POLI 102: Doing Research

Reference sources—general

Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new window
Identify or learn more about appropriate methods to design and conduct research and analyze results in Social Sciences and Health fields. Provides project planning support, case studies outlining research methods, downloadable teaching datasets, and full-text ebooks detailing specific methodologies. Includes practical information about research design, writing literature reviews, and grant writing. Access to video content is not included.
SAGE Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Searchable online encyclopedias and handbooks in the social sciences from SAGE Publications -- Encyclopedia of African American Education, Encyclopedia of Perception, Encyclopedia of Case Study Research, Encyclopedia of Drug Policy, 21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook ...
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
CQ (Congressional Quarterly) Researcher is written by seasoned journalists and provides comprehensive reporting and analysis of issues in the news. Reports include introductory overviews, topic backgrounds and chronologies, an assessment of the current situation, pro-con debates, tables and maps, and bibliographies of key sources.

Congressional Digest
Provides robust reports on issues and votes before Congress, including balanced views on the Pros and Cons of legislative issues. Find background information and verbatim arguments. Also includes analysis of Supreme Court decisions.

Online libraries & handbooks

Oxford Handbooks Online This link opens in a new window
Reference books online. UCSC provides access to the collections for: Archaeology, Business & Management, Literature, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion.
Oxford Scholarship Online This link opens in a new window
Oxford Scholarship Online offers access to thousands of academic works (ebooks) from the celebrated scholarly list of Oxford University Press, covering subjects across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.
Wiley Online Library This link opens in a new window
Database of journals, reference works, and books in the sciences, medicine, social sciences, arts, & humanities.

Country reports

Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
Online full-text version of the Europa World Year Book and the Regional Surveys of the World series. Covers political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Profiles and Reports This link opens in a new window
Full text of country profiles, providing analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, social, and business environment of more than 180 countries.

Reference sources—Politics

Oxford Reference—Politics
Dictionaries, guides, and companions covering international politics

Political Theory: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary and Classic Terms
A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy
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McHenry Reference JA71 C565
The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought
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McHenry Reference JA61 S37
The Encyclopedia of Political Science
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McHenry Reference JA61 E513

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