Politics

Some Core Resources

PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Indexes articles, books, conference proceedings, and government documents relating to public affairs and international relations. Available online for literature published since 1915.
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 4,600 journals, including full text (PDFs) for nearly 3,900 peer-reviewed titles. Backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news including health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy.
Europa World Yearbook This link opens in a new window
First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
US Congressional Publications This link opens in a new window
Full text of US Congress publications including the complete set of the Congressional Record from 1789.

Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. CRS reports are valuable for their in-depth coverage and, according to CRS' mission, "analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan".

HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
HeinOnline academic research package, with FastCase, provides subscribers access to a wide array of case law at the federal and state levels and enables users to access the full text of cases. It also includes more than 100 million pages of content and covers more than 100 subject areas and provides access to 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world.