Politics Subject Guide

Top Article Databases

  • Contains bill tracking services, congressional publications, congressional committee reports and testimony, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register, Congressional Record, National Journal.
    Covers: 1789 - present
  • The Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) contains citations and short abstracts for journal articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories. Subjects include government, international relations, legislation, political science, statistics, and related areas.
    Covers: 1972 - present, abstracts start at 1985.
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  • Full-text of 29 journals covering 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.
    Coverage varies, some titles back to 1912.
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  • The database provides citations and abstracts for journal articles in political science, international relations, law, and public administration / policy.
    Covers: 1000 A.D. - present
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Other Articles Databases

  • Database of articles in peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and news sources with full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
    Coverage: 1990 - current
    Ebsco
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  • Documents and data on presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial elections as well as information on political parties, redistricting, electoral process, campaign finance, role of media and interest groups, voters and demographics, and voter turnout.
    Covers: 1774 to present
  • Citations to working papers, conference proceedings, books, and journal articles in the area of international affairs. Many resources are full-text.
    Covers: 1991-present.
  • Multidisciplinary index to scholarly and authoritative articles. Provides access to all three parts of the Citation Index: Arts and Humanities, Social Science and Science. Search by subject, author, journal title. Cited Reference Search finds articles that cite an author or article that you specify.
    Covers: 1900 - present.
    ISI
  • Database with references to monographs, journal articles, government documents, reports, and pamphlets from 1937-1976.  Historical perspective on public policy, political, economic, and social issues worldwide.
    Covers: 1937-1976.
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