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Political Science Resources
Reflecting the globalization of contemporary political discourse
• Full text for more than 520 journals, and indexing and abstracts for over 2,900 titles (including top-ranked scholarly journals)
• More than 340 full-text reference books and monographs, and a subject-specific thesaurus with over 17,000 terms
• Over 36,000 full-text conference papers (including those of the International Political Science Association)
A daily resource for foreign policy professionals and read-ers with a serious interest in foreign policy, international politics and foreign affairs
• Archives more than 4,000 articles, with more than 75,000 words of original content added each month
• Original articles are written by a network of more than 400 subject-matter experts from journalism, research organizations, academia, government, etc.
• Topics include aid and development, crime, defense and military, homeland security, human rights, international law, political theory, public diplomacy and propaganda, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, etc.
Points of View Reference Center™
Points of View Reference Center™ is a full-text database containing a series of essays that present multiple sides of current issues. This resource provides the basis from which students can realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays, better understand controversial issues and develop analytical thinking skills. Topics include affirmative action, cloning, DNA profiling, HIV/AIDS status disclosure, immigration, Iraq, Israel & the Palestinians, Katrina and FEMA response, nuclear proliferation, separation of church and state, standardized testing, stem cell research, tax cuts, voting machines and many others.
• Essays for 280 topics, providing the basis from which users can better understand controversial issues
• Topics contain an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument) and Critical Thinking Guide
• Content includes more than 1,300 main essays, leading political magazines, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents, reference books, the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century, etc.
The Left Index™
A complete guide to the diverse literature of the left, with an emphasis on political, economic, social and culturally-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia
• More than 507,000 citations and abstracts (with some full text) spanning from 1982 (or earlier) to present
• Topics include the labor movement, ecology & environment, race & ethnicity, social & cultural theory, sociology, art & aesthetics, philosophy, history, education, law, globalization, etc.
Peace Research Abstracts™
Bibliographic records covering essential areas related to peace research
• More than 267,000 records dating back to 1964
• Topics include conflict resolution, international affairs, peace psychology, etc.
• Records are selected from the most important sources within the discipline, including Journal of Peace Research, Journal of Conflict Resolution, International Journal of Refugee Law, etc.
Alternative Press Index
One of the most comprehensive and up-to-date guides to alternative sources of information available
• More than 344,000 records from over 300 periodicals
• Covers theories and practices of socialism and revolution alongside ecology, democracy and anarchism, feminism and organized labor, indigenous peoples and gays/lesbians
• Coverage begins in 1991
Alternative Press Index Archive
A bibliographic database of journal, newspaper and magazine articles from international alter-native, radical and left periodicals
• More than 474,000 records from over 700 international alternative, radical and left periodicals
• Content explores the emerging theories and practices of radical social change
• Covers the period of 1969 through 1990
International Political Science Abstracts™ (IPSA)
Current indexing and abstracts of the world’s leading journals in political science
• More than 282,000 records from over 1,000 journals published from 1951 to the present
• All of the bibliographic records in IPSA are available online back to Volume One via EBSCOhost®
• Produced by the International Political Science Association
Public Affairs Index™
Covering all aspects of national and global contemporary public policy issues of concern to the world today
• More than 704,000 records
• Draws from a diverse array of scholarly journals, conference papers, trade publications and government documents
• Topics include banking & public finance, criminal justice, economic policy & taxation, education, emigration & immigration, energy, humanitarian issues, politics & elections, etc.
International Security & Counter-Terrorism Reference Center™
A comprehensive Open Source Intelligence Resource providing information on virtually every dimension of security & counter-terrorism
• Designed to inform the analysis process, as well as to enhance the general understanding of security and terrorism-related issues
• Hundreds of full-text journals and periodicals pertaining to terrorism and security
• Hundreds of thousands of selected articles, news feeds, reports, summaries, books, FAQs and proprietary Background Information Summaries
Public Administration Abstracts™
A valuable index covering the essential areas related to public administration
• More than 93,600 records dating back to 1974
• Topics include public administration theory and other areas of key relevance to the discipline
• Records are selected from the most important sources within the discipline, including the Journal of Public Economics, Public Administration, Public Administration Review, etc.
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Full-Text Journals 526 303
Full-Text Books & Monographs 344 343
Full-Text Conference Papers 36,000+ 36,000+
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Visual aids in Points of View Reference Center complement the content for a better understanding of topics
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