Austria
The Austrian electoral system (Rating: ). This site was
evaluated by Joleen Linson. This
site decsribes the elections in Austria. It describes the type of government
system Austria has and it gives a list of parties in Austria and has links to them.
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France
French Foreign Policy and Diplomatic History (Rating:
Excellent). This site was evaluated by Beth Garrison. This site
provides information on France’s diplomatic history and current foreign policy. It
includes the French Government’s press releases on international issues, as well as
up-to-date news and the French perspective on diplomacy. Overall this is an excellent
site.
Germany
The German Parliament (John Ramsey)
The German Green Party (John Ramsey)
The United Kingdom
The European
Union
British Government Information Service (Zac White)
The British Monarchy (Rating: Excellent). This site was
evaluated by Jeremy Allen.
This is the official web site of the British Monarchy- a description of the British
Monarchy's history and information.
Sinn Fein (Rating: Excellent). This site was evaluated by Jeremy Allen and Jennifer Orr. Sinn
Fein web site. The official site for the Sinn Fein political party of Ireland.
The British Parliament (Rating: Excellent). This site was
evaluated by John Ramsey.
This site contains information on both houses of Parliament, and gives access to their
informational offices. Moreover, each house has its own page, which contains a detailed
list of links ranging from the house composition to current bills and issues within each
house. The house of commons page also offers a research paper menu.
British Social Democratic Labour Party (SDLP) (Rating:
Excellent): This site was evaluated by Jennifer Orr. This site
gives information about the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Ireland.
British Labour Party (Rating: Good to Excellent):
This site was evaluated by Jennifer
Orr. The content of this site is reliable. However, the site contains no
party manifesto. This official web site of the Labour Party could benefit from that type
of statement, and therefore, the site would be better.
British Tory Party (Rating: Good to Excellent):
This site was evaluated by Jennifer
Orr. This site pertains to political life in the United Kingdom.
British Green Party (Rating: Good to Excellent):
This site was evaluated by Jennifer
Orr. The content of this site is better than other political parties' sites
because it actually lists the party manifesto. It also lists full speeches and documents.
The content of this web page is very thorough.
Liberal Democratic Party (Rating: Good to
Excellent): This site was evaluated by Jennifer Orr. This is
the official web site of the Liberal Democratic Party could benefit from that type of
statement, and therefore, the site would be better.
The European Union
The European Parliament (Pascal Dellavedova)
The European Trade Union Confederation (John Ramsey)
The European Union (Suryo Utomo)
Information on the progress of the European Union
(Rating: Excellent): This site was evaluated by Jennifer Orr. The group
running this site wishes to go ahead with the next phase in the EU’s progress. This
site is a great way to learn about the EU in the present.
Duties and Roles of the Offices of the European
Union (Rating: Excellent): This site was evaluated by Jennifer Orr. This site
describes the Western European Union’s duties and role.
International Organizations
UNESCO. (Rating: Excellent): This site was evaluated by Paschal Dellavedova. The
main objective of UNESCO is to contribute to peace and security in the world by promoting
collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication.
United Nations. (Rating: Excellent): This site was evaluated
by Paschal Dellavedova. The
United Nations is an organization of sovereign nations. It provides the machinery to help
find solutions to international problems or disputes, and to deal with pressing concerns
that face people everywhere. This site provides links to family organizations of the UN,
access to databases, and news or current events that report on the UN.
Green Parties (John Ramsey)
OECD. (Rating: Excellent): This site was evaluated by Zac White. The site is
used as an official information source for those member nations. There is a section that
provides nothing but statistics on various areas of interest. There is included a
searchable index, plus a current news section that contains pertinent information about
the OECD and its related areas.
International Labor Organization (Rating: Excellent): This
site was evaluated by Paschal
Dellavedova. The ILO formulates international labor standards in the form of
Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labor rights: freedom
of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labor,
equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across
the entire spectrum of work related issues. This site offers information on these
processes and rulings. This site also contains a databases, history, structure and current
events within the organization.
Email: johnp@mail.uca.edu