Politics & International Relations

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Reading Lists

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Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations

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Finding Articles

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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?

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• Journals Covering IR

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• Journals Covering Politics

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• Journals Covering Africa 

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• Journals Covering Europe and the European Union

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• Journals Covering Latin America

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• Journals Covering Russia and Eastern Europe

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• Databases

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fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A key source for the European Union, ESO provides information about the institutions, structures, countries, regions, peoples, policies and processes of the EU and the wider Europe. The European Union Policies section gives very useful summaries on many policy areas.

• JSTOR 

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

JSTOR is best known as an academic journal archive containing thousands of articles on a wide range of subjects. To find the most recent years, you will need to search other databases like Discovery or go to the journal sites themselves. JSTOR also contains ebooks, research reports and 1000+ collections of images and primary sources from libraries, museums and archives around the world. 

For some tips on searching JSTOR, watch this short video. You can also use JSTOR's Text Analyzer to find other documents or keywords relevant to your research. If you use JSTOR a lot, it's worth setting up a free, personal account so that you can use JSTOR's Workspace to store articles and notes.  

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

JSTOR started as a journal archive but it now offers much more. Jump straight to the articles and chapters on JSTOR which are most useful for IR and Politics topics. You will also find tips about using JSTOR and carrying out research.

 

• Advanced Citation Databases

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News Sources

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Statistics and Public Opinion

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Films, TV, Radio and Training Videos

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Other Key Sources - UK and Worldwide

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Referencing

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Your Subject Team

 Anne Worden

Faculty Librarian

email Anne.Worden@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3243

 Sharon Bittner

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email sharon.bittner@port.ac.uk

phone (023) 9284 3234