Political Science: Overview

Use this to search across databases, but sure to filter results as much as possible. If you need broader understanding and context, look for books by limiting to the Library Catalog. For articles, add subject filters like "political science" to help narrow results.

Start with this for topics related to national and international government and public policy.

Start here for law review articles, case law, or for articles about governmental systems. For articles, click Secondary Sources. Search for case law by citation or by major topic, and filter for Supreme Court cases.

Useful for political theory or for discovering sources that you may not have turned up in searching the other political science databases.

Excellent for background information with cited sources on political science scholarship.

Brief descriptions and citations to major works on political science topics.

Offers reviews of the research on specific topics. This database includes the Annual Review of Political Science.