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THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

FREE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA

The Cathedra of International Relations and political Science

The Analytical program

of the course

POLITICAL SCIENCE

CHIINU 2011


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Registration formAPROUVED. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Vice-rector for scienceULIM, conf. dr. V. Batranac - Moldovanu

___ ____________2010

Annalitical Programme for the universitary course Political science is destined for the first yearstudents who study at the following departments: Economics, Psychology and Social Assistance,Journalism, Engineering, Foreign Languages, and Medical Studies. The overall duration of thiscourse is of 30 hours: 20 hours of theoretical studies and 10 hours of practical studies. This coursewill end with an exam in written form.

This program has been elaborated by Mihai Cernencu and approved at the general assembly of theCathedra. ______________________________2010

Reviewer V. Juc, doctor in philosophy, conf. univ..

Author master of law, lectureur Andrei Curararu

Cathedra chief Conf. dr. Mihai Cernencu

The program has been approved by the methodic committee ULIM. 2011


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Curricular Standard of the CoursePolitical science

Curricular Standard of the Course Political scienceTotal number of hours 120: second year, second semester 45 hoursTotal number of audience hours: 30; 20 theoretical and 10 practicalIndependent work 15 hoursCredits ECTS: 2

Evaluation: 2 year 2 semester: a written examTargeted audience: 2-nd year students, socio-humanitarian profile

Gnoseological and praxeological preliminary competences: Before approaching this course thestudents have been made familiar with socio-humanitarian modulus at school which gave them ageneral grasp of the political problems.Interdisciplinarity: The course Political science has direct links with other socio-humanitariancourse, which will be studied by students: Philosophy, History, Sociology and Psychology, Thetheory of the state and law< European Community Bodies.The Courses Place in the General Curriculum: this course is attributable to the generalframework elaborated by the Ministry of Education in the field of socio-humanitarian modulus.

Political science as a course differs from other humanitarian disciplines by introducing a morepractical approach to the social issues.Interdisciplinarity: The course of Political science, is directly linked to socio-humanitariancourses such as: Philosophy, History, Psychology, Sociology, etc.The position of the course in the study program course is a part of the socio-humanitarianmodule contained in the study frame of the Ministry of Education. Political science is a coursefrom the socio-humanitarian module which comes in harmoniously in the system of theoretical and

practical disciplines taken to assure the multilateral background of the future specialists in differentdomains. Unlike other courses of the socio-humanitarian module Political science is as well a

practical course as a theoretical one.GENERAL OBJECTIVES:1) the deepening of the theoretical knowledge of the students in the area of politics as a sphere of

society in general and in particular different issues of politics such as: political power, politicalsystems, the state, political parties etc. One of the main objectives is to approach all political issuesthrough the view of political realities of Moldova. The themes that will be discussed during thissubject will be an opportunity to understand more profoundly the political reality of Moldova and ofother countries as well.2) the enlargement of the knowledge about current issues of moldovan and international politics, theformation of the political values through the main principles and postulates which will influencethe future activity of the students as economists, lawyers, engineers, philologists, journalists, etc.These major tasks realized through other reference objectives:

a) perfectioning of the analysis and synthesis competences of the theoretical sources in the domain;b) the promotion of the presentation and polemization abilities on the main issues of politics, itsinstitutes, its objectives and evolutions c) the formation of the competences of interdisciplinaryapplication of the theoretical knowledge coming from other socio-humanitarian disciplines; d) theaptitudes development in the administration of the professional activity on the market as aneconomist, engineer, lawyer, philologist, journalist (elements of profession marketing). The coursehas a preponderant theoretical value, but also practical one.

FORMATIV/ DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES:At the end of the discipline Political sciencethe students must achieve the following:

GNOSEOLOGICAL COMPETENCES:to reproduce the fundamental concepts of the course Political scienceto operate the epistemological apparatus of the domain.to define the principles of the political processes, elements of political systemto comprehend the political mechanism and the political system


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to identify the diversity and the complexity of the economic and political integration processes, toidentify and to administrate the information on the course theme from diverse themes.

PRAXEOLOGICAL COMPETENCEto apply and to use the fundamental postulates of the course in the complex exercise of translationto compare the diverse types of political systems, states.to comprehend interdisciplinary connection between the course Political science and otherdisciplines, using in practice theoretic essences of the discipline.

RESEARCH (CREATION) COMPETENCESto study diverse problems linked to the theme of the course from supplementary and alternativesources.to develop the capacities of analyzing the political processesto survey the political phenomena from moldovan societyThe Content of the course:

No Lections The form of presentation

No ofhours

1 The object and the political science.

The genesis of political science. The place of political science withinthe system of social sciences. The content and borders of politicalscience. The methods of investigation of political science. The categoryapparatus of political science. The particularities of the laws andfunctions of the political science. Scientific value of the political science.

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2 Politicsas a social phenomenon.Politics as an independent sphere of social life. The role of politics

in societys development and functionality. The correlation betweenpolitics and economy, law, morality, ideology. The specifics, substanceand structure of politics. The functions of politics. The politicalinstitutions. Politics as a process and activity. The political time andspace.

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3 Political power.The concept, origins and structure of political power. The necessity

and social character of political power. Political power - the fundamentalconcept of political science. The essence, classification, sources andfunctions of the political power. Authority and legitimacy of political

power. The subject(actor) and object of political power. The separationof political powers.

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4 The political system

The definition of the political system. The characteristics of politicalsystem. The elements (subsystems ) of the systems and their interaction.Classification of the political systems. Differences and similarities

between political systems. Political regime and political system. The political system of Moldova. The principles of functioning of thepolitical system of Republic of Moldova.

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5 The state - the main institution of the political systemThe evolution of the concept about state. The origins of the state.

The basic elements of the state. The particularities of the state. The goalsof the state. The states institutions and the ways of exercising the states

power. The states structure. The evolution of the states functions. Therole of the state in society: minimalist state, social state, maximaliststate and totalitarian state.

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6 Political partiesDefinition of the concept political party and its origins. Thedifferences between social-political organizations and movements. Thestructure, legal status and the functions of political party. Theclassification of the political parties. Party systems: one party system,two party system and multiparty system. The positive and negativeaspects of different party systems. Right wing, left wing and the centre

political parties. The boom of the political parties in transition societies.The political parties from R. Moldova.

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7 Political eliteThe elite as political actor(subject). The necessity and essence ofpolitical elite. Theory of elite - V. Pareto, G. Mosca, R. Mihels. Themechanism of formation of the elite. The functions of the elite.Bureaucracy apparatus. Political class as universal phenomenon. The

political elite from Moldova.


8 Political leadershipThe origins of leadership. The social and political varieties of the

leadership. The theories about the genesis of political leadership. Thelegal status of leader. The personal qualities of the leader. The leader as

the actor of the political relations. The functions of the leader. Theauthority of the leader. Cult of personality. The leader as the object of political relations. Typology of the leaders. Political leadership inMoldova.

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9 Social groups and politicsSocial stratification. Political behaviour of the social groups. Political

institutions and social groups. Social communities as subjects(actors)and objects of politics. Intellectuals and politics. The non-governmentalorganizations and politics.

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10 Mass-media and politicsMass-media: conceptual approach. The development of the meansof political communication. The role of mass-media within politicalsystem. The structure of mass-media. Methods of receiving theinformation. Mass-media and political power. The control of the activityof mass-media. Political influence of the mass-media. The role of mass-media in the investigation of public opinion during election campaigns.The functions of mass-media.


11 Religion and politicsThe concept of religion and its foundation. The structure of

religion: conscience, cult and religious organization. Religion as anobject of politics. The relationship between political power and religionduring communist period. Deification of politics. Religion and politics indemocracy context. The politicization of religion. The principles offreethinking. The church and politics in Moldova.

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12 Political conflictsThe concept about conflicts. The nature of conflicts. The source of

the conflicts. The conflicting sides. The role of conflicts in society. Thestages of the conflict. Types of political conflicts. The functions of the

political conflicts. The ways of solving the conflicts. Political conflictsin Moldova.

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13 Political culture

The essence and forms of political culture. The ways of formationof political culture. The functions of political culture. Types ofpolitical culture. Political culture at different social levels: nation, socialgroups and personality. The particularities of the political culture inMoldova.

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14 Political doctrines of the modern society.The conceptual approach of political doctrines and their

classification. The genesis of liberalism. The essence of the classic andnew liberalism. The essence of conservatism. New currents inConservatism. The source of social democracy. Democratic socialism in

the conditions of todays society. The political doctrine of communism.The political doctrine of fascism. Political and ideological currents inpolitical life of Moldova.

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15 Electoral systemsThe concept of electoral system. The classification of the electoral

systems. The single member plurality system. Majoritarian Electoralsystems. The list system of proportional representation. Mixed electoralsystems. The single transferable vote system of proportionalrepresentation. The electoral system in Moldova: its advantages anddisadvantages.

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Total hours 30

SEMINARS1 The object of political science Classical

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2 Political power foundamental concept of political science Debate 13 Contemporary political systems Classical

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4 The state the political science perspective Classicalmethod

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5 The political regimes in contemporary world Clasicalmethod

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6 The democratic ideal Debate 17 Political parties Classical

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8 Political culture in contemporary political science debate Classicalmethod

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9 The mass-media and modern politics Debate 1Total hours 10

Subjects for the esays :

1. The particularities of political phenomenon in Moldova.3. The real political actors in Moldova.


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4. The separation of political power in Moldova.5. The particularities of moldovan political system.6. The moldovan political regime.7. The particularities of the state in Moldova.8. The poitical parties in Moldova.9. The moldovan political elite.10. The political leadership in Moldova.11. The role of mass-media in the political process of Moldova.

12. The relationship between religion and politics in moldovan society.13. The political conflicts in R. of Moldova.14. The moldovan political culture.

Exigencies for the elaboration of the essays/communiqus:

Well teated subject.Volume 3-10 pages.Sources de la 3 la 5Presentation verbal with the prepared support with the control of the professor.

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E VALUATION STRATEGIES:The evaluation in the discipline Political science is taken currently as well as at the end of thesemester.At the first year, the second semester is finalized with an exam.

Workbook if tasks for the examThe exam is taken in written form, the average grade at the practical course is taken in

consideration at the constitution of the final grade for the exam.

The composition of the final grade:60% from the average current grade and

40% from the exam grade

The exam paper is made up of questions:1. The theoretical question from the contents of the course.2. The question that refers to the moldovan political processes.3. The question which refers to practical work

The Evaluation of the knowledgeExigencies:

The students should:

Know the theoretical fundaments of the course; Consult the recommended bibliography;

Be active at the seminaries, debates and trainings;

Show competences in the research of the problems of political processes from Moldova and

abroad; the relationship between different elements of moldovan political system; the influence

of different political events over the life of people.

Evaluation: current - seminars, essays,

- written tests (3 by semester);- appreciation in the debates

The model of calculation of the grade at the written exam:

For a score of a total of 100 points:


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I theoretical question- 30 pointsII practical question - 35 pointsIII practical question with the appliance of the theoretical knowledge- 35 points

From 97 to 100 points - the grade ten"from 91 to 97 - the grade nine"from 81 to 90 - the grade eight"from 72 to 80 - the grade seven"

from 61 to 71 - the grade six"from 51 to 60 - the grade five "from 41 to 50 - the grade four "from 31 to 40 - the grade three "from 21 to 30 - the grade two"from 11 to 20 - the grade one"

Explaining of the score on parameters:

The first theoretical question- evaluation of the Gnoseological competences:

1. The logic, consequent, convincing material exhibition - 9 points2. Arguments on the scientific consecrated opinions, with the mentioning of the notoriousauthorities in the domain and references to their works - 9 points

3. Using of the own arguments on the basis of the individual, realized outside of the program,stating original ideas and arguments - 9 points

4. The linguistic level of the speech ( the use of the scientific terminology of the course, style,orthography, language) - 3 points.

For the second and the third (practical) questions - evaluation of the praxeologicalcompetences:

1) The correctitude of solving the case - 25 points

2) Textual arguments of the solution - 7 points3) The originality of the method of calculation (solving) the problem - 8 points.

Example of a model of calculation of the grade at the verbal exam:For a score of 100 %:1. theoretical question - 30 %2 practical question with the appliance of the theoretical knowledge - 35 %3. practical question with the appliance of the theoretical knowledge - 35 %

100%-the grade ten"90% - the grade nine"80% - the grade eight "70% - the grade seven "60% - the grade six "50% - the grade five "40% - the grade four "30% - the grade three"20% - the grade two"10%-the grade one

Explaining of the score on parameters:

The first theoretical question- evaluation of the Gnoseological competences:

1. The logic, consequent, convincing material exhibition 30 %2. Arguments on the scientific consecrated opinions, with the mentioning of the notorious

authorities in the domain and references to their works 30 %3. Using of the own arguments on the basis of the individual, realized outside of the program,

stating original ideas and arguments 30 %


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4. The linguistic level of the speech ( the use of the scientific terminology of the course, style,orthography, language) - 3 points.

For the second and the third (practical) questions - evaluation of the praxeologicalcompetences:

1. The correctitude in approaching the political problems - 65 %2. Textual arguments of the solution 15 %3. The originality of the method in approaching the problem 20 %.

The theoretical questions/ The practical questions - evaluation of the Gnoseological

competences:

The grade 10 (ten) the student should:a) have exceptional, stabile, multilateral theoretical knowledge, that are beyond the limits of thecontents of the program of the discipline;

b) have abilities of induction and deduction with making an own opinion concerning the problem;c) realizes the principle of Interdisciplinarity, using terms of adjacent domains, without makingmistakes in it;d) has a firm and correct oral exhibition with the use of his own arguments based o his researchesrealized not in the program, with original conclusions.

The grade 9 (nine) - the student should:a) have good, stabile, multilateral theoretical knowledge, that are in the limits of the contents of the

program of the discipline;b) have abilities of induction and deduction with making an own opinion concerning the problem;c) operate terms of adjacent domains, without making mistakes in it;d) have a correct oral exhibition.The grade 8 (eight) the student should:a) have good, theoretical and practical knowledge, that are conforming the contents of the programof the discipline;

b) attests sufficient capacities of application of the theoretical knowledge;c) have abilities of de synthesis of the material;

d) have a correct understanding of the base notions of the course, but with unessential lacunae.The grade 7 (seven) the student should:a) have sufficient, theoretical knowledge, that are in the contents of the program of the discipline;

b) have a correct understanding of the material and of the base notions of the course;c) makes certain mistakes and lacunae, of which one essential;The grade 6 (six) - the student should:a) have sufficient knowledge, from the program of the discipline;

b) have a correct understanding, but weak of the material;e) makes certain mistakes and lacunae, of which 2-3 essential;f) have an oral exhibition with mistakes of language criteria, with blockages of exprimation of thetheoretical notions.The grade 5 (five) - (for promotion of the course ) the student should:a) have knowledge, from multiple chapters of the discipline;

b) have a weak understanding of the material;c) makes certain essential mistakes and lacunae;d) have a defectuous language debit with serious blockages of exprimation of the theoreticalnotions.

THE EXAM SUBJECTS

1. The object and the political science.

2. Political science as a social phenomenon.3. Political power.4. The political system5. The state - the main institution of the political system6. Political parties


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7. Political elite8. . Political leadership9. Social groups and politics10. Mass-media and politics11. Religion and politics12. Political conflicts13. Political culture14. Political doctrines of the modern society.

15. Electoral systems

Compulsory Sources:

1. Baudouin J. ntroducere n sociologia politic.Timioara.1999.2. Carpinschii A.tiina politicului.Iai 1998.3. Eijk, Cees van der, Elections and Voters, Palgrave, 20094. Gerry Stoker, Why Politics Matters. Making Democracy Work,

Palgrave, 20095. Heywood Andrew, Key Concepts in Politics, Palgrave, 2009

6. Heywood Andrew, Politics, Palgrave, 20097. Kenneth Janda, The challenge of democracy, Oxford 19818. Mitran I. Politologia n faa secolului XXI. Bucureti 19979. Oppenheim Felix Political concepts, Oxford 198110. Plano J., Riggs R., Robin A. Dicionar de analiz politic. Bucureti

199311. Rod Hague, Comparative Government and Politics, Palgrave, 200912. Tma S. Dicionar politic Bucureti 199613. Vlsan C. Politologie. Bucureti 199714. Wesson Robert Modern governments, Prentice- Hall 1981

15. . . . . 199516. -. . . 199317. . . . 1993.18. . . . . 1997.19. . . . 1993.20. . .. 1996

Optional sources:

1. Aristotel. Politica. Editura antet. Oradea;1996

2. Balandier G. Antropologie politic. Editura Amarcord. Bucureti 19983. Bazac A. Critica politicii. Editura Tempus. Bucureti, 1994.4. Hagan T. Politic i democraia. Cluj-Napoca, 1995.5. Piturea A. Politica i societatea. Craiova, 1994.6. Schmitt C. teologia politic. Editura Universal Dalsi. Bucureti, 1996.7. Weber m. Politica, o vocaie i o profesie. Editura Anima. Bucureti, 1992-8. .. . , 1992, N-2.9. . . ., 199310. ... . - .. --

, 1991.


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NECESSARY INTERNET ADRESSES

http://www.apsanet.org/American Political Science Association

http://auspsa.anu.edu.au/Australian Political Studies Association

http://acps.sfsu.edu/Association of Chinese Political Studies (ACPS)

http://www.sfu.ca/igs/BCPSA.htmlBritish Columbia Political Studies Association (BCPSA)

http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/template_e.cfm?folder=about&page_name=about-main_e.htmCanadian Political Science Association

http://www.capstaipei.org/Chinese Association of Political Science (Taipei)

http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

http://www.ipsa.ca/International Political Science Association

http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/sites/index.cfm?S=M_NZPSAThe New Zealand Political Studies Association

http://www.psa.ac.uk/The Political Studies Association (UK)

http://www.apcp.pt/default-en.aspPortuguese Political Science Association

Department of Politics/Political Science :

(a) US:http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Science/Brown University, Political Science Department

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/polisci/Columbia University, Department of Political Science

http://www.poli.duke.edu/Duke University, Political Science

http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/Harvard University, The Kennedy School of Government

http://titan.iwu.edu/~polysci/Illinois Wesleyan University, Department of Political Science
http://www.apsanet.org/http://auspsa.anu.edu.au/http://acps.sfsu.edu/http://www.sfu.ca/igs/BCPSA.htmlhttp://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/template_e.cfm?folder=about&page_name=about-main_e.htmhttp://www.capstaipei.org/http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/http://www.ipsa.ca/http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/sites/index.cfm?S=M_NZPSAhttp://www.psa.ac.uk/http://www.apcp.pt/default-en.asphttp://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Science/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/polisci/http://www.poli.duke.edu/http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/http://titan.iwu.edu/~polysci/http://www.apsanet.org/http://auspsa.anu.edu.au/http://acps.sfsu.edu/http://www.sfu.ca/igs/BCPSA.htmlhttp://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/template_e.cfm?folder=about&page_name=about-main_e.htmhttp://www.capstaipei.org/http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/http://www.ipsa.ca/http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/sites/index.cfm?S=M_NZPSAhttp://www.psa.ac.uk/http://www.apcp.pt/default-en.asphttp://www.brown.edu/Departments/Political_Science/http://www.columbia.edu/cu/polisci/http://www.poli.duke.edu/http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/http://titan.iwu.edu/~polysci/


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http://www.ohiou.edu/pols/Ohio University, Department of Political Science

http://web.princeton.edu/sites/politics/Princeton University, The Department of Politics

http://www.wws.princeton.edu/Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs

http://www.rutgers.edu/Departments/political_science.shtmlRutgers University, Department of Political Science

http://www.stanford.edu/group/polisci/Standford University, Department of Political Science

http://irweb.stanford.edu/Standford University, International Relations

http://www.umass.edu/polsci/

Thompson Hall, University of Massachusetts, Department of Political Science

http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Political Science

http://political-science.uchicago.edu/University of Chicago, Department of Political Science

http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Political Science

http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/polysci/University of Pennsylvania, Department of Political Science

http://www.usc.edu/dept/polsci/University of Southern California, Department of Political Science

http://www.polisci.washington.edu/home/home.htmlUniversity of Washington, Political Science Department

http://www.yale.edu/ycpo/ycps/M-P/polsciFM.html

Yale University, Department of Political Science

(b) UK:

http://www.sps.cam.ac.uk/pol/index.htmlCambridge University, Department of Politics

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/government/London: School of Economics and Political Science: Department of Government

http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/intrel/London: School of Economics and Political Science: Department of International Relations

http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/Oxford University: Department of Politics and International Relations
http://www.ohiou.edu/pols/http://web.princeton.edu/sites/politics/http://www.wws.princeton.edu/http://www.rutgers.edu/Departments/political_science.shtmlhttp://www.stanford.edu/group/polisci/http://irweb.stanford.edu/http://www.umass.edu/polsci/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/http://political-science.uchicago.edu/http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/polysci/http://www.usc.edu/dept/polsci/http://www.polisci.washington.edu/home/home.htmlhttp://www.yale.edu/ycpo/ycps/M-P/polsciFM.htmlhttp://www.sps.cam.ac.uk/pol/index.htmlhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/government/http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/intrel/http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/http://www.ohiou.edu/pols/http://web.princeton.edu/sites/politics/http://www.wws.princeton.edu/http://www.rutgers.edu/Departments/political_science.shtmlhttp://www.stanford.edu/group/polisci/http://irweb.stanford.edu/http://www.umass.edu/polsci/http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/http://political-science.uchicago.edu/http://www.uic.edu/depts/pols/http://www.ssc.upenn.edu/polysci/http://www.usc.edu/dept/polsci/http://www.polisci.washington.edu/home/home.htmlhttp://www.yale.edu/ycpo/ycps/M-P/polsciFM.htmlhttp://www.sps.cam.ac.uk/pol/index.htmlhttp://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/government/http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/intrel/http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/


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http://www.dur.ac.uk/politics.department/University of Durham: School of Government and International Affairs, Department ofPolitics

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/University of Nottingham: School of Politics

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/irp/

University of Sussex, International Relations and Politics Department

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/University of Warwick, Department of Politics and International Studies

http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/poli/University of York, Department of Politics

(c) Canada:(Top 10 Canadian Universities)

http://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/McGill University, Department of Political Science

http://www.queensu.ca/politics/Queens University, Department of political Studies

http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/polisci/University of Alberta, Department of Political Science

http://www.politics.ubc.ca/University of British Columbia, Department of Political Science

http://artsandscience.concordia.ca/politicalscience/University of Concordia, Department of Political Science

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/polsci/University of Toronto, Department of Political Science

http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/polisci/University of Western Ontario, Department of Political Science

(d) Australia:(Top 10 Australian Universities)

www.anu.edu.au/polsci/polsci.htmAustralian National University, Department of Political Science

http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/historypolitics/politics/University of Adelaide, School of History and Politics

http://politics-ir.arts.unsw.edu.au/University of New South Wales, School of Politics and International Relations

http://www.polsis.uq.edu.au/University of Queensland, School of Political Science and International Studies
http://www.dur.ac.uk/politics.department/http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/irp/http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/poli/http://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/http://www.queensu.ca/politics/http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/polisci/http://www.politics.ubc.ca/http://artsandscience.concordia.ca/politicalscience/http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/polsci/http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/polisci/http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/polsci.htmhttp://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/historypolitics/politics/http://politics-ir.arts.unsw.edu.au/http://www.polsis.uq.edu.au/http://www.dur.ac.uk/politics.department/http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/politics/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/irp/http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/poli/http://www.mcgill.ca/politicalscience/http://www.queensu.ca/politics/http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/polisci/http://www.politics.ubc.ca/http://artsandscience.concordia.ca/politicalscience/http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/polsci/http://www.ssc.uwo.ca/polisci/http://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/polsci.htmhttp://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/historypolitics/politics/http://politics-ir.arts.unsw.edu.au/http://www.polsis.uq.edu.au/


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http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/govt/University of Sydney, Department of Government and International Relations

(e) Hong Kong:

http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/index.htmlHong Kong Baptist University, Department of Government and International Studies

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/sa/City University of Hong Kong, Department of Public and Social Administration

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gpa/The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Government and PublicAdministration

http://www.ln.edu.hk/psd/Lingnan University, Department of Politics and Sociology

http://www.hku.hk/ppaweb/University of Hong Kong, Department of Politics and Public Administration

(f) Macau:

http://www.umac.mo/fsh/University of Macau, The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Political Science Resources:

http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/Internet Resources For Political Science

http://library.marist.edu/diglib/polisci/politicalscience.htmlPolitical Science Digital Library Resources

http://www.socsciresearch.com/r12.htmlPolitical Science Sources

http://www.potifos.com/tpg/index.htmlThe Political Graveyard: a web site about U.S. political history and cemeteries

http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/polsci/Resources for Political Science

http://workingpapers.org/Working Paper Sites of Political Science

International Journal In Political Science

http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/psjourn.htmlPoly-CY
http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/govt/http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/index.htmlhttp://www.cityu.edu.hk/sa/http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gpa/http://www.ln.edu.hk/psd/http://www.hku.hk/ppaweb/http://www.umac.mo/fsh/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/http://library.marist.edu/diglib/polisci/politicalscience.htmlhttp://www.socsciresearch.com/r12.htmlhttp://www.potifos.com/tpg/index.htmlhttp://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/polsci/http://workingpapers.org/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/psjourn.htmlhttp://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/govt/http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/index.htmlhttp://www.cityu.edu.hk/sa/http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gpa/http://www.ln.edu.hk/psd/http://www.hku.hk/ppaweb/http://www.umac.mo/fsh/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/http://library.marist.edu/diglib/polisci/politicalscience.htmlhttp://www.socsciresearch.com/r12.htmlhttp://www.potifos.com/tpg/index.htmlhttp://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/romans/polsci/http://workingpapers.org/http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/PolyCy/psjourn.html


15/23

http://www.politicalstudies.org/mainjournal/Political Studies (UK)

http://www.policyreview.org/Policy Review

http://www.psqonline.org/Political Science Quarterly

http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/PoliticalSci/dr/eljnl.htmlWashington University: Electronic Journals in Political Science and Public Affairs

Political News:

http://politics.geoportals.com/GeoPolitics.com

http://www.1stpolitics.com/1st Headlines

http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/PolBib.htm#webpolPolitical Science And Public Affairs Reference And Web Resources (by University ofWashington)

World Government:

http://adminet.com/world/

(Adminet World: contain useful resources/ links [e.g. government, constitutions, law, politicalorganizations, foreign affairs] in 213 countries)

http://www.hg.org/govt.html(Hieros Gamos; contain useful law and government resources and links for 230 countries)

http://www.worldworld.com/World World

Major Governmental Organizations:

http://www.aseansec.org/home.htmAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

http://europa.eu.int/The European Union

http://www.nato.int/North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Major International Organizations:

(a)Democracy and Freedom
http://www.politicalstudies.org/mainjournal/http://www.policyreview.org/http://www.psqonline.org/http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/PoliticalSci/dr/eljnl.htmlhttp://politics.geoportals.com/http://www.1stpolitics.com/http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/PolBib.htmhttp://adminet.com/world/http://www.hg.org/govt.htmlhttp://www.worldworld.com/http://www.aseansec.org/home.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/http://www.nato.int/http://www.politicalstudies.org/mainjournal/http://www.policyreview.org/http://www.psqonline.org/http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/PoliticalSci/dr/eljnl.htmlhttp://politics.geoportals.com/http://www.1stpolitics.com/http://faculty.washington.edu/alvin/PolBib.htmhttp://adminet.com/world/http://www.hg.org/govt.htmlhttp://www.worldworld.com/http://www.aseansec.org/home.htmhttp://europa.eu.int/http://www.nato.int/


16/23

http://www.freedomhouse.org/Freedom House

http://www.idea.int/gender/project.htmInstitute For Democratic And Electoral Assistance

(b) Human Rights

http://www.amnesty.org/Amnesty International

http://www.hrw.org/Human Rights Watch

http://www.worldbank.org/World Bank Group

International Peace and Security

http://www.un.org/english/United Nations

(d) Economics and Trade

http://www.apec.org/apec.htmlAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)

http://www.wto.org/World Trade Organization (WTO)

(e) Health

http://www.who.int/en/World Health Organization

International Governmental Organizations:

http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.htmlNote: an extensive list of international government organizations with websites; produced byNorthwestern University Library

HKSAR Government:

http://www.info.gov.hk/HKSAR Government Information Center
http://www.freedomhouse.org/http://www.idea.int/gender/project.htmhttp://www.amnesty.org/http://www.hrw.org/http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.un.org/english/http://www.apec.org/apec.htmlhttp://www.wto.org/http://www.who.int/en/http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.htmlhttp://www.info.gov.hk/http://www.freedomhouse.org/http://www.idea.int/gender/project.htmhttp://www.amnesty.org/http://www.hrw.org/http://www.worldbank.org/http://www.un.org/english/http://www.apec.org/apec.htmlhttp://www.wto.org/http://www.who.int/en/http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.htmlhttp://www.info.gov.hk/


17/23

http://www.info.gov.hk/orgindex.htmHKSAR Government and Related Organizations Websites

Hong Kong Laws Information:

http://www.info.gov.hk/basic_law/fulltext/Basic Law Home Page

http://www.justice.gov.hk/eng/index.htmBilingual Laws Information System

http://www.doj.gov.hk/Department of Justice

http://www.hkba.org/Hong Kong Bar Association

http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_e/default.aspThe Law Society of Hong Kong

Human Rights In Hong Kong:

http://www.eoc.org.hk/CC/home_cc.htmEqual Opportunities Commission

http://www.hkhrc.org.hk/Hong Kong Human Rights Commission

http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

Hong Kong Political Parties/Organizations:

http://members.hknet.com/~tllau/default.htmlApril Fifth Action

http://www.article45.org/Article 45 Concern Group

http://www.betterhongkong.org/The Better Hong Kong Foundation

http://www.citizensparty.org/Citizen Party

http://www.civilforce.org.hk/Civil Force

http://www.civilhrfront.org/Civil Human Rights Front
http://www.info.gov.hk/orgindex.htmhttp://www.info.gov.hk/basic_law/fulltext/http://www.justice.gov.hk/eng/index.htmhttp://www.doj.gov.hk/http://www.hkba.org/http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_e/default.asphttp://www.eoc.org.hk/CC/home_cc.htmhttp://www.hkhrc.org.hk/http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/http://members.hknet.com/~tllau/default.htmlhttp://www.article45.org/http://www.betterhongkong.org/http://www.citizensparty.org/http://www.civilforce.org.hk/http://www.civilhrfront.org/http://www.info.gov.hk/orgindex.htmhttp://www.info.gov.hk/basic_law/fulltext/http://www.justice.gov.hk/eng/index.htmhttp://www.doj.gov.hk/http://www.hkba.org/http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_e/default.asphttp://www.eoc.org.hk/CC/home_cc.htmhttp://www.hkhrc.org.hk/http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/http://members.hknet.com/~tllau/default.htmlhttp://www.article45.org/http://www.betterhongkong.org/http://www.citizensparty.org/http://www.civilforce.org.hk/http://www.civilhrfront.org/


18/23

http://www.dab.org.hk/tr/index.jspDemocratic Alliance For Betterment Of Hong Kong

http://www.dphk.org/2003/index.aspDemocratic Party

http://www.frontier.org.hk/index_e.htmThe Frontier

http://www.alliance.org.hk/Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Democratic Movement in China

http://www.adpl.org.hk/Hong Kong Association for Democracy and Peoples Livelihood

http://www.hkctu.org.hk/Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions

http://www.hkddn.org/

Hong Kong Democratic Development Network

http://www.hkdf.org/Hong Kong Democratic Foundation

http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor

http://www.hkpa.org.hk/ch/hkpaweb/index.htmHong Kong Progressive Alliance

http://www.liberal.org.hk/Liberal Party

http://www.ncforum.org.hk/New Century Forum

http://www.nwsc.org.hk/Neighbourhood and Workers Service Center

http://www.pfd.org.hk/

Power For Democratic

Hong Kong Research Center:

http://www.civic-exchange.org/n_home.htmCivic Exchange

http://www.ln.edu.hk/pgp/e-index.htmlLingnan University, Public Governance Program

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/homepage.htmHong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies

http://www.hkpri.org.hk/Hong Kong Policy Research Institute Ltd
http://www.dab.org.hk/tr/index.jsphttp://www.dphk.org/2003/index.asphttp://www.frontier.org.hk/index_e.htmhttp://www.alliance.org.hk/http://www.adpl.org.hk/http://www.hkctu.org.hk/http://www.hkddn.org/http://www.hkdf.org/http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/http://www.hkpa.org.hk/ch/hkpaweb/index.htmhttp://www.liberal.org.hk/http://www.ncforum.org.hk/http://www.nwsc.org.hk/http://www.pfd.org.hk/http://www.civic-exchange.org/n_home.htmhttp://www.ln.edu.hk/pgp/e-index.htmlhttp://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/homepage.htmhttp://www.hkpri.org.hk/http://www.dab.org.hk/tr/index.jsphttp://www.dphk.org/2003/index.asphttp://www.frontier.org.hk/index_e.htmhttp://www.alliance.org.hk/http://www.adpl.org.hk/http://www.hkctu.org.hk/http://www.hkddn.org/http://www.hkdf.org/http://www.hkhrm.org.hk/http://www.hkpa.org.hk/ch/hkpaweb/index.htmhttp://www.liberal.org.hk/http://www.ncforum.org.hk/http://www.nwsc.org.hk/http://www.pfd.org.hk/http://www.civic-exchange.org/n_home.htmhttp://www.ln.edu.hk/pgp/e-index.htmlhttp://www.cuhk.edu.hk/hkiaps/homepage.htmhttp://www.hkpri.org.hk/


19/23

http://hkupop.hku.hk/HKU Pop Site

http://www.octs.org.hk/e_index.htmOne Country Two Systems Research Institute

Specific Issues of Hong Kong:

(a) The 1997 Handover

http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0620/index.htmlAsiaweek: Handover Special---Hong Kong 1997

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9706/hk97/CNN interactive: Hong Kong Between Two World

http://home.hkstar.com/~chowhist/hongkong/hkmain.htmChow Chi Leongs Homepage: Hong Kong Highlights

http://www.sfgate.com/news/pages/1997/05/hongkong.shtmlHong Kong Reunification

http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~hktp/Hong Kong Transition Project

(b) Article 23 Legislation:

http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23All Science Fair Project: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23

http://www.article23.org.hk/Article 23

http://www.article23.org.hk/chinese/main.htmArticle 23

http://www.amnesty.org.hk/materials_tra/art23news.htm

Amnesty International Hong Kong: Article 23 Newsletter

http://www.civilhrfront.org/article23/index.htmCivil Human Rights Front: Article 23

http://www.againstarticle23.org/en/Global Coalition Against Article 23 Legislation

http://www.margaretng.com/mng_2003/19_article23/mng_article23.htm#rainbowMargaret Ngs Homepage: Article 23 Legislation (including Pamphlets of Article 23)

http://www.basiclaw23.gov.hk/HKSAR Governments Website: Proposals to implement Article 23 of the Basic Law

http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/article23/U.S Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23
http://hkupop.hku.hk/http://www.octs.org.hk/e_index.htmhttp://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0620/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9706/hk97/http://home.hkstar.com/~chowhist/hongkong/hkmain.htmhttp://www.sfgate.com/news/pages/1997/05/hongkong.shtmlhttp://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~hktp/http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23http://www.article23.org.hk/http://www.article23.org.hk/chinese/main.htmhttp://www.amnesty.org.hk/materials_tra/art23news.htmhttp://www.civilhrfront.org/article23/index.htmhttp://www.againstarticle23.org/en/http://www.margaretng.com/mng_2003/19_article23/mng_article23.htmhttp://www.basiclaw23.gov.hk/http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/article23/http://hkupop.hku.hk/http://www.octs.org.hk/e_index.htmhttp://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0620/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9706/hk97/http://home.hkstar.com/~chowhist/hongkong/hkmain.htmhttp://www.sfgate.com/news/pages/1997/05/hongkong.shtmlhttp://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~hktp/http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Hong_Kong_Basic_Law_Article_23http://www.article23.org.hk/http://www.article23.org.hk/chinese/main.htmhttp://www.amnesty.org.hk/materials_tra/art23news.htmhttp://www.civilhrfront.org/article23/index.htmhttp://www.againstarticle23.org/en/http://www.margaretng.com/mng_2003/19_article23/mng_article23.htmhttp://www.basiclaw23.gov.hk/http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/article23/


20/23

Hong Kong Mass Media:

(a)Newspapers:

http://www.atnext.com/new/index.cfmApple Daily

http://www.hkcd.com.hk/Hong Kong Commercial Daily

http://www.hk-imail.com/Hong Kong-iMail (English newspaper)

http://www.mingpaonews.com/Ming Pao

http://210.177.167.146/orimain/index.htmlOriental Daily News

http://www.singtao.com/Sing Tao Daily

http://www.scmp.com/South China Morning Post (English Newspaper)

http://210.177.167.146/orimain/index.htmlSun News

http://www.takungpao.com/Ta Kun Pao

http://www.wenweipo.com/Wen Wei Po

(b) TV Channel:

http://www.hkatv.com/Asia Television Ltd

http://www.cabletv.com.hk/index.htmCable TV

http://www.tvb.com/TVB

Radio:

http://pshweb02.881903.com/framework/pccs.gateway?url=jsp/crmain/index.jsp&menuID=1&catID=&sid=14&k=5Commercial Radio

http://www.metroradio.com.hk/Metro Broadcast
http://www.atnext.com/new/index.cfmhttp://www.hkcd.com.hk/http://www.hk-imail.com/http://www.mingpaonews.com/http://210.177.167.146/orimain/index.htmlhttp://www.singtao.com/http://www.scmp.com/http://210.177.167.146/orimain/index.htmlhttp://www.takungpao.com/http://www.wenweipo.com/http://www.hkatv.com/http://www.cabletv.com.hk/index.htmhttp://www.tvb.com/http://pshweb02.881903.com/framework/pccs.gateway?url=jsp/crmain/index.jsp&menuID=1&catID=&sid=14&k=5http://pshweb02.881903.com/framework/pccs.gateway?url=jsp/crmain/index.jsp&menuID=1&catID=&sid=14&k=5http://www.metroradio.com.hk/http://www.atnext.com/new/index.cfmhttp://www.hkcd.com.hk/http://www.hk-imail.com/http://www.mingpaonews.com/http://210.177.167.146/orimain/index.htmlhttp://www.singtao.com/http://www.scmp.com/http://210.177.167.146/orimain/index.htmlhttp://www.takungpao.com/http://www.wenweipo.com/http://www.hkatv.com/http://www.cabletv.com.hk/index.htmhttp://www.tvb.com/http://pshweb02.881903.com/framework/pccs.gateway?url=jsp/crmain/index.jsp&menuID=1&catID=&sid=14&k=5http://pshweb02.881903.com/framework/pccs.gateway?url=jsp/crmain/index.jsp&menuID=1&catID=&sid=14&k=5http://www.metroradio.com.hk/


21/23

http://www.rthk.org.hk/Radio Television Hong Kong

Mass Media Around The World

(a) Newspapers:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/Australia: The Australian

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/home/index.htmlChina: China Daily

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/Japan: The Japan Times

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/indexes/01.htmlRussia: The Moscow Times

http://www.sptimesrussia.com/Russia: The St. Petersburg Times

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/UK: The Times

http://www.nytimes.com/US: The New York Times

http://www.usatoday.com/US: USA Today

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/front.htmUS: Washington Post

(b) Breaking News:

http://abcnews.go.com/ABC

http://news.bbc.co.uk/default.stmBBC

http://www.cbc.ca/CBC

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtmlCBS

http://www.cnn.com/

CNN

http://www.foxnews.com/Fox News
http://www.rthk.org.hk/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/home/index.htmlhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/indexes/01.htmlhttp://www.sptimesrussia.com/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/http://www.nytimes.com/http://www.usatoday.com/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/front.htmhttp://abcnews.go.com/http://news.bbc.co.uk/default.stmhttp://www.cbc.ca/http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtmlhttp://www.cnn.com/http://www.foxnews.com/http://www.rthk.org.hk/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/home/index.htmlhttp://www.japantimes.co.jp/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/indexes/01.htmlhttp://www.sptimesrussia.com/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/http://www.nytimes.com/http://www.usatoday.com/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/front.htmhttp://abcnews.go.com/http://news.bbc.co.uk/default.stmhttp://www.cbc.ca/http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/home/main100.shtmlhttp://www.cnn.com/http://www.foxnews.com/


22/23

http://news.google.com/Google News

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3032092/?ta=yMSNBC

http://www.reuters.com/Reuter

Magazines:

http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/Asiaweek

http://www.chinanowmag.com/China Now

http://economist.com/

The Economists

http://www.feer.com/Far Eastern Economic Review

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/Fortune

http://www.forbes.com/Forbes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/Newsweek

http://www.time.com/time/Times Magazine

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/Washington Monthly

http://www.wn.com/

World News

Political Quiz:

http://www.quiz2d.com/Quiz2d.com

http://www.politicalcompass.org/The Politcal Campass

http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.htmlWorld Smallest Political Quiz
http://news.google.com/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3032092/?ta=yhttp://www.reuters.com/http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/http://www.chinanowmag.com/http://economist.com/http://www.feer.com/http://www.fortune.com/fortune/http://www.forbes.com/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/http://www.time.com/time/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/http://www.wn.com/http://www.quiz2d.com/http://www.politicalcompass.org/http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.htmlhttp://news.google.com/http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3032092/?ta=yhttp://www.reuters.com/http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/http://www.chinanowmag.com/http://economist.com/http://www.feer.com/http://www.fortune.com/fortune/http://www.forbes.com/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032542/site/newsweek/http://www.time.com/time/http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/http://www.wn.com/http://www.quiz2d.com/http://www.politicalcompass.org/http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html


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