Elections/Democracy
- International Voter Turnout - IDEAMost comprehensive global collection of political participation statistics available, covers presidential & parliamentary elections, numbers of registered voters and information of false ballots.
- Freedom HouseProvides scores, reports and statistics covering democracy and freedom across the world. There are reports on civil liberties, political rights, freedom of speech, freedom of press, and countries transitioning to democracy.
- Fragile States Index - Fund for PeaceRanks the level of political stability in every country in the world.
Resources on Electoral Systems & Political Parties
- ElectionGuideFocuses on current elections, but includes previous elections back to 1998. Developed by a non-profit International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES), the world's premiere election assistance organization.
- World Elections BlogBlog providing data on a variety of country elections. Note that the author is a student of political science and states his bias in the about section.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowSearch for newspaper articles and legal materials such as court cases, legislation, statutes, regulations, law reviews, and more. (Lexis-Nexis)
- International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance (IDEA)Intergovernmental organization focused on supporting democracy worldwide. Provides country profiles, data and reports on electoral systems and political parties.