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[edit] History and society

[edit] General topics

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Adventure travel	yes
Agriculture	yes
→	Ag-Ed task force
→	Beekeeping task force
→	Livestock task force
Anthropology	yes
Business	(main listing here)
→	Business - Accountancy task force
Disaster management	(main listing here)
Elections and Referenda	(main listing here)
Ethnic groups	(main listing here)
Fisheries and Fishing	yes	yes			Fishing
Food and drink	(main listing here)
Former countries	(main listing here)
Heraldry and vexillology	yes	yes			Heraldry and vexillology
Historical information	yes					Adding needed historical information to articles that are not specifically historical. See Template:Histinfo
History of science	(main listing here)
Holidays	(main listing here)
Home Living	yes				Home
Human rights	yes				Human rights
Human Rights in Sri Lanka	yes
Intelligence Agency	(main listing here)
Leaders by year	yes
Monarchs	(main listing here)
Pakistan History	(main listing here)
Political figures	(main listing here)
Biography - Politics and government work group	(main listing here)
Biography - Royalty work group	(main listing here)
Sociology	(main listing here)
Travel and Tourism	yes	yes
Watches	(main listing here)

[edit] Ethnic groups

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Ethnic groups	yes	yes
African diaspora‎	yes
Asian Americans	yes	yes
Assyria	yes	yes
Azeri	(main listing here)
Basque	(main listing here)
Berbers	yes	yes			Berbers
Clans of Scotland	(main listing here)
Dravidian civilizations	yes	yes
Indian Caste System	yes	yes	yes	yes	India
Indigenous peoples of North America	(main listing here)
Latinos	yes				Latino and Hispanic American
Mexican-Americans	yes	yes
Pashtun	yes
Taiwanese aborigines	yes	yes	yes		Taiwan
Tamil civilization	yes	yes
Uyghurs of Western China	(main listing here)

[edit] Ethnic conflict resolution projects

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Sri Lanka Reconciliation	(main listing here)
Israel Palestine Collaboration	yes
Assyrian-Syriac wikipedia cooperation board	no
Lithuania Conflict resolution	no
Greek and Turkish wikipedians cooperation board	no

[edit] History

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
History	yes	yes	yes	yes	History	Recent overhaul
Ancient Germanic studies	yes	yes	yes	yes	History	Recent overhaul
Ancient Near East	yes
Australian history	yes	yes
Aztec	no	yes		yes		Although the project-space for this has been inactive for some time, this project is operating as a de facto taskforce under WP Mesoamerica, where Aztec-related articles are being actively updated, along with others under WP:MESO
Chinese history	yes	yes
Classical Greece and Rome	yes	yes		yes
Cold War	yes	yes
Colonial Empires	yes
Dates	yes
European history	yes	yes		yes
Former countries	yes	yes
History of Bangladesh	(main listing here)
History of Canada	yes	yes
History of India	yes	yes
History of photography	(main listing here)
History of Poland	(main listing here)
History of Science	yes	yes
Mesoamerica	yes	yes		yes
Middle Ages	yes	yes
Military history	(main listing here)
Norse history and culture	(main listing here)
Russian History	(main listing here)
Three Kingdoms	yes	yes			no
Timeline Tracer	yes					Categorized in History by its goals and in Multidisciplinary by its scope
US History	yes			yes		Needs members

[edit] Holidays and festivals

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Festivals	yes
Halloween	yes
Holidays	yes	yes			Holidays	most active during winter period

[edit] Sociology

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Sociology	yes	yes
Community	yes	yes			Community
Death	yes					Just formed
Discrimination	yes					Just formed
Family and relationships	yes
Gender Studies	yes	yes		yes
→	Gender Studies - Feminism task force				Feminism	Portal:Feminism
Genealogy	no
LGBT studies	yes	yes	yes	yes	LGBT
Organizations	yes
Pedophilia Article Watch	yes				Sexuality
Sexology and Sexuality	yes	yes			Sexuality
Social Work	yes

[edit] Social organizations

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Classical League	yes	yes	yes	yes	no
Freemasonry	yes	yes		yes
Orders, Decorations and Medals	yes
Furry	(main listing here)
Organizations	yes
Scouting	yes	yes	yes	yes	Scouting	uses project announcement and WP:PR for PR, covers Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Girl Guiding, and related groups, Girl Guide/Scout task force and adsorbed the Philmont Scout Ranch project as a task force.
Secret Societies	yes

[edit] Cloth and clothing

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Fashion	yes	yes			Fashion
Hats and headgear	no
Lace	yes
Textile Arts	yes	yes

[edit] Business and economics

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Advertising	no
Business	yes	yes			Business and economics
→	Business - Accountancy task force				Business and economics
Business world	no
Central banking	no
Companies	yes				Companies	Established July 20, 2007
→	Companies - Health Industry Task Force				Companies
→	Companies - Private Equity task force				Companies
→	Companies - Record Labels task force				Companies
Cooperatives	yes	yes			Cooperatives
Economics	yes	yes			Business and economics
Finance	yes	yes			Business and economics
→	Finance - Private Equity task force				Business and economics
Game theory	(main listing here)
Global Economics	no
Hanseatic League	(main listing here)
Investment	yes
Mining	yes
Organizations	(main listing here)
Organized Labour	yes	yes			Organized Labour
→	Bund Task Force					also associated with WikiProject Judaism
Retailing	yes
Taxation	(main listing here)
Trade	yes	yes

[edit] Education

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Alternative education	yes				Education	Will be merged into WikiProject Homeschooling
Education	yes	yes			Education
EduTech	yes				Education
Homeschooling	yes	yes	yes	yes	Education	The Alternative Education project will be merged into it.
Academics	(main listing here)
Education in Australia	yes
Education in Canada	yes
Education in New Jersey	yes
Organizations	(main listing here)
School Years	no
Schools	(main listing here)
Universities	(main listing here)

[edit] Education culture

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Debating	yes	yes
Fraternities and Sororities	yes	yes

[edit] Schools

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Schools	yes	yes		yes	Schools
California Schools	yes

[edit] Colleges and universities

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Universities	yes	yes		yes	University	If a new higher education WP is started, please list it here.
Baltimore City College	yes
Bangladeshi Colleges	yes
Big Ten	no
Columbia University	yes
Cornell University	yes
Dartmouth College	yes	yes
East Carolina University	yes	yes
Florida International University	yes
Georgia Tech	yes	yes		yes
Middle Tennessee State University	yes
Mizzou	yes	yes
UNC–Chapel Hill	yes
North Carolina State University	yes
Notre Dame	yes	yes
Ohio Wesleyan University	no
University of Oxford	yes	yes
Pennsylvania State University	yes
Rutgers	yes
Texas A&M	yes	yes
University of North Texas	yes
University of Oklahoma	yes	yes
University of Pittsburgh	yes
University of Texas at Austin	yes				University of Texas at Austin
University of Virginia	yes	yes
Washington University in St. Louis	yes	yes
West Virginia University	yes
UC	yes				California
University of Massachusetts	yes	yes			Massachusetts

[edit] Military and warfare

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Military history	yes	yes	yes		War	See {{military browsebar}} for a full listing of relevant portals
→	African military history task force				Military history of Africa	Portal:War
→	American Civil War task force				American Civil War	Portal:War
→	American Revolutionary War task force				War
→	Australian military history task force				Military of Australia	Portal:War
→	Balkan military history task force				War	Portal:Military of Greece
→	Baltic states military history task force				War
→	British military history task force				War
→	Canadian military history task force				War
→	Chinese military history task force				War
→	Classical warfare task force				War	Portal:Military of ancient Rome; Portal:Military of Greece
→	Crusades task force				War
→	Dutch military history task force				War
→	Early Modern warfare task force				War	Portal:Italian Wars
→	Early Muslim military history task force				War
→	Fortifications task force				War
→	French military history task force				Military history of France	Portal:War
→	German military history task force				War
→	Indian military history task force				War
→	Intelligence task force				War
→	Italian military history task force				War
→	Japanese military history task force				War
→	Korean military history task force				War
→	Lebanese military history task force				War
→	Maritime warfare task force				War	Portal:United States Coast Guard; Portal:United States Navy
→	Medieval warfare task force				War
→	Middle Eastern military history task force				War
→	Military aviation task force				War	Portal:United States Air Force
→	Military biography task force				War
→	Military historiography task force				War
→	Military land vehicles task force				Tank	Portal:War
→	Military memorials and cemeteries task force				War
→	Military science task force				War
→	Military technology and engineering task force				War
→	Napoleonic era task force				War
→	National militaries task force				War
→	New Zealand military history task force				War
→	Nordic military history task force				War
→	Ottoman military history task force				Military history of the Ottoman Empire	Portal:War
→	Pakistani military history task force					Portal:War
→	Polish military history task force				War
→	Romanian military history task force				War
→	Russian and Soviet military history task force				War
→	South American military history task force				War
→	Southeast Asian military history task force				War
→	Spanish military history task force				War
→	Taiwanese military history task force				War
→	United States military history task force				Military of the United States	Portal:War; Portal:United States Air Force; Portal:United States Army; Portal:United States Coast Guard; Portal:United States Marine Corps; Portal:United States Navy
→	Weaponry task force				War	Portal:Weapons of mass destruction
→	World War I task force				World War I	Portal:War
→	World War II task force				World War II	Portal:War
→	Cold War task force				Cold War	Portal:War
Reenactment	(main listing here)

[edit] Politics and government

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Politics	yes	yes			Politics
Anti-war	yes	yes		yes
Australian politics	(main listing here)
Baronetcies	(main listing here)
British government	(main listing here)
Chinese politics	(main listing here)
Disaster management	yes	yes
Cannabis	yes	yes		yes	Cannabis
Drug Policy	yes	yes
Elections and Referenda	no
Fascism	yes
Fire Protection	yes
Fire Service	yes	yes
Government of Canada	(main listing here)
Pakistan politics	yes
U.S. Congress	(main listing here)
Indian politics	yes	yes
Libertarianism	yes
Organizations	(main listing here)
Taiwanese politics	yes	yes	yes
Taxation	(main listing here)
Treaties	yes
Urban studies and planning	(main listing here)
Voting systems	yes

[edit] International

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
International relations	yes	yes
→	Bilateral relations task force
International development	yes
International law	(main listing here)
Military history	(main listing here)
NATO	yes				NATO	Just started
Power in international relations	yes	yes
Taxation	(main listing here)
Treaties	(main listing here)
United Nations	yes				United Nations	Sub-project of WikiProject International relations
Water and sanitation	(main listing here)

[edit] Law

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Law	yes	yes			Law
Animal rights	yes
Australian law	yes	yes
Canadian law	yes	yes
Conflict Analysis and Resolution	yes
Criminal justice	yes
Cyberlaw	no
Human rights	(main listing here)
International law	yes
Law Enforcement	(main listing here)
Parliamentary Procedure	(main listing here)
Taxation	yes	yes	yes	yes
Treaties	(main listing here)
U.S. Supreme Court cases	(main listing here)

[edit] Law enforcement

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Law Enforcement	yes	yes	yes
Correction and Detention Facilities	yes	yes
Australian crime	yes	yes
British Crime	(main listing here)
Criminal justice	yes
FBI	no	yes
Intelligence agency	no
Piracy	yes	yes
Terrorism	yes	yes	yes	yes
Terrorism and counter-terrorism	yes

[edit] Transportation

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Transport	yes				Transport
Aircraft	(main listing here)
Alternative fuels	no
Automobiles	(main listing here)
Bridges	(main listing here)
Buses	yes
Cycling	yes	yes			Cycling
Highways	(main listing here)
Human Spaceflight	(main listing here)
London Transport	yes	yes			London Transport
Maritime Trades	yes	yes	yes		Nautical
Motorcycling	yes
New York City Public Transportation	yes
Ports	yes	yes			Nautical
Rapid transit	(main listing here)
Rocketry	(main listing here)
Running	yes
Sailing	(main listing here)
Ships	(main listing here)
Stations	yes				Trains
Trains	(main listing here)
Transport in Scotland	yes	yes
UK Waterways	(main listing here)

[edit] Automobiles

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Automobiles	yes	yes			Cars
Automobile construction	no

[edit] Aviation

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Aviation	yes	yes	yes	yes	Aviation
Aircraft	yes	yes			Aviation
Airlines	yes	yes
Airports	yes	yes
Military aviation	(main listing here)
Red Bull Air Race World Series	(main listing here)

[edit] Highways

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Highways	yes				Roads
Canada Roads	(main listing here)
Motorways	yes	yes			Roads
U.S. Highways	(main listing here)

[edit] Canada roads

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Canada Roads	yes	yes			Roads	Portal:Canada
→	Canada Roads - Golden Horseshoe				Roads
→	Canada Roads - Saskatchewan				Roads	Portal:Saskatchewan

[edit] United States highways

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
U.S. Roads	yes	yes	yes	yes	U.S. Roads	Parent of all projects below.
Interstate Highways	yes	yes	yes	yes	U.S. Roads
U.S. Highways	yes	yes	yes	yes	U.S. Roads
Alabama Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
California County Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
California State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Connecticut Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Florida State Roads	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Georgia State Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Harrisburg Area Roads	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Illinois State Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Indiana State Roads	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Iowa State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Kansas State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Kentucky State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Massachusetts state highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Michigan State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Minnesota State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Missouri State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Nebraska Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Nevada State Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
New Hampshire State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
New Jersey State and County Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
New York State routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
North Carolina State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Ohio State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Oklahoma State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Oregon State Highways	yes	yes
Pennsylvania State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Rhode Island Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Roads in Maryland	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
South Carolina Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Texas State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Tennessee State Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
U.S. Interstate Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
U.S. Roads	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Utah State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Vermont Routes	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Virginia Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
Washington State Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads
West Virginia Routes	yes	yes		yes	U.S. Roads
Wisconsin Highways	yes	yes			U.S. Roads

[edit] Maritime

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Australian maritime history	yes	yes
Irish Maritime	yes
Maritime warfare	(main listing here)
Maritime Trades	yes	yes	yes		Nautical
Ports	yes	yes			Nautical
PWC	yes
Sailing	(main listing here)
Ships	yes	yes	yes		Nautical

[edit] Rapid transit

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Rapid transit	yes	yes			Rapid transit	Needs more members.
London Transport	(main listing here)
Metros of the former Soviet Union	yes	yes
Washington Metro	yes

[edit] Streetcars and trams

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Streetcars	yes				Trains
UK Trams	yes	yes

[edit] Trains

Project	Active	Assessment	Peer review	Collaboration	Portal	Notes
Trains	yes	yes	yes		Trains	Task forces are listed on the project navbox
ELCB	yes
London Transport	(main listing here)
New York City Public Transportation	yes
NZR (New Zealand Railways)	no
Stations	yes				Trains
Streetcars	no
Trains in Japan	yes				Trains
UK Railways	yes	yes			British Rail
Washington Metro	(main listing here)