LibGuides: Political Science: Find Articles

Core Resources

These are the core resources for political science research.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window ISU Only Available on and off campus.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window Subject: Ethnic Studies; History; Law; Native American Studies; Political Science; Women's Studies Funded by ISU Libraries
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Find federal and state court cases as well as news articles and more.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window This database provides extensive coverage of global political topics with a worldwide focus, reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse. Designed specifically for students, researchers and government institutions, Political Science Complete (PSC) contains full text for hundreds of journals along with indexing and abstracting for thousands of publications. PSC also provides over 340 full-text reference books and monographs and over 38,000 full-text conference papers, which includes those from the International Political Science Association. ISU Only Available on and off campus
ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window ISU Only Available on and off campus
U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994 This link opens in a new window "The Readex U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1817-1994 contains over 415,000 individual documents in more than 14,000 volumes. Designed for legislative and historical research, Readex uses the original volumes to create fine new digital images of every publication, including approximately 72,000 maps. Nearly 14,000 maps and more than 8,000 illustrations appear in high-resolution color." ISU Only Available on and off campus
JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I-XV, Ecology & Botany I, Life Sciences) This link opens in a new window Subjects: Philosophy, Mathematics, History, Business, Anthropology, Art, Biological Sciences, Communication, Media, Persuasion, Dance, Music, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Theatre, Literary Criticism, Creative Writing, Business Writing, Technical Writing Funded by ISU Libraries

Related Resources

Use these other databases and resources for further political science research.

American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1940 This link opens in a new window Subjects: History | Art | Education | General, Multidisciplinary | Literature and Literary Criticism | Health Sciences | Law | Political Science | Religion| Women's Studies Funded by ISU Libraries
American State Papers, 1789-1838 This link opens in a new window Subjects: History | General, Multidisciplinary | Political Science Funded by ISU Libraries
Archive of Americana This link opens in a new window Subjects: History | Anthropology | General, Multidisciplinary | Political Science Funded by ISU Libraries
Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940 This link opens in a new window Subjects: Anthropology | History | Sociology | Political Science Funded by ISU Libraries
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window Subjects: General, Multidisciplinary | Biography Funded by ISU Libraries
British Periodicals This link opens in a new window Subjects: History | Political Science | Anthropology Funded by ISU Libraries
Civil Rights and Social Justice This link opens in a new window
Subject: Ethnic Studies | History | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science | Women's Studies
Funded by ISU Libraries
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window ISU Only Available on and off campus
CQ Magazine This link opens in a new window ISU Only Available on and off campus
Dissertations and Theses at ISU - 2014+ This link opens in a new window
Dissertations and Theses, Proquest This link opens in a new window Dissertations & Theses, A&I (ProQuest) provides access to 2.3 million index and abstract records for U.S. and some international dissertations and masters theses. If published after 1997 in electronic PDF format, a 24-page preview of the document is included in the database. ISU Only Available on and off campus Dissertations & theses can be requested through the Library's Interlibrary Loan service. The Library will attempt to secure a loan of the dissertation. If we are unable to obtain a loan, the requestor can Purchase a Thesis/Dissertation.
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) This link opens in a new window Subjects: General, Multidisciplinary Free
DTIC, the Defense Technical Information Center This link opens in a new window Subjects: Engineering | Physics | Computer Science and Technology | Geoscience | Biology | Military Science | Chemistry | Physical Science Funded by U.S. Government
Duke University Press Journals Online This link opens in a new window Subjects: Dance | Economics | Women's Studies | Geography and Geographical Information Systems | Music | Mathematics |Health Sciences |Public Health | Ecology | Theater | Sociology | Gender Studies | Philosophy | Languages | Political Science| Literature and Literary Criticism | General, Multidisciplinary Funded by ISU Libraries
Eighteenth Century Journals This link opens in a new window Bringing together rare journals printed between c.1685 and 1835, this resource illuminates all aspects of eighteenth-century social, political and literary life. Topics covered are wide-ranging and include colonial life, provincial and rural affairs, the French and American revolutions, reviews of literature and fashion throughout Europe, political debates, and London coffee house gossip and discussion.
FDSys This link opens in a new window Subjects: Government, History, Law, Legislation, Political Science Funded by US Government
FindLaw This link opens in a new window Subjects: Law Free
Fuente Academica This link opens in a new window Fuente Academica is a Spanish language resource. It is a multidisciplinary database that indexes articles from more than 200 Spanish language scholarly journals and magazines. Full text is available for all but one title. Topics include history, literature, politics, business, current events, economics and more. Coverage for most titles begins in the 2000s. Earliest available date is 1990. Coverage varies by title. Content is updated monthly. ISU Only Available on and off campus
Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window Subjects: History Funded by ISU Libraries
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window Unrestricted ISU students, faculty, and staff can login and be given links to full-text articles where available. On campus users should not need to login. Search results should include links to articles that have been paid for by the University. If you are off campus, you may need to use the A-Z Journal List to access the full text of journal articles.
Gun Regulation and Legislation in America This link opens in a new window Subject: Ethnic Studies | History | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science | Women's Studies Funded by ISU Libraries
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window Subjects: Political Science, Communication, Media, and Persuasion Funded by ISU Libraries

Idaho Statesman Archives via NewsBank Database Search for articles published in Boise's newspaper The Idaho Statesman.

Human Rights Studies Online This link opens in a new window Subject: Political Science Funded by ISU Libraries
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective: 1907-1984 This link opens in a new window This database offers coverage from 1907-1984 to journals in the broad subject areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. Specific areas of coverage include: Corrections, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Economics, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Gender Studies, International Relations, Journalism, Law, Linguistics, Literary & Social Criticism, Minority Studies, Planning & Public Administration, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Public Welfare, Social Work, Sociology, Urban Studies, plus more. ISU Only Available on and off campus Only four individuals may access this database simultaneously
Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 This link opens in a new window Immigration: Records of the INS, 1880-1930 presents the investigations made during the massive immigration wave at the turn of the 20th century. The files cover Asian immigration, especially Japanese and Chinese migration, to California, Hawaii, and other states; Mexican immigration to the U.S. from 1906-1930; and European immigration. There are also extensive files on the INS's regulation of prostitution and white slavery and on suppression of radical aliens.
JSTOR (Arts & Sciences I-XV, Ecology & Botany I, Life Sciences) This link opens in a new window Subjects: Philosophy, Mathematics, History, Business, Anthropology, Art, Biological Sciences, Communication, Media, Persuasion, Dance, Music, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Theatre, Literary Criticism, Creative Writing, Business Writing, Technical Writing Funded by ISU Libraries
Legal Collection This link opens in a new window Subjects: Law | Political Science Funded by LiLI (Libraries Linking Idaho)
Military & Government Collection This link opens in a new window Military & Government Collection indexes articles from more than 400 scholarly journals, magazines, government documents, and news wires on topics in military history, politics, government and history. This database provides some full text for nearly 300 titles. Coverage for most titles begins in the 1990s and varies by title. Content is updated daily. ISU Only Available on and off campus
MUSE This link opens in a new window Project MUSE is a leading provider of digital humanities and social sciences content; since 1995, its electronic journal collections have supported a wide array of research needs at academic, public, special, and school libraries worldwide. MUSE books and journals, from leading university presses and scholarly societies, are fully integrated for search and discovery.MUSE currently includes: 284,177 articles and 488,327 chapters by 203 publishers ISU Only Available on and off campus
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window Newspaper Source™ Plus includes more than 1,000 full-text newspapers, providing more than 38 million full-text articles. This database contains comprehensive full text for major newspapers, such as Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC), The Philadelphia Inquirer, Houston Chronicle, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), and others. In addition, Newspaper Source Plus features nearly 913,000 television and radio news transcripts. Videos and podcasts are coming soon. Available to all Idaho residents and ISU students, faculty, and staff. On and off campus
Political Extremism & Radicalism in the Twentieth Century This link opens in a new window
Population Index This link opens in a new window Subjects: History, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Health Sciences Databases Funded by ISU Libraries
Roper Center Archives - iPOLL This link opens in a new window With over 790,000 questions and 25,000 studies!
Social Explorer This link opens in a new window Explore over 500,000 data indicators and over 220 years of data for the United States from present to 1790, including all Decennial Censuses, American Community Surveys and many other datasets.
Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window Social Sciences Citation Index®, accessed via Web of Science®, provides researchers, administrators, faculty, and students with quick, powerful access to the bibliographic and citation information they need to find research data, analyze trends, journals and researchers, and share their findings. Full text is not available.Overcome information overload and focus on essential data from 3,000 of the world's leading social sciences journals across 50 disciplines. ISU Only Available on and off campus Internet Explorer ver. 9 requires “Compatibility View” be checked under “Tools”.
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window ISU Only Available on and off campus
South Asia Archive This link opens in a new window The South Asia Archive is an extensive resource for students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences. The historical documents within the Archive are truly interdisciplinary, reflecting the varied range of knowledge production in colonial and early post-colonial India and the wider sub-continent. Comprising material sourced from collectors and archivists by the South Asia Research Foundation, this Archive brings together a wealth of important and unique primary and secondary content.
United Nations Treaty Collection This link opens in a new window Subjects: Political Science | Anthropology | History | Law Funded by US Government
U.S. Congressional Serial Set Maps This link opens in a new window Readex uses the original volumes to create fine new digital images of every publication, including approximately 72,000 maps. Nearly 14,000 maps and more than 8,000 illustrations appear in high-resolution color. ISU Only On and off campus
World Politics Review This link opens in a new window
Web of Science This link opens in a new window Subject: General Funded by ISU Libraries

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