SFS & Government Librarian
Middle East Studies Librarian
Current Events
- Relief WebInformation and media updates on disasters around the world, updated by OCHA--the UN office that coordinates the global emergency response to save lives and protect people in humanitarian crises.
- Forced Migration Current AwarenessA service highlighting open access reports & scholarly materials relating to refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and other forced migrants; provided by Elisa Mason.
- The New HumanitarianAn independent non-profit journalism organization that tracks crises, disasters, and the international aid industry worldwide.
Reference Books
The SAGE Handbook of International Migration by ISBN: 9781412961752Publication Date: 2019-12-05The SAGE Handbook of International Migration provides an authoritative and informed analysis of key issues in international migration, including its crucial significance far beyond the more traditional questions of immigrant settlement and incorporation in particular countries.
The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law by ISBN: 9780198848639Publication Date: 2021-08-03The Oxford Handbook of International Refugee Law is a comprehensive, critical work, which analyses the state of research across the refugee law regime as a whole. Drawing together leading and emerging scholars, the Handbook provides both doctrinal and theoretical analyses of international refugee law and practice.
Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration by ISBN: 9781138194465Publication Date: 2018-03-19The Routledge Handbook of Environmental Displacement and Migration provides a state-of-the-science review of research on how environmental variability and change influence current and future global migration patterns and, in some instances, trigger large-scale population displacements.
The Oxford Handbook of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies by ISBN: 9780199652433Publication Date: 2014-08-26This authoritative Handbook critically evaluates the birth and development of Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, and analyses the key contemporary and future challenges faced by academics and practitioners working with and for forcibly displaced populations around the world.
The Oxford Handbook of Migration Crises by Call Number: JV6033 .O94 2019ISBN: 9780190856908Publication Date: 2019-02-13Focusing on migrants' departures and arrivals in all continents, this comprehensive handbook explores the social dynamics of migration crises, with an emphasis on factors that propel these flows as well as the actors that play a role in classifying them and in addressing them.
Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies by ISBN: 9781138208827Publication Date: 2019-05-17This revised and expanded second edition of Routledge International Handbook of Migration Studies provides a comprehensive basis for understanding the complexity and patterns of international migration.
News Databases
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowThis comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people. Content is easily searched and sorted through an intuitive, map-based interface. Paid ads are excluded.
- Factiva This link opens in a new windowLimited to 5 concurrent users.
Provides worldwide full-text coverage of local and regional newspapers, trade publications, business newswires, media transcripts, news photos, business-rich websites, investment analyst reports, market research reports, country and regional profiles, company profiles, and historical market data. - Jane's News Centre This link opens in a new windowTo access, enter your Georgetown email in the login box. You will be taken to the standard Georgetown NetID login screen to complete authentication.News and analysis on state and international security, terrorism and insurgency, proliferation, resource security, and organized crime. Includes articles from Jane's publications Country Risk Daily Report, Intelligence Weekly, Terrorism and Insurgency Monitor, Intelligence Review, and more.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) provides access to more than 17,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. Nexi Uni has three primary collections: 1) full-text access to thousands of news sources in the U.S. and abroad back to the 1970s; 2) aggregated economic data on businesses, corporations, and industries in the U.S. and abroad; 3) full-text legal documents, including U.S. Federal and State court cases, and law reviews from the late 18th century to present.
Country Information
- CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new windowThis is a reference resource produced by the CIA with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The Factbook is available online and is partially updated every week. It provides a two- to three-page summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 entities including U.S.-recognized countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world.
- CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
Geographic, political, and economic information in narrative and statistical form on 192 individual countries. Provides GDP, growth, money, prices, unemployment, government, debt, trade, and balance of payments. Productivity data on five key sectors. Gives country rankings for trade, population, productivity, development and technology.
- Statesman's Yearbook, 1864- This link opens in a new windowThe Statesman's Yearbook includes reliable information on all 194 countries in the world plus states and dependencies, covering key historical events, population, and more.
- FitchConnect This link opens in a new windowFitchConnect integrates country risk, analysis of financial markets, and industry research, providing users with a variety of company and industry information including credit research, credit ratings, macroeconomic and financial fundamental data, Financial Implied Ratings, and a curated news service.
