Guides: POLI 301: International Relations: Home

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CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
This is a database of country reports, with very basic information about each country.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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This is a database of encyclopedia entries. It may be useful for gathering background information about your topic.
Mergent This link opens in a new window
Mergent has company and industry information, but you may find its country reports useful. Look in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
This database is centered around controversial issues. Click on Browse Issues to find a topic page for the issue that is interesting to you. Each topic page organizes sources by type: journal articles, news, data. etc.

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Welcome to the library research guide for International Relations. This guide was originally created in October 2017 for Dr. Coe's POLI 301 students. It features library resources that may be useful for research and learning related to International Relations topics.

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Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A broad, general full-text database that includes both popular and scholarly periodicals. It covers virtually all academic areas of study, including social sciences, sciences, and humanities.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
An archive of scholarly journals. Content spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The most recent 3-5 years of journals are generally not available. JSTOR has a number of other collections to which we do not subscribe. Provided through a cooperative agreement with Stetson's College of Law Library.
Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
Covers core disciplines across the social sciences including sociology, social work, anthropology, politics and other areas, featuring journals from over 50 countries
ABSEES (American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies) This link opens in a new window
ABSEES is an EBSCHOhost database that covers North American scholarship on Eastern Europe, Russia, and the former Soviet Union. It contains bibliographic records for journal articles, books, book chapters, book reviews, dissertations, and selected government publications.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
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Google Scholar searches academic publishers, professional societies and pre-print archives. Library Links set to Stetson Library.
OneSearch (advanced search page) This link opens in a new window
Search WorldCat plus Academic Search Complete and Proquest Research Library to find book, ebooks, scholarly articles, news, and more.
WorldCat This link opens in a new window
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Includes Library Catalogs -- books and other materials -- from libraries worldwide. You can request interlibrary loans directly from this database.

Find International Data

UN Data This link opens in a new window
Search all publicly-available UN databases at a single entry point. Also includes International Financial Statistics, World Development Indicators, OECD data, LABORSTA, & Key Indicators of the Labour Market.
World Bank Data This link opens in a new window
Provided as a free resource by the World Bank, the data portal provides access to current and archived data on international development.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources on over 600 industries.

Find US & World News

Access World News This link opens in a new window
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A collection of thousands of U.S. and global news sources.
NexisUni This link opens in a new window
News, business and legal sources from LexisNexis. newspapers, magazines, and some journals. Coverage includes general news topics; foreign language news; company, industry, and market news; legal news; general health topics; accounting/tax info; government topics.
ProQuest U.S. Newstream This link opens in a new window
More than 350 newspapers, many with full-text. Coverage 1995 to present. The Major Newspapers collection includes The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more.
Russian Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive coverage of national news, current events, economic developments and cultural events in Russia. Also has several English-language newspapers including the Moscow Times.

Find Government Documents

OneSearch This link opens in a new window
Search the collections of the duPont-Ball Library. We have a large collection of federal government documents. For International Relations, you may be interested in documents produced by the US State Department. Try searching for United States Department of State as an author. Add your subject of interest as a keyword.

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Journals List This link opens in a new window
List of journals to which the library subscribes. Provides links to databases and the years covered in each database. Gives information about print and microfilm access in Stetson's duPont-Ball Library.

POLI 301: International Relations

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