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Center for African Studies
http://web.africa.ufl.edu

Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER)
http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/centers/ciber/index.html

Center for Latin American Studies
http://www.latam.ufl.edu

East Asian Studies Center
http://web.aall.ufl.edu

Transnational and Global Studies Center
http://tgsc.ufl.edu

The European Union Studies Center
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/eustudies

Coca-Cola World Citizenship Program
http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/wcp.htm

Country Specialists Database
http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/csd/index.asp

International Issues Forum
http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/iiforum.htm

Faculty/Staff Bio Database
http://www.ufic.ufl.edu/bionew/index.asp

General Links About Globalization <top>


50 Years is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice
http://www.50years.org
The 50 Years is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women's, solidarity, faith-based, policy, social - and economic- justice, youth, labor and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This site offers information about various campaigns and programs.

AboutGlobalization.com
http://www.aboutglobalization.com
An opinion site that allows Internet users to share their views concerning globalization.

AdBusters
http://adbusters.org/home
AdBusters is an organization that represents an anti-multinational corporation point of view. They coordinate a number of different campaigns that struggle against global corporate domination. This site offers some very interesting perspectives concerning issues related to globalization.

Americans on Globalization: A Study of U.S. Public Attitudes
http://www.pipa.org/OnlineReports/Globalization/introduction.html
The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) conducted a public policy survey regarding U.S. attitudes toward globalization. PIPA published this online report in March 2000.

Global Exchange
http://www.globalexchange.org
Global Exchange is a human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political, and social justice around the world.

Global Policy Forum
http://www.globalpolicy.org
Founded in 1993, the Global Policy Forum strives to monitor global policy making a the United Nations. The GPF web site is a good source of information for issues related to global governance, UN reform, and international justice. This site features a special section dedicated to the issue of globalization.

Global Public Goods Network (gpgNet)
http://www.gpgNet.net
gpgNet intends to serve researchers, policymakers, business and civil society as a platform for information exchange and discussion on issues concerning the theory, policy design and practice of providing global public goods. On gpgNet you will find references to research and studies, information on forthcoming events as well as commentaries, policy statements and media reports concerning global public goods issues.

Globalization: What on Earth is it About? (BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/1999/02/99/e-cyclopedia/newsid_711000/711906.stm
An excellent compliation of information regarding Globalization.

Globalization and Its Discontents (Salon.com)
http://www.salon.com/news/special/wto/index.html
This Salon.com site provides an interesting selection of articles and discussions related to globalization and the World Trade Organization.

Globalization After the Internet (Georgetown University)
http://cct.georgetown.edu/curriculum/505-99/globalization.html
In addition to covering important issues related to impact of the Internet on globalization, this site offers an interesting summary of several important publications dealing with globalization including Manuel Castells (The Rise of the Network Society), Saskia Sassen (Globalization and its Discontents), Samuel Huntington (The Clash of Civilizations), and Benjamin Barber (Jihad vs. McWorld).

Institute for Global Communications (IGC)
http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/index.html
The Mission of Institute for Global Communications (IGC) is to advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies. The IGC web site serves as a portal web site for progressive organizations and activists.

International Development Research Center
http://www.idrc.ca
The International Development Research Centre is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.

International Forum on Globalization
http://www.ifg.org
The International Forum on Globalization (IFG) is an alliance of sixty leading activists, scholars, economists, researchers and writers formed to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response to economic globalization.

International Right To Know Campaign
http://www.irtk.org
This site asks, "Do you know how U.S. corporations are treating the environment and people around the world?" The answer is..."You have the right to know!" The International Right To Know Campaign serves as a watchdog organization that keeps an eye on U.S. corporations abroad.

Kofi Annan's Astonishing Facts! (NY Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/featured_articles/980928monday.html
Every year, the United Nations Human Development Report looks for a new way to measure the lives of people. Putting aside faceless statistics like per capita gross domestic product or export-import figures, the report burrows into the facts about what children eat, who goes to school, whether there is clean water to drink, how women share in the economy or who doesn't get vaccinations against diseases that go on killing even though they are preventable.

The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
http://www.lexusandtheolivetree.com
According to the author, Thomas Friedman, "This book is an effort to explain how this new era of globalization became the dominant international system at the end of the twentieth century--replacing the Cold War system--and to examine how it now shapes virtually everyone's domestic politics and international relations."

Oneworld.net Globalization Guide
http://www.oneworld.org/guides/globalisation/index.html
Oneworld.net has developed a resource guide that looks critically at many aspects of globalization.

Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org
Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, Public Citizen claims to be the consumer's eyes and ears in Washington. As an organization, Public Citizen fights for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources, a cleaner environment, fair trade, and a more open and democratic government.

A Quick Guide to the World History of Globalization
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~dludden/global1.htm
Maintained by a member of the History Department at University of Pennsylvania.

Special Report: Globalization (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/globalisation
The Guardian has created this site that provides links to articles and resources related to Globalization.

Third World Network
http://www.twnside.org.sg
The Third World Network is an international network of individuals and organizations that are interested in international development issues.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
http://www.undp.org
The mission of the United Nations Development Program is to help countries in their efforts to achieve sustainable human development by assisting them to build their capacity to design and carry out development programmes in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women and the protection and regeneration of the environment, giving first priority to poverty eradication.

UNDP News Front
http://www.undp.org/dpa/index.html
The UNDP News Front is maintained by the Division of Public Affairs to provide current news about development issues worldwide.

UNDP Poverty Home Page
http://www.undp.org/poverty
The UNDP Poverty Home Page offers excellent information and resources related to poverty and development.

United Nations Economic and Social Development Web Site
http://www.un.org/esa
The UN Economic and Social Development web site features links to issues related to international development including the environment, population, human rights, sustainable development, statistics, and women's issues among others.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
http://www.info.usaid.gov
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the independent government agency that provides economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance U.S. economic and political interests overseas. The USAID web site features information about development efforts worldwide, links to information about important issues in international development, and information about USAID-funded projects.

The World Bank Group: A World Free of Poverty
http://www.worldbank.org
This web site features a wealth of information about international development and the efforts of the World Bank to establish a world free of Poverty. Browse links to current news stories related to development as well as links to country and regional information and statistics.

World Policy Institute
http://worldpolicy.org
The World Policy Institute publishes an online journal that focuses on many issues related to globalization.

WorldWatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org/index.html
The Worldwatch Institute is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems.

Globalization & Indigenous Cultures <top>


Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library
http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Aboriginal.html
This site is a clearinghouse of information related to aboriginal studies.

Action for Aboriginal Rights
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aar/welcome.htm
The link section of this site offers an excellent collection of resources related to indigenous rights issues worldwide.

Culture (Global Policy Forum)
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/index.htm
The Global Policy Forum has developed a site that features a listing of articles and resources related to globalization and culture.

Ethnologue: Languages of the World
http://www.ethnologue.com/web.asp
A comprehensive catalog of more than 6,700 languages spoken in 228 countries. The Ethnologue Name Index lists over 39,000 language names, dialect names, and alternate names. The Ethnologue Family Index organizes languages according to language families.

Globalization and Center for World Indigenous Studies
http://www.cwis.org
The Center for World Indigenous Studies offers workshops, courses, and programs focusing on issues related to indigenous populations.

Indigenous Studies WWW Virtual Library
http://www.cwis.org/wwwvl/indig-vl.html
This site is a mega-portal for links to sites related to indigenous studies. It provides links to general web sites, as well as sites with a particular regional or ethnic focus.

Survival International
http://www.survival-international.org
Survival International is a worldwide organization that supports indigenous and tribal people through public campaigns.

UN Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/62.htm
This site offers the official text of the UN Convention Concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries.

World Aboriginal Links
http://www.bloorstreet.com/300block/aborl.htm
This site features a regional menu listing that provides information about aboriginal and indigenous populations around the world.

Human Rights <top>


Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/index.html
Amnesty International consistently provides valuable information about human rights around the world. Visit the AI Library for information about human rights in specific countries or regions, learn more about current Amnesty International campaigns, or read a copy of the most recent AI Annual Report.

Canadian Human Rights Foundation
http://www.chrf.ca
The Canadian Human Rights Foundation is dedicated to the defense and promotion of human rights through education, in Canada and around the world.

Center for the Study of Human Rights
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/humanrights
Based at Columbia University, the Center for the Study of Human Rights seeks to promote human rights research and education on a multi-disciplinary basis.

Derechos-Human Rights
http://www.derechos.org
Derechos works with human rights organizations in Latin America and the world to bring you accurate and timely information on the human rights situation in their countries, as well as opportunities to help.

DIANA International Human Rights Database
http://www.law.uc.edu/Diana
This site was developed by the University of Cincinnati College of Law in an effort to make human rights resources available on the Internet. There are currently four DIANA web sites in existence at Yale University Law School, The University of Toronto and The University of Minnesota.

Directory of Human Rights Resources on the Internet (AAAS)
http://www.aaas.org
This site was developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The Directory provides descriptions and links to hundreds of human rights organizations worldwide on the Internet.

Globalization and Human Rights (PBS Video)
http://www.pbs.org/globalization/home.html
This site features background information and resources related to the PBS documentary entitled Globalization and Human Rights. Read full versions of the interviews featured in the film and follow links to related web sites.

Human Rights in China
http://www.hrichina.org
Human Rights in China (HRIC) is an international non-governmental organization founded by Chinese scientists and scholars in March 1989. HRIC monitors the implementation of international human rights standards in the People's Republic of China and carries out human rights advocacy and education among Chinese people inside and outside the country.

Human Rights Interactive Network
http://www.webcom.com/hrin/welcome.html
An extensive collection of links to human rights and humanitarian resources and organizations around the world.

Human Rights Internet
http://www.hri.ca
Founded in 1976, Human Rights Internet (HRI) is a world leader in the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights community. This site features an extensive collection of links to human rights web sites, as well as access to online human rights databases, educational resources, and background information on human rights issues.

Human Rights Watch
http://www.hrw.org
Human Rights Watch is one of the most comprehensive resources for human rights information on the web.

Human Rights Web
http://www.hrweb.org
Human Rights Web is an excellent resource for general information about human rights, the human rights movement, human rights documents, etc.

Institute for Global Communications (IGC)
http://www.igc.org
Institute for Global Communications (IGC) is a non-profit organization that works for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental sustainability through strategic use of online technologies.

Institute of International Human Rights
http://www.du.edu/humanrights
The Advocacy Center at the Institute of International Human Rights features an extensive collection of links to human rights-oriented web sites.

International Labor Organization
http://www.ilo.org
The International Labor Organization, which is part of the United Nations System, monitors labor conditions world wide. The ILO web site offers links to information regarding labor rights and the fight against sweatshops and child labor.

LANIC Human Rights Resources
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/hrights
The Latin American Network Information Center, or LANIC, is based at the University of Texas. The LANIC Human Rights site offers links to general human rights resources and a Latin American country index.

Organization of American States
http://www.oas.org
The Organization of American States offers an excellent collection of links related to human rights issues. From this site you can also link to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights web site at http://www.cidh.oas.org/. The IACHR site publishes an annual report on human rights.

Resource Center of the Americas
http://www.americas.org
The Resource Center of the Americas offers information and resources intended to inform, educate, and organize for human rights, democracy, and justice. Check out the teachers' room for classroom resources and curricula.

Sweatshops.org
http://www.sweatshops.org
Sweatshops.org is a clearinghouse of information related to the fight against sweatshops around the world.

Thesaurus of Economic, Social, and Cultural Right Violations
http://shr.aaas.org/ethesaurus.nsf
The Thesaurus of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Terminology and Potential Violations is based on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR or the Covenant).

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
http://www.unhchr.ch/hchr_un.htm
Universal Voices: Online Human Rights Internet Guide
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIS/humanrights/index.html
According to Mrs. Mary Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, "...today's human rights violations are the causes of tomorrow's conflicts." The UNHCHR web site provides current information concerning human rights issues including: the International Criminal Court, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Human Rights Education, etc.

The United Nations Human Rights Home Page
http://www.un.org/rights
The UN Human Rights web site is a clearinghouse of information related to the work of the United Nations is the field of human rights.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 50th Anniversary
http://www.udhr50.org
Inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt's belief that, "The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities," this site represents an effort by over 125 organizations to raise awareness and understanding of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.

University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
http://www.umn.edu/humanrts
This site is part of the DIANA International Human Rights Database.

WomenWatch
http://www.un.org/womenwatch
WomenWatch is the UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women. The WomenWatch web site offers information about the status of women worldwide.

Environmental Concerns <top>


The Dark Side of Natural Resources (Global Policy Forum)
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/docs/minindx.htm
Hosted by the Global Policy Forum, this site offers links to articles and resources related to the negative impact that globalization can have upon the environment.

EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal
http://earthtrends.wri.org
Developed by the World Resources Institute, EarthTrends provides an incredibly rich resource for information concerning the environment. This is definitely the place to start.

Environmental Education Link (EE Link)
http://eelink.net/ee-linkintroduction.html
EE-Link develops and organizes Internet resources to support, enhance, and extend effective environmental education in grades K-12. This site is a great resource for online information.

The Environment Internet Guide (Mining Company)
http://environment.miningco.com
This is a very detailed site on environmental issues worldwide. It features a weekly article on an environmental topic with associated Internet links.

EnviroLink
http://www.envirolink.org
EnviroLink is dedicated to providing you with the most comprehensive, up-to-date environmental resources available. This site features a great collection of resources for environmental education.

Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
Recognized as the leading producer of environmental news and information on the Internet, the ENN.com web site is an online destination where users are able to access daily content on environmental issues and interact with others having similar interests.

GreenCOM
http://www.info.usaid.gov/environment/greencom
GreenCOM is the Environmental Education and Communication Project of the U.S. Agency for International Development. In 1993, the Agency launched GreenCOM to work in tandem with other projects in its portfolio, across sectors and across regions of the world, to help achieve a range of environmental and education strategic objectives.

International Institute for Sustainable Development
http://iisd1.iisd.ca
The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), is a clearinghouse for information and resources related to sustainable development issues worldwide. The IISD web site serves a gateway for online information about sustainable development.

Population and Sustainable Development (AAAS)
http://www.aaas.org/international/psd/psd.htm
This site, hosted by International Directorate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, features information about the AAAS program on Population and Sustainable Development (PSD) aims to address this problem by providing policy-oriented and field-oriented scientific evidence on the relationship between human population and the environment.

Rainforest Action Network
http://www.ran.org
The Rainforest Action Network, or RAN, focuses on the preservation of rainforests worldwide. The RAN web site features general information about rainforests, as well as teaching resources for middle and elementary school grade levels.

U.S. Energy Information Administration-Country Briefs
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/contents.html
This site allows you to search the US Energy Administration's database by country or region in order to learn more about energy consumption and policies worldwide.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov
The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and land--upon which life depends. The EPA web site features an excellent section for teachers and students.

United Nations Environment Program
http://www.unep.org
The United Nations Environmental Program was established as the environmental conscience of the United Nations system, and has been creating a basis for comprehensive consideration and coordinated action within the UN on the problems of the human environment.

World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org/wri
The World Resources Institute web site features information about WRI programs and initiatives, as well as an extensive collection of links to information and resources concerning environmental issues.

WorldWatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org/index.html
Worldwatch is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
http://www.panda.org
This site is loaded with information about a variety of environmental issues related to development including climate change, pollution, and human consumption.

The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Environment
http://earthsystems.org/Environment.shtml
This web site is an award-winning, searchable index of over 1,000 environmental resources arranged alphabetically and by category.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable Development
http://www.ulb.ac.be/ceese/meta/sustvl.html
This site offers thousands of links to information about sustainable development. Visit links to organisations, projects and activities, electronic journals, libraries, references and documents, databases, and directories.

Conflict Resolutions <top>


Children and War
http://www.law.uc.edu/Diana
"In the past decade some 2 million children have been killed, 4 to 5 million disabled, 1 million orphaned and 12 million left homeless." UNICEF's new agenda highlights the plight of children whose families, communities and ways of life are destroyed by war.

Conflict Resolution and International Security
http://www.etown.edu/vl/peace.html
This site offers an extensive collection of links related to conflict resolution and international security issues.

Contemporary Conflicts
http://198.231.69.12/index_e.html
This excellent resource is part of the War, Peace, and Security Guide developed by the Information Resource Centre at the Canadian Forces College. This site provides a clickable world map of contemporary conflict.

Global Forum on Post-Conflict Rebuilding: War-Torn Societies Project
http://www.unicc.org/unrisd/wsp
The War-Torn Societies Project is a joint activity between the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the Program for Strategic and International Security Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

INitiative on COnflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE)
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk
A joint initiative of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University, the INCORE Internet Service is a central resource for those in the area of conflict resolution and ethnic conflict. This site features extensive links and resources related to conflict worldwide. Use the Conflict Data Service to learn more about specific countries and regions in conflict.

The Institute for Global Communications
http://www.igc.org/igc
The Institute for Global Communications is a clearinghouse of information on conflict, peace, environmental issues and human rights.

The United Nations Resource Guide
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIS/unguide/index.html
Developed by the University of Wisconsin Joint Center for International Studies, the United Nations Resource Guide is a great resource for information related to the UN.

UN Peacekeeping Operations
http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko
The UN Peacekeeping Operations page provides information about past and present peacekeeping operations worldwide. Features a clickable world map of current missions, a section on demining efforts, an historical look at 50 years of peacekeeping, a photo gallery, and much more.

War, Peace and Security WWW Server
http://198.231.69.12/guide
This web server, also maintained by the Information Resource Centre at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Canada, provides additional information about conflict, war and security issues worldwide. A good place to start.