LibGuides: Political Science: Home

Welcome to the Political Science Research Guide

Use this guide to find information and research on topics in the field of political science

Academic Search Complete
A great starting place for any research topic. Includes a wealth of peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles on a wide range of topics and disciplinary areas.
CQ Researcher
Non-scholarly reports and analysis on issues in the news. Reports are written by journalists and professionally fact-checked. Each report includes an introductory overview, background and timeline, assessment of the current situation, tables and maps, a pro/con debate, and a list of further reading.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature including peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and reports. If you use the Google Scholar link on this page, your article search results will be linked to collections in Cal State LA.
JSTOR
Peer-reviewed articles across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, as well as select ebooks and other materials.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Peer-reviewed and non-scholarly articles in political science, international relations, law, and public administration/policy.

Government Resources Research Giude
The Government Resource Guide is provided to assist students, faculty, and staff in accessing federal and state government documents and resources available through the Cal State LA University Library, federal, and state government and other resource websites. In addition to guiding users through Federal and State Depository Library Program information, this guide also provides a selection of links to Federal and State web portals, search tools, documents and agencies in order to provide valuable resources and tools for research or everyday questions.