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Political Science Research Resources
- Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
A full-text research database covering political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory and comparative politics. With hundreds of full-text journals, reference books and thousands of conference papers, it is a resource for political science researchers and government institutions.
- Social Sciences Full Text This link opens in a new window
This database covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. Note this database includes English language journals only.
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
A full-text database for psychologists, counselors, researchers and students. It provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in PsycINFO. It offers particularly strong coverage in child and adolescent psychology and counseling.
- Opposing Viewpoints: Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Covers today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Includes viewpoints, reference articles, infographics, news, images, video, audio, etc. Periodical content covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science,etc.
- Global Issues: Gale in Context This link opens in a new window
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Explore issues within government, law, health, science and technology, society and culture, etc. This database integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, etc, Offers over 250 country pages and more than 400 issue pages. Commentaries provide background and guidance on significant topics like Food Security, Genocide, Human Rights, Extreme Weather, etc.
General Research Resources
- Academic OneFile: Gale This link opens in a new window
A broad subject database which includes peer-reviewed journals, magazines, reference sets and podcasts covering the areas of criminal justice, history, economics, marketing, and psychology. Also includes podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete offers an enormous collection of full-text journals, providing users access to critical information from many sources unique to this database. In addition, it includes peer-reviewed full text for STEM research, as well as for the social sciences and humanities. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study, including anthropology, engineering, law, sciences and more.
Topical Video Content
Academic Search Complete offers access to video content from the Associated Press, the world’s leading news agency. Videos relevant to the search terms will appear in a carousel in the result list. With footage from 1930 to the present and updated monthly, this collection of more than 75,000 videos covers a wide variety of topics. - Britannica Academic Online This link opens in a new window
An updated, online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, including current news and country-to-country data comparisons. Contains an interactive world atlas with country data and statistics.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Broad subject general reference database searching hundreds of encyclopedias and other reference works. Provides subject/topic maps.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Thousands of videos encompassing a broad range of subjects. Mobile apps are available for Android devices and Apple devices
- Ebooks from Gale This link opens in a new window
A broad ranging general reference collection of ebooks. Search thousands of authoritative reference sources across all fields and disciplines.
- MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
This database provides full-text magazines, reference books and primary source documents. It also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.
- Newsstand This link opens in a new window
This newspaper resource allows users to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, author, newspaper section, or other fields. Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world. It also includes thousands of images, radio and TV broadcasts and transcripts.
- Reader's Guide Full Text Mega This link opens in a new window
A general database covering aspects of modern life including arts, business, computers, education, health/medicine, history, literature, news, pop culture, religion, science, and more. Provides full text, indexing and abstracts for a broad selection of periodicals.
Political Science eBooks
American Constitutional Law: The Structure of GovernmentAmerican Constitutional Law provides a comprehensive account of the nations defining document. Based on the premise that the study of the Constitution and constitutional law is of fundamental importance to understanding the principles, prospects, and problems of America, this text puts current events in terms of what those who initially drafted and ratified the Constitution sought to accomplish.
American Presidents Ranked by Performance, 1789-2012This title evaluates each president on his effectiveness in each area and a final analysis is provided for the scores combined. The most overrated and underrated chief executives are identified., with each entry including a biographical and political information, as well as an analysis of their overall behavior and status.
American Social Reform Movements Reference Library by Covers the movements that have helped shape American society, culture and politics.
Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government by Includes information detailing the inner workings of the federal government. In addition to historical overviews and examinations of the day-to-day operations of each branch, topics covered include Constitutional duties and obligations of each branch, specifics related to eligibility, elections and appointments of key positions, changes since 1776, and the future of each branch.
Encyclopedia of the American ConstitutionISBN: 0028648803Publication Date: 2000-06-19Provides an alphabetized and cross-referenced chronology of the history and content of the American Constitution from its creation and ratification, through case-by-case coverage of 200 years of interpretations.
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law by Covers leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more.
Governments of the World: A Global Guide to Citizens' Rights and Responsibilities by This set provides authoritative and up-to-date background information on nearly 200 countries' institutions and governments. It describes and analyzes how they affect citizens in the daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities.
International Encyclopedia of Social SciencesHighlights the expanding influence of economics in social science research.
Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power & Greed by Covers the complete scandal-filled history of American political corruption.
Presidents: A Reference History 3rd edition by Presents in-depth profiles of each American president and his administration. Includes black-and-white portraits of the presidents and extensive bibliographies.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History by Publication Date: 2010An essential resource for anyone interested in U.S. history and politics, this two-volume encyclopedia covers the major forces that have shaped American politics from the founding to today. Broad in scope, the book addresses both the traditional topics of political history--such as eras, institutions, political parties, presidents, and founding documents---and the wider subjects of current scholarship, including military, electoral, and economic events, as well as social movements, popular culture, religion, education, race, gender, and more.
Worldmark Conflict and Diplomacy by ISBN: 157302726XPublication Date: 2014-06-10Explores specific modern-day conflicts that have had a truly global impact, as well as the efforts and organizations focused on solving these conflicts.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations 13th EditionPresents easy-to-understand information on 194 countries and dependencies from around the world.- Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government by Information about the inner workings of the federal government. Includes historical overviews and examinations of the day-to-day operations of each branch, as well as Constitutional duties and obligations of each branch, specifics related to eligibility, elections and appointments of key positions, changes since 1776, the future of each branch, and other topics.
Encyclopedia of American Parties, Campaigns, and Elections by Provides comprehensive coverage of the American election process and its political parties. An A-to-Z reference, this guide covers the people, events, and terms involved in the electoral process. Its coverage also includes the history of elections in the United States, focusing primarily on the presidential elections.
Political Science Dictionaries
Key Political Science Concepts, Theories, and Theorists
Political Science Statistics
- Census DataProduced by the Census Bureau, this is the premier source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
- Data.govThis is an official effort by the Federal Government to enable the public to easily find, download, and use datasets generated and held by government agencies.
- Data and Statistics about the U.S.From usa.gov, information on finding both information about the U.S. and information from various government agencies, with quick links to some of the most popular data sets and reports.
- Historical Census of the United StatesAllows you to examine data by census year, going all the way back to the 1790 census. Searching can be done by categories like general population, education & literacy, the economy, ethnicity & race, etc.
- ICPSRThis international consortium maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. Specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, and substance abuse.
- Social Trends and Indicators USAIn-depth statistics and analyses for all social issues, including work & leisure, family, education, health & sickness, crime & justice, etc.; a monumental work
- Statista This link opens in a new window
An online statistics portal that provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government institutions.
- Statistical Abstract: International StatisticsBoth individual statistics for many countries as well as country-to-country statistics. Compare population, births and deaths, social and industrial indicators, finances, agriculture, communication, and military affairs.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesPublished since 1878, this is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
Political Science Websites
Politics & Government
Associations & Organizations
Constitution
Federal Government
- USA.govThe U.S. Government's Official Web Portal
South Carolina Government and Politics
Political Science Journals
- American Journal of Political ScienceA leading journal, with articles covering all aspects of the field.
- Congressional DigestReports on pros and cons, background and verbatim arguments of legislation before Congress, each issue dealing with one law under consideration.
- Journal of PoliticsArticles, research notes and book reviews in all areas of politics.
- Social ForcesA quarterly journal of the Southern Sociological Society, devoted to sociological research, as well as research in areas shared with social psychology, anthropology, political science, history, and economics.
- Social PolicyArticles on labor unions, women's issues, social welfare, urban planning, economic policy, education, and the media. Full text coverage through 2011
- Social ResearchCovers all areas of social research, along with political science.
- Southern CulturesExplores history, politics, folklore, literature, art and social structures of the South.