Identifies resources and search strategies to access relevant items for the VCE Global politics - Global actors & challenges
See the boxes below on some of the key Global Actors: States and Intergovernmental Organisations (IGOs).
Some quick definitions and suggested searches for eBooks and Articles are provided. It is a good idea to read widely so you can compare and contrast the definitions of terms that you encounter, leading to a more in-depth understanding of the ideas that are presented to you.
To search our eBook collection, set the drop-down menu to the right of the search box to 'Ebooks'. To search articles, change the drop-down menu to 'Articles'. You can search your keywords anywhere in the record, or search more specifically within the subject field. See the Catalogue tab of this guide for more information about searching.
See the definitions below and then find some more of your own.
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These are large, broad searches. Narrow them down by adding additional keywords, or use the filters to restrict the date range or select more specific subject headings.
Patterns of Democracy : government forms and performance in thirty-six countries by 
Political Responsibility : responding to predicaments of power by The CIA's World Factbook "provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities". Includes a list of countries, maps, and interesting facts.
Meetings of the United Nations War Crimes Commission and agreements signed by British, American, Russian and French representatives, H99.203/556
Looking for a book? SLV has a range of physical books relating to politics. Many will be in storage, but some will be available on the shelf in the Redmond Barry Reading Room.
Perform a catalogue search using the Books scope. You can Ask a Librarian for assistance if you need to order an item from storage. Alternatively, use the Find on Shelf search scope to limit results to books you can read immediately. Note that SLV is not a lending library; books are to be read onsite at the Library.
If you would like to browse the shelves, Politics as a broad subject is held at 320-329. This will be downstairs at the east end of the Redmond Barry Reading Room (closest to the Russell Street Welcome Zone).
On Building Peace : rescuing the nation-state and saving the United Nations by See the definitions below and then find some more of your own.
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These are large, broad searches. Narrow them down by adding additional keywords, or use the filters to restrict the date range or select more specific subject headings.
The IMF and the Future : issues and options facing the fund by 
The International Criminal Court : a global civil society achievement by Choose an Intergovernmental Organisation (IGO) and then perform an Article search in our catalogue. Change the drop-down box next to the search bar to Articles:
You will find that you get a huge number of results. Try narrowing them down by using the 'Refine results by' filters at the right hand side:
Click this link to see the results of the above search: United Nations in Articles search, refined by peer-reviewed journals, held online, created between 2008-2023.
You can see that there are over 75,000 results. Try adding additional search terms to make your searches more specific. You can either do this by typing them directly into the search bar, or try adding a line in Advanced Search.
