LibGuides: POL 42990: Washington Program in National Issues: Academic Sources

Scholarly Article Databases

To search for articles written by academics on your selected issue will help provide contextualization and analysis of public policy related to it. Below are several article databases that Kent State Libraries provides access to. Some of the databases listed below will be more useful than others but it is worth searching for your selected issue within them. Scholarly authors will offer policy analysis that is less politically motivated unliike think tanks.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Access the full text for more than 4,000 scholarly publications covering diverse academic areas of study.
Areas of study include social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Electronic archive of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and basic sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication.
The collections include: Arts & Sciences I-VIII, Business Collection I-III, Ecology & Botany, General Science, and Language and Literature.
Political Science Complete This link opens in a new window
Discover full-text journals and conference papers covering political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory, and comparative politics.
Public Affairs Index This link opens in a new window
Discover scholarly publications covering global contemporary public policy issues including public health, the environment, housing, human and civil rights, international conflict and natural disasters. Includes information from scholarly journals, conference papers, government documents and current reference works.

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