Political Science: Policy Papers
Indexes
- International Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new windowProduced by the International Political Science Association, includes current indexing and abstracts of the world's leading journals in political science from 1951 to the present.
- Political Science Complete This link opens in a new windowSubjects covered include comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations and political theory.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowA broad index to periodicals, Academic Search Complete covers most academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
- Geobase (Engineering Village) This link opens in a new windowGeobase is a database, within Engineering Village, of indexed research literature unequalled in its coverage of the international geoscience literature. Topics include: earth sciences, ecology, geology, human and physical geography, environmental sciences, oceanography, geomechanics, alternative energy sources, pollution, waste management and nature conservation.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowIndexes and abstracts a number of scholarly business journals, the majority of which are available in full-text. Covers the subject areas of management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and marketing.
Issues Background
The databases below all contain CRS Reports, but they can be hard to find n the database.
- Nexis Uni-- In the center of the screen, under Guided Search, select publication and enter Congressional Research Service and put keywords to search for in the box Search For Something Specfic
- Hein Online -- Search in the search box for "Congressional Research Service" and then search within the results (arrow icon) by keywords or instead of entering a keyword, look to the facets at the left and look under pathfinder subjects
- Proquest Congressional -- Type "CRS Report" in the search box and add a keyword. Broad words/countries usually work better. Facets to the left will allow you to limit by CRS Reports.
Country Background (Political, Demographic, and Economics)
- Europa World Plus This link opens in a new windowProvides political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories. Information includes regional and country profiles, information on physical and social geography, history, economy, and country and comparative statistics. It also provides directory information for governmental, society, media, and business enterprises.
- U.S. Bilateral Relations Fact SheetsBasic information on most countries of the world from the Department of State.
- World Fact BookGood source of current, basic information, especially statistics, about most countries of the world. It is published on the web by the Central Intelligence Agency and updated bi-weekly.
- UN Public Administration ProgrammeProfiles for different countries that include discussion of the legal system, local government, ethics, civil service, public sector employment.
Other Statistical Resources
- UNdataCreated United Nations Statistics Division. A search engine for statistics compiled by United Nations. Provide quick links to different countries' government agencies that collect and disseminate data and statistics.
- International Financial StatisticsCreated by International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IFS database contains approximately 32,000 time series covering more than 200 countries and areas and includes all series appearing on the IFS country pages; exchange rate series for all Fund member countries, plus Aruba and the Netherland Antilles; major Fund account series; and most other world, area, and country series from the IFS world tables. Time-series data is available back to 1945 for some countries.
- The World BankNot a bank in the the traditional sense, the World Bank is a source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries. The World Bank involves 185 member countries.
News Sources
- Newspapers at Miami, Research GuideVisit this Subject Guide for a comprehensive list of Newspapers held by the Miami University Libraries.
Newspaper Indexes and Lists
- Newspaper Source This link opens in a new windowIndexes regional, national, and international newspapers and broadcast transcripts (CBS News, CNN, CNN International, FOX News, NPR and more). Some sources are full-text and some just indexed. Dates of coverage varies by source, but are generally contemporary as opposed to historical.
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowSource for researching news, business, and legal topics. It contains full-text of sources from all over the world, drawn from print, broadcast, and online media.
- Factiva This link opens in a new window
This includes full-text coverage of many major U.S. and international newspapers. It also includes television and radio transcripts, and business and trade journals as well as company reports and financial data. Limited to 4 simultaneous users.
- World Newspapers.comLinks to world newspapers, magazines, and news sites in English, sorted by country and region.
- Ethnic NewsWatch This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary and comprehensive full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the African American, Caribbean, African, Arab and Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific Islander, European and Eastern European, Hispanic, and Native peoples press.
- All AfricaPosts over 1000 stories daily in English and French and offers a diversity of multi-lingual streaming programming as well as over 900,000 articles in a searchable archive (including the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997).
- Mideastwire This link opens in a new window5 simultaneous users. A daily newsletter of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing in the media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran and the Arab Diaspora.
Individual Titles
- New York Times This link opens in a new windowGo to nytimes.com/grouppass. Create a NYTimes.com account using your university e-mail address. You may need to be on campus when renewing your account.
- Wall Street Journal (4 years ago - present) This link opens in a new window
Current faculty, staff, and students can activate their Miami University Libraries-sponsored Wall Street Journal account from any location on or off campus. Click “view more” for details…
- Go to the WSJ registration page.
- Enter first and last name
- Select an Account Type from the dropdown: Student, Professor, or Staff
- Enter your email address and create a password. The email address and password will allow access on other devices outside of the university network.
- Click Create to complete registration and create your WSJ subscription.
- Once you have an account you can go directly to: https://www.wsj.com/
- Al Jazeera (English)Al Jazeera English is the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar.
Some titles have free access and some have restrictions on the number of free articles. Some of these titles may be indexed in the databases above.
These are focused more on political reporting and analysis
Think Tanks and Policy Papers
- Policy File Index This link opens in a new windowOnline access to abstracts and full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations, and publishers. 1990- present.
- Find PolicySinge search of 17 leading think tanks publications on foreign policy.
- Policy ArchiveDigital archive of global, non-partisan public policy research. Collect sand disseminates summaries and full texts, videos, reports, briefs, and multimedia material of think tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research. From Center for Government Studies, a non-profit, non-partisan organization.
- Harvard University Think Tank SearchSearchable List
- Wango Worldwide NGO DirectoryListing by country
United Nations
- United Nations iLibrary This link opens in a new windowProvides a single online destination for seamlessly accessing publications, journals, data, and series published by the United Nations Secretariat and its funds and programs.
- United NationsWebsite. Also search for individual committees and initiatives.
- UN Member States: On the RecordProvides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States.
- UNdataCreated United Nations Statistics Division. A search engine for statistics compiled by United Nations. Provide quick links to different countries' government agencies that collect and disseminate data and statistics.