Bibliographies and Reviews
- Oxford Bibliographies
Peer-reviewed, annotated bibliographies. Follow to more excellent sources. Includes sections on Political Science and International Relations.
- Annual Review of Political Science
Literature reviews, synthesizing the vast amount of primary research literature and identifying the principal contributions in Political Science.
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Reference Titles
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia: Politics
Overview articles on both foundational and recent topics in political science.
- Oxford Handbooks Online: Political Science
In-depth overviews of the field. Includes: American Elections and Political Behavior, American Political Parties and Interest Groups, Comparative Politics, Law and Politics, United Nations, and more.
- Cambridge Companions Online
Book-length introductions to major topics, periods, and philosophers. Including Companions to Machiavelli, Human Rights Law, US Constitution, Religion & Terrorism, Civil Disobedience, Rule of Law, and more.
Reference Databases
- Oxford Reference
- Provides web access to more than 100 major Oxford University Press dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in the humanities, social sciences, foreign languages, science, technology and medicine, the performing arts, and religion. Works can be searched separately or across the entire databases. Browse "social sciences" and "society and culture" subject areas.
- CREDO Reference
- Online reference resources from numerous publishers. This reference resource can be searched by individual title, broad subject headings, cross-references, audio and images.