Political Science Research Guide

Find articles across a large number of library resources with just one search! Begin your generalized research here.

A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Full-text working and position papers, books, and journals - from international affairs research institutes, 1991-present.

Annual reference almanac - offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session, 1946 to 2000.

The Congression Collection analyzes the history and development, legislation, powers, and personalities of the U.S. Congress. Learn how Congress works. Retrieve floor vote data. View biographical profiles of every member of Congress.

Comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news, including coverage of health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology and the economy, 1923-present.

Reports by the public policy research arm of the U. S. Congress on current issues and their legal and legislative status, 1970-present. Library doesn't subscribe to tabbed extras like Bills, Memebers & Votes, etc.

Citations to articles from international political science periodicals, 1951-present.

Articles, government documents, reports in the fields of political science, public and social policy, international relations 1915-.

Full text policy papers from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies.

Hearings, bills, laws and legislative histories, committee prints, Congressional Research Service reports, Congressional Record and predecessors, Executive Branch docs to 1939, and the Serial Set.

The international scholarly literature of political science, including articles, books, chapters, and reports, 1975-present.