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Political Science and International Relations
The following are core databases (electronic indexes) of political science journal articles.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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This is the core disciplinary index to political science journal articles, so you should include WPSA in your search. Broad coverage of political science along with complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. - Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
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Articles in this collection offer comprehensive summaries of the state of research on topics from many disciplines in the sciences and social sciences, including Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science. Covers 1997 - current.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Online archive of 100+ full-text Political Science journals. Remember that when you search JSTOR, you're searching the full text of the articles in the archive not just the abstracts and titles. Also remember that most publishers do not provide access to the most recent 3-5 years of the journals deposited here. - PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
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Articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. - CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
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Covers theory and research in international affairs. CIAO is a good place to find informally published articles like working papers, military briefings, nongovernmental organization policy briefs, etc. - ProQuest Politics Collection This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Search across several individual databases at once: PAIS Index, Policy File Index, ProQuest Political Science Database, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. - Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
Find reports on public policy topics from major think tanks, research organizations, and advocacy groups including the Hoover Institution, International Monetary Fund, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, RAND Corporation, and the World Bank. Covers 1990-current.
Additional Middle East Research
- MECAS: Middle Eastern & Central Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
An index of research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa. Covers 1900 - current. - Confidential Print: Middle East, 1839-1969 This link opens in a new window
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A collection of documents generated by the UK Foreign and Colonial Offices in countries and regions of the Middle East including Afghanistan, Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Persia, Sudan, Suez Canal, Syria, and Turkey. Covers 1812 - 1969.
Journals
These are some of the core Political Science journals (some with a focus on the Middle East) you might find relevant to your search. Keep in mind, however, that this list is simply to get you started and the important journals will vary depending on your topic.
Locate the full text of a journal using the Gould Library A-Z List.
