Political Science

Journals and articles covering political science and related fields such as international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public administration policy.

Emphasis on international coverage of public policy, government, international relations and current economic, political and social thought.

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.

An excellent starting point for any topic, Academic Search contains over 13,000 academic journals, magazines, and newspapers. Content covers all subject areas, with material from 1887-present.

Provides in-depth reports on controversial issues. Topics include social issues, environment, science, crime, education, and more.

The CQ news team covers virtually every act of Congress, delivering nonpartisan news and analysis. In addition, CQ now covers all forces that shape legislation -- the White House, federal agencies, business & industry, states, courts and K Street.

JSTOR is a full-text collection of scholarly journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Content from last 3-5 years is generally not available in JSTOR.

Contains scholarly sources covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.

Contains scholarly journals covering the field of history from 1450 to present. Worldwide coverage, excluding U.S. and Canadian history.

Contains primary source material including audio, surveys, and photographs on the Civil Rights Movement, segregation, discrimination and racial theory in America during 1943-1970.

Contains manuscripts, artwork, and rare printed books dating from the earliest contact between American Indians and Europeans. This resource provides access to material from the Newberry Library’s extensive Edward E. Ayer Collection; one of the strongest archival collections on American Indian history in the world.