The Global & International Studies Collection is an interdisciplinary resource that explores critical political, social, and historical issues from both historical and contemporary perspectives, offering over 3.9 million pages of primary and secondary materials including government documents, archival records, periodicals, news transcripts, and video footage alongside 670 periodicals and magazines, more than 260 peer-reviewed academic journals across disciplines such as sociology, economics, and political science, and 2,250 video titles featuring documentaries, interviews, and lectures that provide compelling cultural, political, and historical insights.
The collection is organized into curated thematic areas such as Aging in the Modern World, Border and Migration Studies Online, Colonial Legacies, Disability in the Modern World, Human Rights Studies Online, Mass Incarceration and Prison Studies Online, Revolution and Protest Online, Trade and Globalization Studies Online, and over twenty other focused collections. The collection is designed to support in-depth research by connecting past and present global challenges.
Expiry date: 22 Apr 2026
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