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320 Political science
- 320 Political science
320.12 Geopolitics
320.9 Political situation and conditions - 327 International relations
327.1 Foreign policy and specific topics in international relations
327.12 Espionage and subversion
327.16 International conflict
327.17 International cooperation
327.172 Promotion of peace and international order
327.2 Diplomacy
330 Economics
340 Law
- 341 International Law
341.2 International Community
341.3 Inter-state Relations
341.6 Law of Armed Conflict
341.7 Law of International Cooperation
341.72 Security Cooperation and Security Pacts - 343.087 International Commerce (Foreign Trade)
350 Public administration
- 350 Public administration
- 352 General considerations of public administration
- 353 Specific fields of public administration
- 355 Military science
355.02 War
380 Commerce, communications, transport
- 382 International Commerce (Foreign Trade)
- 382.9 Commercial Agreements
382.92 World Trade Organization (WTO)
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08 International relations
MT 0806 international affairs
- international affairs
NT1 new economic order
NT1 bilateral relations
NT1 diplomatic relations
NT1 economic relations
NT1 East-West relations
NT1 international relations
NT1 multilateral relations
NT1 international aid
NT1 international sanctions
NT1 international meeting
NT1 economic sanctions
NT1 North-South relations
NT1 military sanctions
MT 0811 cooperation policy
MT 0816 international security
MT 0821 defence
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Search journals by Decimal Dewey Classification
320 Political science
- 320 Political science
320.9 Political situation and conditions - 327 International relations
327.1 Foreign policy and specific topics in international relations
327.12 Espionage and subversion
327.16 International conflict
327.17 International cooperation
327.172 Promotion of peace and international order
327.2 Diplomacy
350 Public administration
- 350 Public administration
352 General considerations of public administration - 353 Specific fields of public administration
- 355 Military science
355.02 War
eJournal collections
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Cambridge Core Journals
- Politics and International Relations (browse by subject)
Elsevier ScienceDirect
- Sociology and Political science (browse by subject)
Emerald eJournals Premier
- Political sociology, policy & social change (browse by subject)
SAGE Journals
- Politics & International relations (browse by subject)
SpringerLink
SIPRI Yearbook
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Wiley Online Library
- International relations (browse by subject)
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- North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Factsheests
- Osservatorio di Politica internazionale
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- WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources