Political Science Research Starter

Cross-searches databases PAIS and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA), covering the international literature in political science and public administration/policy, along with related fields. Provides abstracts, indexing and full text coverage of journal articles, country reports, dissertations, think-tank reports, working papers, government documents and more.

Political Science Database gives users access to hundreds of leading political science, public policy, and international relations journals. It also includes thousands of recent full-text doctoral dissertations on political science topics, together with working papers, conference proceedings, country reports, policy papers and other sources.

WSPA provides abstracts and indexing of the international literature of political science and international relations, along with complementary fields, including international law and public administration/policy -- from over 1,500 serial publications, books, dissertations and working papers

Search for articles in all the social sciences. Select subject-specific databases for more focused searches.

Provides access to international literature in sociology and social services, along with related fields. Includes Sociological Abstracts database.

The IBSS includes bibliographic references to journal articles, books, reviews and selected chapters in the areas of anthropology, economics, political science and sociology. International in scope, incorporating material in over 100 languages.

Research on crucial international issues and news headlines through more than 250 issue pages, 200 country pages, 400 international newspapers and magazines, and a multimedia library.

Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.

Research significant people and events around the world and get multiple types of sources in one place: reference and academic journal articles, as well as primary source documents, images and videos.

The Military Database covers topics across all government and military branches, including international relations, political science, criminology, defense, aeronautics and space flight, communications, civil engineering, and more. An important benefit of the Military Database is its content diversity. Included are scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.

Research articles about conflicts and their causes, impact, and perception on a global scale.

US Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. This database includes access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and The Wall Street Journal.

International Newsstream provides the most recent news content from outside of the US and Canada, with archives which stretch back decades featuring more than 660 newspapers, newswires, and news sites in active full-text format. Some of the world's top newspapers included are: The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.

Get access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world.

Search for sources in the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities.

Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals.

Search older full text articles from scholarly journals in more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries.