• African Publishing Companion. A Resource Guide. The most complete and up-to-date documentation and information resource on African publishing and the book trade currently available. Print edition and Web-based online version. Over 1,600 entries, very extensively cross-referenced. Fully searchable and frequently updated online: http://www.africanpublishingcompanion.com/

- The African Studies Companion. http://www.africanstudiescompanion.com/

• Australian Strategic Policy Institute. ASPI has been set up to help Australians understand the critical strategic choices which our country will face over the coming years, and to help Government make better-informed decisions: http://www.aspi.org.au/

• Bonn International Center for Conversion. BICC is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting peace and development through the transformation of military-related processes, functions, activities, assets and structures effectively and efficiently: http://www.bicc.de/

• British American Security Information Council. BASIC is an independent research organization that analyzes government policies and promotes public awareness of defense, disarmament, military strategy and nuclear policies in order to foster informed debate: http://www.basicint.org/

• Business & Human Rights Resource Centre. BHRC is an independent, international, and non-profit organisation in a collaborative partnership with Amnesty International sections and leading academic institutions. The Centre aims to promote greater awareness and informed discussion of important issues
relating to business and human rights: http://www.business-humanrights.org/.

• Canadian Institute of International Affairs. CIIA's mandate is to promote a deeper understanding of international affairs and of Canada's role in a changing world by providing members with a non-partisan, nation-wide forum for informed discussion, analysis and debate. By bring together all interested parties - private sector, government, academia, NGO representatives, as well as the concerned public - to examine global issues through a distinctively Canadian lens: http://www.ciia.org/

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The Carnegie Endowment is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. Founded in 1910, its work is nonpartisan and dedicated to achieving practical results: http://www.ceip.org/

• Center for Defense Information. The Nation's [US] foremost independent military military research organization. Founded in 1972 as an independent monitor of the military, the CDI is a private, nongov, research organization: http://www.cdi.org/

• Center for Defence and International Security Studies. Intended to conduct research, raise awareness and stimulate debate on a wide range of defence and security matters relevant to both the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, since its foundation in 1990 CDISS is a dedicated, interdisciplinary, semi-autonomous research unit of the Department of Politics and International Relations, which is located in Cartmel College, Lancaster University: http://www.cdiss.org/

• Centre for Democracy and Development. CDD is a new, non-profit, non governmental, research, information and training institution dedicated to policy-oriented scholarship on questions of democratic development and peace-building in the West African sub-region. The Centre's work is grounded in an appreciation of the practical problems that have inhibited democracy and development in the region, and in the need to strengthen civic organisations in their work: http://www.cdd.org.uk/

• Center for International Policy. The Center was founded in 1975 to promote a U.S. foreign policy that reflects democratic values. Through research, education, and direct public advocacy, CIP works to define and put into practice a more sympathetic, farsighted, and non-militaristic approach to the developing world: http://www.ciponline.org/

• Center for International Trade and Security. CITS seeks to address international security challenges through policy-relevant research and outreach. Many of the Center's projects focus on security problems and opportunities related to technology trade. The Center recognizes that technology and its trade are important to national prosperity and international development, but that technology trade also poses security risks that must be managed: http://www.uga.edu/cits/

• Center for Strategic and International Studies. CSIS is a public policy research institution dedicated to analysis and policy impact. CSIS is the only institution of its kind that maintains resident experts on all the world's major geographical regions. It also covers key functional areas, such as international finance, U.S. trade and economic policy, national and international security issues, energy, and telecommunications. Founded in 1962 and located in Washington, D.C.:http://www.csis.org/

• Chatham House. Formerly the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House is one of the world's leading organizations for the analysis of international issues. It is membership-based and aims to help individuals and organizations to be at the forefront of developments in an ever-changing and increasingly complex world: http://www.chathamhouse.org.uk/

• Conflict Analysis Resource Center. CERAC is a private research organization specialized in data-intensive studies of conflict and criminal violence. We investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of violence from a variety of methodological perspectives, with a strong focus on human impact: http://www.cerac.org.co/

• The Corner House. A United Kingdom NGO which aims to support the growth of a vibrant, democratic, equitable and non-discriminatory civil society in which communities have control over the resources and decisions which affect their lives and means of livelihood, and have the right to define themselves rather than being defined by others. You can contact us at the following address: http://www.thecornerhouse.org.uk/

• Council on Foreign Relations. CFR is a US national membership organization and think tank with headquarters in New York, offices in Washington, D.C., and programs nationwide. Its widely respected and influential re-search staff-with backgrounds in government and scholarship in most international subjects-regularly meets with Council members and other leaders and thinkers: http://www.cfr.org/

• Danish Institute for Human Rights. DCHR was established by a parliamentary decision on 5 May, 1987. The objective of the Centre is to gather and develop knowledge about human rights nationally, regionally, and internationally. The Centre co-operates with organisations and public authorities in Denmark, with human rights centres and humanitarian organisations in other countries, as well as with the Nordic Council, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the EU, and the UN: http://www.humanrights.dk/

• Electionworld.org / Elections around the world. Not a research centre but a useful research initiative. Electionworld.org focuses worldwide elections on a country basis. Documentation, edition and design are exclusively worked by electionworld.org and its editor: http://www.electionworld.org/

• Federation of American Scientists. The Federation of American Scientists is engaged in analysis and advocacy on science, technology and public policy concerning global security. A privately-funded non-profit policy organization whose Board of Sponsors includes over 55 American Nobel Laureates: http://www.fas.org/

• Foreign Policy In Focus. The project's goal is to forge a new global affairs agenda for the U.S. Government and the U.S. people--one that makes the U.S. a more responsible global leader and global partner. It is a joint effort of the Interhemispheric Resource Center and the Institute for Policy Studies: http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org

• Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces. DCAF, established in October 2000 on the initiative of the Swiss government, encourages and supports States and non-State governed institutions in their efforts to strengthen democratic and civilian control of armed and security forces, and promotes security sector reform in accordance with democratic standards: http://www.dcaf.ch/

• Henry L. Stimson Center. Founded in 1989, the Henry L. Stimson Center is a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution devoted to enhancing international peace and security through a unique combination of rigorous analysis and outreach: http://www.stimson.org/

• Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (Peace Research Institute Frankfurt). Four research groups are responsible for carrying out PRIF's research programme. Many of PRIF's research staff teach as professors or lecturers at universities in Hesse or at other universities in Germany and abroad. PRIF has concluded a cooperation agreement with the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt on joint research projects and post-graduate studies. In addition, PRIF provides an average of 15 internships for university students per year: http://www.hsfk.de/

• Hudson Institute. We are a non-partisan policy research organization dedicated to innovative research and analysis that promotes global security, prosperity, and freedom. We challenge conventional thinking and help manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary and collaborative studies in defense, international relations, economics, culture, science, technology, and law: http://www.hudson.org/

• Human Rights Internet. Founded in 1976, HRI is a world leader in the exchange of information within the worldwide human rights community. A key objective of the organization is to support the work of the global non-governmental community in its struggle to obtain human rights for all. To this end, HRI promotes human rights education, stimulates research, encourages the sharing of information, and builds international solidarity among those committed to the principles enshrined in the International Bill of Human Rights: http://www.hri.ca/