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Political Science Research Guide
Lists databases, journals, reference sources, citation guides and more.
Best Databases
Various Political Science Topics
Political Science: SAGE
To access, click this link, then check the box for Political Science and click Continue to Search at the bottom of the page
Includes the full-text of 29 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 117 years, encompassing over 62,700 articles. It covers such subjects as General Political Science, American Government & Politics, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics, Policy Studies, Political Communication, Peace / Conflict Studies, Presidential Studies, Political Theory / Philosophy, International Relations, and Area Studies.
Project Muse
To access, click the link and then click Project Muse in the alphabetical list.
Full-text access to a wide variety of scholarly journals in the humanities & social sciences. Search for articles by topic, or browse journals. Click the "Browse Journals" tab, then "Browse Journals by Discipline", then choose from areas such as Politics & Policy Studies, International Relations, Law, Population Studies, Middle East Studies, and more.
Issues & Controversies: Up-to-date, in-depth and objective information on the
most prominent and hotly debated issues of the day.
CQ Researcher: In-depth, unbiased reporting on today's controversial issues.
JSTOR: Primarily archival (older issues) coverage of journals: ranging from late 1800s (depending on the journal) to 2007.
To see what Political Science journals are contained in JSTOR, click "Browse by Discipline" at the top of the page, then click Political Science in the drop-down menu. You can also search by keyword (s) in the Basic search, or do a more complex search using the Advanced Search tab. To find a specific article for which you know the title, author or journal name, click the Article Locator tab.
Information on Countries
Credo Reference: online encyclopedias, maps, CIA Factbook, dictionaries, more. Click this link then on the title in the alphabetical list.
To see a detailed report on a specific country, type the country name into the search box searching "All Subjects". Then, select the results from the CIA World Factbook (source is listed at the bottom of each brief entry on the results page). You'll find population, religion, environmental problems, and a lot more. At the top of the page, you can use the Compare feature to compare countries across all these same information categories.
US & International News
LexisNexis Academic
Click link and then click LexisNexis Academic in alphabetical list. Choose "Major US & World Papers" for US and international news.
Ethnic NewsWatch (limit 2 simultaneous users)
Click link, then on title in alphabetical list. Then, click the drop-down menu next to "Multiple Databases" and select "Interdisciplinary: Ethnic Newswatch"
This database covers the alternative press and smaller publications that target specific ethnic groups and provide a viewpoint not always available in the mainstream press. You can limit your search by ethnic group, including: African American/African/Caribbean, Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, European/Eastern European, Hispanic, Jewish, Multi-Ethnic, or Native People.
ABI/Inform: U.S. & International Business News
Click link above, then on title in alphabetical list. Then, click the drop-down menu next to "Multiple Databases" and select "Business-ABI/Inform Global" for international business news, or click "Multiple Databases" and select from the list that appears.
International Journals
Click the link above, then click "Law & Political Science" in the list of subjects.
U.S. Government
Congressional Universe:
Click the link above and then click Congressional Universe in the alphabetical list.
Provides information on bills, laws, Supreme Court cases, legislative histories, political news and more.
CQ Weekly
Provides nonpartisan news of the U.S. Congress
Links to U.S.Government Websites
Kansas Government Websites
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