Political science subject guide

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• Political Science Complete - search for articles in International relations, Comparative politics, International politics, International organizations, Security, Foreign policy, Human rights, Political economy, U.S. Politics, Public policy, Elections

• ProQuest Combined Canadian - search for articles in Canadian politics and government, Canadian public policy and public administration, Quebec politics, Canadian federalism and parliament 

• JSTOR - search for articles in Classical political theory and philosophy, Hellenistic, Roman, Medieval political philosophy

• HeinOnline Law Journal Library - search for articles in Law journals, Canadian, American and international law, Constitutional law

• Google Scholar - multidisciplinary  -> See also: How to set up Google Scholar to find Concordia Resources

• Sofia Discovery tool - find print books and ebooks available at Concordia
  • Worldcat: books worldwide

• Canada Commons (DesLibris/Canadian Public Policy Collection) -  Canadian scholarly ebooks, ebooks, government documents,policy documents and other grey literature (non-governmental organization publications, community organization publications)

Canadian Newsstream - Canadian English daily newspapers, including the Globe & Mail, Montreal Gazette, Toronto Star, National Post and many regional and local papers.

Eureka.cc - Canadian/Quebec newspapers and magazines in French and English, includes La Presse, Le Devoir, and L'Actualité.

US Newsstream - Major US daily newspapers, including The New York Times, Washington Post, Wall street journal, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, LA Times, USA Today and many more regional and local newspapers.

International Newsstream - news content from outside the U.S. and Canada, in multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, and Danish, See the Title List.

Factiva - Access to the full-text of international newspapers (Times London, New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian UK, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, etc.) including 500 newswires (Reuters, Associated Press), broadcast transcripts (BBC, NPR, CNN etc), magazines.

Historical Newspapers - Canada, US and international

The Hill Times - weekly newspaper that covers Canadian federal politics.

Government Information

Government Information Subject Guide - start here to locate government publications, reports, commissions, etc. 

• Government Information Databases
• Opinion polls
• Statistics & Data (DLI)

Country reports (Independent, NGO & IGO publishers)

• Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewpoint - access by Geography or Politics
• OECDiLibrary - browse by country & theme
• International Monetary Fund: IMF Country Information -country reports and publications back to the 1990s by country.
• World Bank: Countries and Economies - Mainly economic information with some demographic and social statistics.
• Amnesty International: Countries
• World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - search by country, region or minority group
  • Peoples Under Threat - online map
  • Peoples Under Threat - Annual reports (2006-2021)
•  Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) - articles from government research organizations, independent think tanks, university analysis centers, and scholarly journals.
• HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated: Contemporary & Historical Documents & Resources - current constitution of every country in the world in its original language along with at least one English translation

Law sources

CanLii: Canadian Legal Information Institute (2001 - present)

• Court judgments (cases) from all Canadian courts; the Supreme Court of Canada, federal courts, and the courts in all Canada’s provinces and territories. 
• Decisions from many federal and provincial administrative tribunals. 
• Consolidated statutes and regulations and the annual statutes of every jurisdiction in Canada. 
• Commentary: secondary law materials, from law books, journals, articles, reports, and other resources. 

HeinOnline Law Jounral Library  - vHeinOnline Law Jounral Library  - law journals (U.S. Canadian, International), case law and Statutes of Canada, Provincial Statutes of Canada, and more.

Citing your sources

Concordia Citation Guides (APA, MLA, Turabian, Chicago)

Government Information Citation Guides (Canadian, American, Legal)