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Administrative Assistant:
Donna Holden
(970) 943-7011
dholden@western.edu

Department Chair:
Greg Haase
(970) 943-2070
ghaase@western.edu

Address:
Department of Behavioral
& Social Sciences
Kelley Hall 240
Western State Colorado University
600 N. Adams St.
Gunnison, CO 81231

 

Politics Resources

This page provides links to all types of resources for students in Politics and Government, as well as information on volunteering, internships and jobs.

 

 

Volunteer Opportunities in US and abroad

1.      Relief Web (http://reliefweb.int/)

             -  Offers info on humanitarian and military emergencies as well as a comprehensive,

                 weekly update on international relief job vacancies and training opportunities. 

             a.       Relief Web Vacancies Page  (http://reliefweb.int/jobs)

                            i. Can be specialized based on region of interest and type of job. 

 

 

2.      Foreign Policy Association (http://www.fpa.org/)

             a. FPA Global Job Board (http://www.fpa.org/jobs/)

                     i.  Students can sign up to receive weekly updates via e-mail. 

 

3.      American Refugee Committee International jobs

        (http://www.arcrelief.org/site/PageServer?pagename=careers_volunteer)

 

4.       African Refugee Committee International

             a. AFC volunteer: http://www.arcrelief.org/site/PageServer?pagename=careers_volunteer

 

5.      International Rescue Committee   (http://www.rescue.org/)

              a. Works with newly arrived refugees in the United States

              b. IRC volunteering site (http://www.rescue.org/volunteering)

              c. IRC careers (http://www.rescue.org/careers)

 

6.       The Humanitarian Chronicle

              a. HC home page: http://www.humanitarianchronicle.com/2008/09/humanitarian-jobs/

 

7.      Cross Cultural Solutions

       (http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/siteID=Google_cross_cultural_solutions&gclid=CNrOuqTt07ECFce8KgodC24A_w)

               a.  volunteer opportunities in many fields

 

8.      Global Volunteers (http://www.globalvolunteers.org/)

 

9.      International Career Employment Weekly
         (http://www.internationaljobs.org/contents.html)

 

10.  United Nations  (http://www.un.org/en/)

             a. UN volunteer opportunities (http://www.unv.org/about-us/employment/vacancies.html)

 

News and current events (world politics) websites

BBC  http://www.bbc.co.uk/

CNN  http://www.cnn.com/

NPR   http://www.npr.org/

NPR news   http://www.npr.org/sections/news/

PBS  http://www.pbs.org/

PBS Frontline Documentaries  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/

World Politics Review   http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/

International Herald Tribune  http://global.nytimes.com/?iht

International Crisis Group  http://www.crisisgroup.org/

The Guardian  http://www.guardiannews.com/

Le Monde (English edition)  http://mondediplo.com/

The New York Times  http://global.nytimes.com/

The Washington Post  http://www.washingtonpost.com/

The Denver Post  http://www.denverpost.com/

The Atlantic  http://www.theatlantic.com/

The Economist  http://www.economist.com/

The Nation http://www.thenation.com/