Web Links

Political Resources
This is a must-see Web-site for anyone interested in politics. You begin by choosing a region of the world, then you are greeted by a colorful display of that region's flags – you simply click on the flag to select your country of interest. Then, each country has five different categories of information. The first, parties, loads automatically. The others are: organizations, governments, media, and elections. In addition to information on separate countries there is an international section and a special area devoted to the European Union. The use of graphics is pleasing throughout, making this probably the best overall site for accessing information on countries around the world; this site is clearly applicable to numerous chapters.
http://www.agora.stm.it/politic/

Democratic Party
This is the official site for the Democratic Party. Current news, information, activities, etc., are available here. Of course, as with all of the party "sites" suggested here, you can assume that the information presented to you (and information left out - called errors of omission), is presented in the best possible light for that party. Still, it is a good idea (both academically and personally) to keep tabs on what the parties are saying and doing, independent of what you think about politics, both objectively and normatively.
http://www.democrats.org/index.html

Republican Party
This is the official site for the Republican Party. Current news, information, activities, etc., are available here.
http://www.rnc.org/

College Democrats of America
New Site. Information on chapters, issues, voter registration, and more.
http://www.collegedems.com/

College Republican National Committee
If you are interested in finding out more about Republican party activities at your college or at other campuses (look under "Membership"), then be sure to take a look at this site and consider getting involved.
http://www.crnc.org/

Reform Party
This is the party which Ross Perot helped organize (and was the ticket under which he ran in the 1996 election). The Reform Party is by no means assured of becoming America's "Third Party", but it is a significant and potentially major force on the American political scene. The official Web-site offers information on the party's principles, state-level news, and other information on party activities and candidates.
http://www.reformparty.org/
Libertarian Party
While the Libertarian Party may not play a major role on the national political stage, its major issues and concerns are only becoming more and more pertinent in current American politics. This official Web-site offers information on the party's philosophy and issue positions, history, recent and upcoming activities, and numerous resources to party activity around the U.S. Note: there is a link to a political quiz, which is the "world's smallest", the very same quiz which was suggested above. Here, however, biased labels such as "are you an economic/personal self-governor" are added to the questions, biasing respondents towards the libertarian perspective. Whether or not you find the libertarian perspective persuasive, you may soon discover that there are an incredible number of Web-resources related to this movement.
http://www.lp.org/

Green Parties of North America
As you may know, the Greens are a noted environmental party that have had various levels of success in European electoral politics. Here is information on party candidates, activities, and other information for the U.S. and Canada. Note that there are party platforms, suggested readings, etc. for anyone interested in learning more about this movement.
http://www.greens.org/

Labour Party (U.K.)
This is the official site of what is often referred to now as "New Labour"; this is the party of Prime Minister Tony Blair. This page offers a list of pledges which the new government claims to have met - at the bottom of the page is the link to the main site for information on the party, including documents, conferences, etc.
http://www.labour.org.uk/

Conservative Party (U.K.)
This is the official site of the Conservative Party; their most famous recent leader was Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, succeeded by Prime Minister John Major. This page offers resources on all aspects of the party, including information on party candidates, activities, issues like political reform, etc.
http://www.conservatives.com/theparty.cfm

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