Library Research Guides: POL3 221: World Politics: Find Articles

Research Tips

use synonyms to find all the ways your topic is expressed: war or conflict
use the citations and references in one source to find other resources, including reports, data, and other articles! Check out the footnotes, endnotes, and bibliography.
use truncation to save time: combat* for combat, combatant, etc.
combine multiple concepts using AND for best results

example: (freedom OR right OR privilege)
AND
speech

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles, books, magazines, and dissertations on international relations and political science.
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles on international relations and political science topics.
Social Sciences Citation Index This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles on topics in anthropology, cognitive and linguistic sciences, economics, education, international relations, political science, criminal justice, and sociology, many of which are peer reviewed.
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters on East, Southeast, and South Asia, and overseas Asian communities. In English and other Western languages.

SuperSearch is a great place to start for journal articles, books and almost everything else the library has, in one easy to use interface.

For searching with more focus and precision, try one of the databases recommended on this guide.