LibGuides: Political Science: Overview

Related Guides

Below are some commonly used Political Science databases. Please see the A-Z Database List for a more comprehensive directory.

Political Science Complete
Includes full-text journals, reference books, monographs, and conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.
International Political Science Abstracts
1951-present. Articles from scholarly journals and yearbooks. Topics include method and theory, political thinkers, ideas, administrative institutions, national and area studies.
Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)
A multidisciplinary database with searchable author abstracts covering over 1,700 journals in the social sciences.

A multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes 1,700 journals spanning 50 disciplines. Covers 1900-present.
PAIS Index
1915-present. Public affairs, public and social policies, international relations.
SAGE Research Methods Online
Books, journals and reference books on social science research methods.

Books, dictionaries, encyclopedias, journal articles, Little Green Books (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences (QASS) series), Little Blue Books (Qualitative Research Methods series), and videos on social research. Includes a Methods Map, "a visual representation of the inter-relationships and overlaps between the many different methods, theories and techniques used in social research." [More info]
CQ Press Library
Collection of directories, encyclopedias and guides on U.S. politics and policy from CQ Press.

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