Political Science

Finding Scholarly Journal Articles

What is scholarly publication?
Academic Search Elite
Indexes core scholarly journals and popular magazines in a wide variety of subject areas, including political science, public policy and related fields. Some full text articles available.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Indexes core scholarly journals and popular magazines in a wide variety of subject areas, including political science, public policy and related fields. Some full text articles available.
CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)
Full-text source of policy briefs, working papers, journal articles, and case studies on theory and research in international affairs, published from 1991 to present.
JSTOR
Full-text articles from more than 40 core political science and public policy journals. Because this is an "archival" database, coverage begins with volume 1 of each journal, but the most recent issues (latest 3–5 years) are not available within JSTOR.
Project MUSE
Full text articles from selected journals in the humanities and social sciences, including political science. Some titles available from 1997 to the present.

Finding Newspaper Articles

California Newspapers (NewsBank)
Provides full text articles from over 20 California newspapers, some (like the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, San Jose Mercury News, San Luis Obispo Tribune) from the mid-1980s to present.
ProQuest Newsstand
Full-text articles for 500 U.S. and international newspapers and business journals, published since 2001.
LexisNexis Academic Universe
Provides full-text of current (and older) issues of major newspapers including the New York Times and news magazines, published since late 1980s. Provides full-text transcripts from non-print news media such as National Public Radio, CNN, Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC, published since late 1980s.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Provides articles from the ethnic, minority and native press, from 1990 to the present. Some scholarly publications included.

Additional International Relations Resources

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Provides a variety of databases and publications on security-related issues.
Facts on International Relations and Security Trends
Collects information related to international relations and security from research institutes.
Parline Database
Detailed information on parliamentary bodies throughout the world from the International Parliamentary Union.
Conflict Resolution Information Source
Material related to political violence, sponsored by the Conflict Research Consortium at the University of Colorado.
International Relations and Security Network
Sponsored by the Center for Security Studies in Zurich, Switzerland, this site supports research projects and education activities, provides news stories and in-depth analyses, and encourages information sharing in the field of international relations.
Europa SCADPlus
Provides summaries of EU legislation in all policy areas.
Eurobarometer
Includes surveys and studies about the evolution of public opinion on a variety of issues in the EU member states.

Finding Books

PolyCat
Use PolyCat, the online catalog, to find books (and other materials) in the Kennedy Library.
Link+
Use Link+ to find and order books available at other California libraries. The books arrive at the Kennedy Library Circulation Desk within 3 days for you to check out.

If you don’t find the book you need in PolyCAT or LINK+, submit an interlibrary loan request.

For more information about locating books, read the "Finding Books" page.