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Political Science

This page provides access to recommended resources for research in political science.

Finding Articles [help]

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - Cumulative index to literature in political science, international relations, law, public administration, and public policy
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books - International legal information covering all areas of jurisprudence
LegalTrac - For research in U.S. federal and state law, and British Commonwealth, European Union, and International law
Social Sciences Abstracts - Cumulative index to literature in the social sciences
Web of Science - Citation index for all disciplines (1977-present)

Finding Books

HopeCAT - Materials in the collections of Hope College Libraries and Western Theological Seminary
MeLCat - Materials in participating Michigan libraries
WorldCat - Materials in U.S. and international libraries

Electronic Journals

CQ Weekly - Legislative news and analysis from Capitol Hill
CQ Researcher - Analysis of social and political issues

Online Reference Sources

Political Science Research Guides - Guides to library resources for various courses/topics in political science.
Countries and Their Cultures (2001)
Credo Reference - Social Sciences

including: Dictionary of Politics and Government (2004), The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science (1999), U.S. Census 2000 State & County Statistical QuickFacts (2000), and others

Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy (2nd ed, 2002)
Europa World
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (2001)
International Relations and Security Network (ISN) - Includes primary resources, case studies, statistical information, etc. related to international relations and security.
ICPSR - The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) provides access to social science datasets to promote current quantitative and qualitative research techniques and statistical methods.
Oxford Reference Online - Politics & Social Sciences

including: A-Z of Countries of the World (2004), Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World (2001), Oxford Guide to the United States Government (2001), and others

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (11th ed, 2004)