Political Science Research Guide
This page lists only subject-specific resources for Political Science. General information about searching for resources is available on the Guides page and in the options at the right (or at the bottom) of this page.
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Journal Articles
See the Find Articles page for general information about finding magazine, journal, and newspaper articles, including how to:
- search specialized databases
- understand the difference between a scholarly journal and a magazine
- request articles that are not immediately accessible
Journal Article Databases
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UH Hilo
Also be sure to search some of the General Databases and related Subject Area Databases:
UH Hilo General | UH Hilo Subject Area
- HeinOnline (UH Hilo access)
Contains journals, U.S. federal and state documents, international materials, and case law. Collections include:- Civil Rights and Social Justice
- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
- LGBTQ+ Rights
- Open Society Justice Initiative
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
- Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) (UH Hilo access)
Full-text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals, and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles. Some publications covered in this database include Air Force Comptroller, Defence Studies, JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, Military Technology, Combat Edge, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, and Naval Forces. - Points of View Reference Source (EBSCO) (UH Hilo access)
Full-text database designed to provide students with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top academic and popular journals. Interface is browseable by subject. - TOPICsearch (EBSCO) (UH Hilo access)
Contains full text for more than 90,000 articles from nearly 250 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers; EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Use the drop-down menus for Current Events or Topics to easily locate relevant articles.
HawaiʻiCC
Also be sure to search some of the General Databases and related Subject Area Databases:
HawaiʻiCC General | HawaiʻiCC Subject Area
- HeinOnline (Hawaiʻi CC access)
Contains journals, U.S. federal and state documents, international materials, and case law. Collections include:- Civil Rights and Social Justice
- Gun Regulation and Legislation in America
- LGBTQ+ Rights
- Open Society Justice Initiative
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law
- Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) (Hawaiʻi CC access)
Full text for nearly 300 journals and periodicals, and indexing and abstracts for more than 400 titles. Some publications covered in this database include Air Force Comptroller, Defence Studies, JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly, Military Technology, Combat Edge, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Foreign Affairs, and Naval Forces. - Points of View Reference Source (EBSCO) (Hawaiʻi CC access.)
Full-text database designed to provide students with a series of controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top academic and popular journals. Interface is browseable by subject. - TOPICsearch (EBSCO) (Hawaiʻi CC access)
Contains full text for more than 90,000 articles from nearly 250 diverse sources including international and regional newspapers; EBSCO's unparalleled collection of periodicals, biographies, public opinion polls, book reviews, pamphlets, and government information. Use the drop-down menus for Current Events or Topics to easily locate relevant articles.
Books
See the Find Books page for general information about finding books, including how to:
- search LibCat
- understand call numbers
- locate books on the shelves
- request books that are not immediately accessible
Ebooks
Academic and public library ebook collections, including some textbooks. UH Hilo | HawaiʻiCC
Government Documents
FDLP Basic Collection: Core U.S. Government Resources
- Please visit the Hawaiian Collection for Hawaiʻi state documents and maps.
Dissertations and Theses
The library has access to the full-text of many theses and dissertations, most of which have extensive lists of references. Some examples of material available in full-text:
Foster, Adam Elliott. Problematics of Childhood: The Biopolitical Management of Children and Their Modes of Resistance. University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. 2021.
Hunger, Aaron. Reforming Honolulu police oversight: Evaluating the ability of gender and disability-based police violence to reform oversight mechanisms. University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. 2017.
Ioane, Keahialaka Leiuʻiowaikaʻalulu. Wahi Pana Aloha ʻĀina: Storied Places of Resistance as Political Intervention. University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. 2022.
Kanaeholo, Kale K.A. A Kanaka ʻŌiwi Affair: Native Hawaiian Resistance to U.S. Federal Recognition at the 2014 Interior Department Hearings in Hawaiʻi. University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. 2022.
Kohatsu, Tatsuki. A Militarized Island: Everyday (In)Securities in Okinawa. University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. 2021.
Dissertations and Theses from ProQuest (Licensed for UH Hilo users only)
Online access to full text of doctoral dissertations and graduate theses from universities around the world, including all campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi.
Websites - Under Construction
Community Perspectives on Policing: East Hawaiʻi Policing Study
The East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center (EHCC), with funding from the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities, initiated a collaborative research study in 2023 with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Department of Sociology to investigate current and historical perspectives on policing and incarceration in East Hawaiʻi. Students enrolled in a criminology course carried out this research by creating a survey-interview instrument, interviewing 250 local community members, analyzing data, and creating study materials.
American Politics
- Library of Congress: “the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office”
- Federal Election Commission
- GovTrack: “We publish the status of federal legislation, information about your representative and senators in Congress including voting records, and original research on legislation. We’re one of the oldest government transparency websites in the world.”
- GovInfo: Free public access to official publications of all 3 branches of the American Government
- Major Political Parties
Comparative Politics
- ERIC: “The world’s premier database of journal and non-journal education literature” offering access to an extensive body of cost-free education-related literature, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Library of Education.
- The World Factbook: provides basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, environment, communications, transportation, military, terrorism, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
- World Bank: Profiles and reports on over 100 developing economies.
- Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: U.S. Department of State annual reports to Congress on the status of internationally recognized human rights practices per country. Online archive from 1999-present.
- International Religious Freedom Reports: Describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world.
Public Law
- Public Laws via Congress
- American Civil Liberties Union
- GovInfo: Public and Private Laws: Free public access to U.S. judicial publications
- Department of the Interior: In-depth look at environmental laws and regulations
- Supreme Court : Access to current and past opinions, filings and rules, as well as case documents.
- U.S. Government Publishing Office