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Books
The following are selected resources for research in political science. For more books on specific countries, people, or political systems, please use the library catalog: Library Catalog.
To find books in other libraries, try using WorldCat, a collective catalog for thousands of libraries worldwide.
Bibliographies
Information Sources of Political Science (Reference Collection: JA71.1545 2005): This bibliography has guides to political research and annotated lists of sources in political science, covering politics and political systems from around the world. This book has an index and a table of contents.
Dictionaries
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics (Reference Collection: JA61.C665 2009): This dictionary defines terms used in politics and the study of politics and political systems. There is no list of entries, but an index is available at the end of the work.
A Dictionary of Modern Politics (Reference Collection: JA61.R63 2002): This dictionary briefly defines terms used in world politics and political systems. This work does not contain either a list of entries or an index.
Encyclopedias
Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History (Reference Collection: E185.P85 2010): This two-volume encyclopedia contains essays on major issues in American political history, including suffrage, separation of powers, civil rights, the constitution, and more.
Guides and Companions
The Book of Rule: How the World is Governed (Reference Collection: JF 51. B 583 2004): This book is an excellent source of information on the political situations of countries around the world. This book contains a glossary, a table of contents, and a country index. Countries are arranged by their political system, i.e. presidential democracies, monarchies, parliamentary democracies, single-party systems, and so on.
How Government Works (Reference Collection: JK 27. H 74 1999): This encyclopedic guide is comprised of a series of articles that explain the workings of the United States government. It covers Congress, elections, the presidency, the judicial system, the federal bureaucracy and more. A complete list of entries can be found at the beginning of the book. This work also contains a complete index.
Landmark Debates in Congress : From the Declaration of Independence to the War in Iraq (Law Library: KF4945.S65 2009) Contains speeches and debates within the United States Congress over the history of the country.
The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World (Reference Collection: JA 61. O 95 1993): This companion to world politics is arranged much like a dictionary, with short articles on people, concepts, political parties, countries and so on. There is no table of contents or index. An updated (2003) e-book version of this title can be found in the catalog.
Political Handbook of the World 2009 (Reference Collection: JF 37. P 61 2009): Similar to the Europa World Year Book (available at the Reference Desk) or the CIA World Factbook (online at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/), this handbook contains profiles of the politics, governments, and economics of many of the world's nations. Both a table of contents and an index are available.
Political Systems of the World (Reference Collection: JF 51.D 467 1996): This guide to world political systems contains statistical and historical information on governments around the world. Arranged topically, these articles cover elections, political parties, country profiles, and international politics. This guide has a table of contents and is indexed.
Web Sites
AidData-Tracking Development Finance: AidData is a comprehensive resource for students and professors researching foreign aid and international development. The AidData website provides free access to the world's largest database of individual foreign aid projects, accompanied by a variety of innovative software applications to analyze these data, and a blog for discussion of international development.
CIA World Factbook: Created and maintained by the Central Intelligence Agency, this online resource contains country profiles for every nation, territory, political entity, or geographic location on the planet. This source is updated multiple times throughout the year. [Also a physical reference book at the desk. With the government documents.]
Constitutions: research the U.S. Constitution, plus constitution from around the world.
Foreign Policy Research Institute: Created and maintained by the FPRI, this site contains articles, interviews, audio and video clips and more on current and long-standing issues in foreign policy.
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR): ICPSR maintains a data archive of more than 500,000 files of research in the social sciences. It hosts 16 specialized collections of data in education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and other fields.
Internet Public Library: Law, Government and Political Science: Find quality web sites that have been vetted by experts.
Near East Report: AIPAC Biweekly on America's Middle East Policy.
New York Times Politics Navigator: Gathered by Rich Meislin and hosted by the New York Times, this collection of links focuses on American politics, political parties, and news sources.
Political Science, University of California/Santa Barbara Library: Listing grouped under 19 major headings including American politics, U.S. Federal government, political parties, campaigns & elections, interest groups, public policy, public administration, comparative politics, international relations, political methodology, political economy, political theory, data resources, etc.
Public Policy: a starting point for research in public policy.
Research Guide—Political Science: Internet Resources: Created and maintained by the Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy, this web site lists internet resources for research on political science, foreign relations, polling and public opinion, law, news, and more.
Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: Politics and government around the world. Offers a gateway significant resources relevant to political science. Arranged in 14 topical areas.
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Librarians
| Bibliographer & Reference Librarian for Political Science | Reference Librarians for Political Science | |
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Spencer Jardine
Coordinator of Instruction (208) 282-5609 jardspen@isu.edu |
Jenny Lynne Semenza
Associate University Librarian for Public Services/Building Manager (208) 282-2581 semejenn@isu.edu |
Beth Downing
Government Documents Librarian (208) 282-2490 downmary@isu.edu |
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