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Political science

Use this guide to access key information and resources about political science.

Key databases

  Use these key databases to find journal articles: 

Dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks

These general reference works provide a broad overview of your issue or topic. 

Find introductory material using Library Search by combining a topic keyword with one of the materials type descriptors above, e.g. Political ideologies handbook.

Some good books to start with: