Annotated Resource Links

This is a list of links included in the text that identify major sources on public opinion and electoral research.

Visit the Virtual Library on Democracy for links to various sources on public opinion, political parties, and democracy:
www.democ.uci.edu/resources/guide.php

The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has data on election turnout around the globe:
www.idea.int/vt/index.cfm

Visit the Initiative and Referendum Institute for information on the use of referendums in the U.S. and other democracies:
www.iandrinstitute.org/

Visit the World Values Survey web site for information on this global survey of values:
www.worldvaluessurvey.org

The International Social Survey Program (ISSP) web site has additional information on these surveys:
www.issp.org/

Virtually all democratic political parties have web sites that can be found at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Electionworld/Electionworld

Visit the websites of the American National Election Study and the British Election Study:
U.S.: www.electionstudies.org/
Great Britatin: www.essex.ac.uk/bes/

Visit the Political Compass website to take a short political quiz and see where you would be located in a 2-D political space in Britain or the U.S.:
www.politicalcompass.org

Visit the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems website; the project surveys voters in dozens of nations:
www.cses.org

Visit the Eurobarometer web site of the European Union for information on the latest citizen and elite surveys:
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/index_en.htm

Visit the Freedom House web site for information on the extent of democracy around the globe:
http://www.freedomhouse.org