Looking for help researching a topic in political science? You're in the right place. This guide features selected resources that will help with your topic, and links for tools to facilitate your research process.
Helpful resources for finding and defining your topic.
Find books and articles on your selected topic.
Find online magazines and organizations, featuring varied points of view.
Find resources related to the study of the United States' and other constitutions.
Find resources related to courts and court cases in US, EU, and Canadian courts.
Find helpful political science web sources, grouped by focus: national or international.
In the FSU Library catalog, books dealing with political science can be found by searching terms such as:
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If you cannot find the book you want in our local catalog, Worldcat can be used to find books in other libraries throughout the United States, and in selected libraries worldwide. Look for the "Request item through ILLiad" button, to request a book from another library.
If you want background information to help orient you to your topic, and help you build better searches, or if you want to find a topic, these resources can be a great place to start.
Online Resources:
Hint: Forget Wikipedia or random Google searches! These sites are just as easy to search, but provide you with academic sources that you can include on your bibliography!
Print Resources:
We've got great reference books on political science here in the library. Here's just a small sample of what we've got. Ask a librarian for help identifying a source that will apply to your area of research.
Asian Americans: An encyclopedia of social, cultural, economic, and political history
