Politics & International Relations

Useful links

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New in Feb 2024! Think Tank reports on the invasion of Ukraine

Reading Lists

Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations

Finding Articles

For most assignments, our Discovery Service will give you enough sources to work with. This short video shows you how to get the best from Discovery for Politics/IR.

Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular names as a good way of finding articles. This section lists key sources for Politics and International Relations.

• Why use journal articles?

• Journals Covering IR

• Journals Covering Politics

• Journals Covering Africa

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• African Affairs

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

The top ranked, peer-reviewed journal in African Studies. It focuses on the politics and international relations of sub-Saharan Africa but also includes also includes sociology, anthropology, and economics.

• African Security

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A key, peer-reviewed journal covering conflict and security within and between African nations.

• Journal of Modern African Studies

A key, peer-reviewed journal covering current issues in African politics, economies, societies and international relations.

• Review of African political economy

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A major, peer-reviewed journal focusing on the political economy of inequality, exploitation, oppression and struggles against them

• Third World Quarterly

The leading peer-reviewed journal covering issues affecting the emerging worlds