Political Science

The study of the processes, principles, and structure of government and of political institutions.

Key Databases

The best first place to go if you're looking for research materials in this discipline.

Political science database

Covers political science and international relations, including comparative politics, political economy, international development, and environmental ...

PAIS International with Archive (1915-present)

The PAIS International database contains continually updated records for journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey ...

US Policy and Politics

ProQuest Congressional - Indexes information produced by or pertaining to the United States Congress from 1789 to the present...
Congress.gov - Presented by the Library of Congress, Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislat...
Politics in America - Profiles the members and delegates of the current and past Congresses. Users may conduct searches th...
U.S. political stats - U.S. Political Stats contains over 225,000 data series--or data measures over time about people, pla...
NCJRS abstracts database - The National Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database contains summaries of more than 1...
CQ Press (Sage) - CQ electronic library is a reference resource for research in American government, politics, history...
America, history and life - Indexing and abstracts covering United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. I...

International Policy and Politics

World constitutions illustrated - Contains the current constitution for every country, constitutional histories, texts on constitution...
Library of Congress Country Studies - This website contains the on-line versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal...

Datasets

Sage Data - Explore a vast collection of U.S. and international statistics. With this dynamic tool, you can scan...
ICPSR: Inter-university consortium for political and social research - Established in 1962, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is a ...
Sage Research Methods - Sage Research Methods is a research tool designed to assist in efforts to create research projects a...