Find entries on your independent variables, with descriptions and ideas for related evidence. Find social capital, social trust, multiculturalism, participation, and inequality.
A handbook offers overviews of the scholarship on specific topics. This one is good for finding citations to studies on aspects of corruption, trust, inequality, and education.
Find brief summaries of the research and links to scholarly works. Good searches in this tool are social capital, social networks, immigrant integration, multiculturalism, middle class,
Facts and analysis on each country's government, political and economic history, foreign relations, political parties, and current issues. This is a must-use resource when studying a country's politics, and is particularly strong for understanding political parties.
Use this to find books on your country. Make the name of your country a subject term. Keep your search terms broad, like politics and government. Limit the material type to books. Use the date filter to make your results within the last 5-10 years.
International Encyclopedia of Political Science
The Oxford Handbook of the Quality of Government
Political Handbook of the World