Subject Guide for International Security Peacekeeping and Disarmament

Introduction & contact information
Dictionaries/encyclopedias
Finding books
Finding articles
Other web resources

Introduction & contact information

This guide is meant to be a starting point for research and is fairly general. It covers both print and web resources. For an even more general approach, see the subject guide to Political Science. Also see the subject guide for International Relations. There are several other good research guides available on the Infodome that are pertinent. Government publications, especially from the U.N. and the United States are also good sources. Ask at the reference desk for assistance.

For further assistance, the following librarian should be consulted:

Carolyn Baber
Office: Love Library 108H
E-mail: cbaber@mail.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6990

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Dictionaries/ Encyclopedias

The ABC-CLIO Companion to The American Peace Movement in the 20th Century
(JX 1961 U6L83 1994 REF)
An alphabetically arranged dictionary of terms, people, groups, agreements, etc.
Encyclopedia of Arms Control and Disarmament
(JX 1974 E57 1993 REF)
A three volume work that is arranged topically with essays by scholars. Geographic coverage, themes, history are included. Volume 3 reprints several key treaties.
Encyclopedia of Violence Peace and Conflict
(HM 886 E625 1999 REF)
Three volume set with limited entries but each one is quite lengthy. Includes animal violence as well as human. Includes ethical, anthropological, and sociological approaches.
Historical Dictionary of Multinational Peacekeeping
(JX 1981 P7M384 2004 REF)
An alphabetical listing of terms related to peace-keeping, including "hot spots," organizations, people. Extensive bibliography. Includes chronology and appendices of texts of resolutions and reports.
SIPRI Yearbook
(UA 10 S69a)
A series of articles about developments in disarmament and international security over the year covered. Also has a chronology, a listing of agreements, and tables on military expenditures and armaments. Annual, latest is in Reference.
World Encyclopedia of Peace
(JX 1952 W63 1986 REF)
A four volume encyclopedia with the first two volumes being an alphabetical series of essays. Volume 3 has treaties and a chronology. Volume 4 includes a bibliography, a list of journals and name and subject indexes.

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Finding books

Look for books in the PAC (the Library's online catalog). Look for terms like "Peace", "Arms Control," "Disarmament" and "Security International." For peacekeeping forces, use "International police" and "United Nations Armed Forces." You can also look for more specific terms and some of these terms under names of countries.

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Finding articles

General periodical indexes found on the Library's home page, Infodome such as Proquest, Academic Search Premier, and Lexis/Nexis Academic are good to use. Newspaper indexes can lead to many stories on this topic. Indexes in Communication, History, Latin America, and Sociology are also very useful. More specialized and pertinent indexes are PAIS, CIAO, CountryWatch and the printed International Political Science Abstracts (JA 36 I5 in Ref)

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Other web resources

Arms Control Association
A national nonpartisan organization founded in 1971 to "promote public understanding of and support for effective arms control policies." Includes fact sheets, briefings and other information as well as an online edition of Arms Control Today.

Federation of American Scientists
Provides analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy for global security. Formerly the Federation of Atomic Scientists, founded by the members of the Manhattan Project. Has many links, including information on arms sales, chemical and biological weapons, nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.

INCORE
"A global centre for the study and resolution of conflict," a joint initiative of United Nations University and the University of Ulster. Stands for "Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity." There is a good section that is a megasite to other sites - see below.

INCORE's Information Bank
This links you to journals, academic programs, organizations, and other resources. See above for INCORE itself.

Institute for Defense and Disarmament Studies
A think tank for research and education on ways to minimize the risk of war. Publishes Arms Control Reporter.

Stanford Center for International Security and Cooperation
The Center is part of Stanford's Institute for International Studies. It is multidisciplinary and dedicated to research and training in international security. Consists of scholars, policymakers, area specialists, business people, and other experts and grew out of arms control concerns. Site contains information on research, publications, fellowships, events, and teaching. Has links to sites dealing with arms control, peacekeeping and international security issues.

United Nations Disarmament
This is the main disarmament page for the United Nations.

United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
A site describing current and past peacekeeping missions of the United Nations, as well as giving general information about the UN peacekeeping forces.