FDU LibGuides: Political Science Subject Guide: Databases

Databases for Political Science

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.

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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.

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JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
The JSTOR journal archives provide full-text collections of core scholarly journals across a variety of disciplines from the arts to the sciences with a strong emphasis on the humanities.

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Military and Government Collection This link opens in a new window
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, this database offers a thorough collection of periodicals, academic journals, and other content pertinent to the increasing needs of those sites. The Military & Government Collection provides cover-to-cover full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles.
Military And Intelligence Database This link opens in a new window
Provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and reports covering all aspects of the past and present military affairs, governmental policies, the socioeconomic effects of war, the structure of the armed forces, and more.
Research Library This link opens in a new window
Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.

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SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
The SAGE Premier collection consists of over 640 peer-reviewed journals from SAGE Publications in the fields of business, the humanities, the social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. Articles from January 1999 to the present are available in full text.

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Almanac of American Politics 2020 by Columbia Books Inc (Editor)
Call Number: Ref. JK1012 .A44 2020 Florham
ISBN: 9781938939884
Publication Date: August 2019
The 2020 Almanac of American Politics remains the gold standard of accessible political information, relied on by everyone involved, invested or interested in politics in America. Highly regarded for its in-depth analysis and comprehensive profiles of every congressional district, state, governor and member of Congress, The Almanac is the tool you need to better understand the context of the people and perspectives shaping the issues that matter to you.
From Suffrage to the Senate - America's Political Women by Suzanne O'Dea (Editor)
Call Number: Reference HQ1236.5 .U6 2013 Florham
ISBN: 9781619250109
Publication Date: March 2013
From Suffrage to the Senate is a comprehensive and valuable compendium of biographies of leading women in U.S. politics, past and present, and an examination of the wide range of women's movements.
The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought by Gerhard Bowering (Editor); Patricia Crone (Editor); Wadad Kadi (Editor); Devin J. Stewart (Editor); Muhammad Qasim Zaman (Editor); Mahan Mirza (Editor); Richard Bulliet (Contribution by); David Cook (Contribution by); Roxanne L. Euben (Contribution by); Khaled Fahmy (Contribution by); Frank Griffel (Contribution by); Bernard Haykel (Contribution by); Robert W. Hefner (Contribution by); Timur Kuran (Contribution by); Jane McAuliffe (Contribution by); Ebrahim Moosa (Contribution by)
Call Number: Reference JC49 .P75 2013 Florham
ISBN: 9780691134840
Publication Date: November 2012
An indispensable guide to Islamic political thought from Muhammad to the twenty-first century. The first encyclopedia of Islamic political thought from the birth of Islam to today, this comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible reference provides the context needed for understanding contemporary politics in the Islamic world and beyond.
Routledge Handbook of Interpretive Political Science by Mark Bevir (Editor); R. A. W. Rhodes (Editor)
Call Number: Reference JA81 .R68 2016 Florham
ISBN: 9780415657143
Publication Date: July 2015
Interpretive political science focuses on the meanings that shape actions and institutions, and the ways in which they do so. This Handbook explores the implications of interpretive theory for the study of politics. It provides the first definitive survey of the field edited by two of its pioneers.

Access World News This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.

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New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.

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The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
US Majors Dailies This link opens in a new window
ProQuest US Major Dailies includes full-text coverage of several major US newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (with New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine), USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal (with WSJ : the Magazine from the Wall Street Journal), and The Washington Post. Although starting dates differ, coverage for each newspaper extends to the present.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Access the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present, one of the world's leading daily financial newspapers.
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Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

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Newspapers

Access World News This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.

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CountryWatch This link opens in a new window
CountryWatch provides country-specific geopolitical intelligence on each of the 194 independent and sovereign states of the world.

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CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher offers original, comprehensive reporting on and unbiased analysis of issues in the news. Areas covered include health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report includes an introductory overview of the topic; background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. CQ Researcher Online offers access to CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1991.
Gale News Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world.
Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window
Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.

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The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window
A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database that provides 200 topics, each with an overview, point, and counterpoint.It contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 600 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

Political Science Subject Guide: Databases

Databases for Political Science

Metropolitan Library

Florham Library