Political Science Subject Guide
Article Databases
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Political scientists will find the following databases especially useful in locating articles in their field.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
An index with abstracts to articles from over 1,100 international journals in political science and related disciplines. Includes book reviews. Based on the Political Science Abstracts from Plenum and ABC POL SCI from ABC-CLIO. Coverage: 1975 to the present. Updated monthly.
Find full-text of current and archived state, national and international news articles on issues, events, people, government and more with this collection of over 4500 newspapers and other news sources. It includes the majority of the top circulating U.S. newspapers, along with thousands of local and regional titles.
Indexes and selectively abstracts international and interdisciplinary alternative (mostly radical and left) periodicals, newspapers, and magazines covering cultural, economic, political, and social change. Coverage 1991-present. For 1969-90, see the Alternative Press Index Archive. Updated quarterly.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO is a database of full text resources for theory and research in international affairs. It includes working papers from university research institutes and NGOs, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, policy briefs, case studies and course packs. Includes basic data and statistics collected by EIU on 203 countries. Coverage from 1991.
Explores a current news issue in-depth each week. Articles typically include an overview and background of the issue, pro-con essays on a question in the issue, a chronology, and lengthy bibliography. Coverage from October 1991 to present.
Encyclopedia of the United Nations
KZ 4968 .M66 2008 (Ref) This 2-volume set offers alphabetical entries covering the institutions, policies, procedures, and historic personalities associated with the United Nations, and include information on the role of the United Nations in major world events.
Indexes liberal and progressive literature both inside and outside academe. Besides politics, many other subjects are included, such as economics, labor, the environment, women's studies, race, and others. Coverage: 1982-present.
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Indexes thousands of domestic and foreign newspapers, as well as journals, and other publications in News, Business company reports and articles, Legal Research, Medical and Reference. The legal research category includes law reviews, law news, federal and state laws and cases. Mostly full text. Includes Hoover's full text. Coverage dates vary.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service)
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, research reports, statistical directories, and more about public affairs worldwide. Coverage is from 1914 and is updated monthly.
Indexes over 600 periodicals in anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, feminist studies, geography, human services, international relations, law and criminology, police science, political science, population studies, psychology, public administration, public health, social work, sociology, urban studies, and related social science subjects. Coverage: indexing from 1983 and abstracts from 1994. Updated weekly.
More infoSocial Sciences Citation Index
(Web of Science) The Social Sciences Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database that indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines, and selected, relevant items from over 3,300 of the world's leading scientific and technical journals. Disciplines include: anthropology, history, industrial relations, information & library science, law, philosophy, political science, psychiatry, psychology, public health, social issues, social work, sociology, urban studies, women's studies. Because the information about each article includes the article's cited reference list (or bibliography), you can also search the databases for articles that cite a known author or work. Coverage is from 1956 to present. Please LOGOFF, so others may use the database.