall Street Journal (1984-), and The Washington Post (1987-).

See also Political Science and Government databases.  

Books

Look up books for in-depth treatment, broad coverage, and/or historical aspects.

  • Search St. Thomas books through CLICnet:
    Book catalog for the St. Thomas Libraries and several other local private colleges. Books can be requested from other campuses online.
    Sample subject search: globalization
    Sample keyword searches:
  • Search the University of Minnesota Libraries through MNCAT/LUMINA:
    Catalog for the research level collections of the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. http://mncat.lib.umn.edu
  • Search other libraries through WorldCat:
    Identify books and other materials held at other Twin Cities and United States libraries. (Subscription database for use by UST users only.)

SELECTED WEB SITES

EVALUATING & CITING SOURCES

Help in evaluating the quality of resources and for accepted citation styles.

Make an appointment for research assistance:

Marianne Hageman, 651/962-5404, mdhageman@stthomas.edu

Updated September 2004, August 2006