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Political Science

Reference Books

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

  • The American political dictionary [REF JK9 .P55 1997]
  • Black's law dictionary [RESERVE COLLECTION KF156 .B53 1999]
  • Brewer's politics:a phrase and fable dictionary [REF JA61 .C65 1993]
  • Congressional Quarterly's desk reference on American government [REF JK274 .W449 1995]
  • The dictionary of 20th-century world politics [ REF JA61 .S53 1993]
  • Encyclopedia of American government [REF JK9 .E52 1998]
  • Encyclopedia of American political history [REF E183 .E48 2001]
  • Encyclopedia of American political history / Studies of the principal movements and ideas
        [REF E183 .E5 1984]
  • Encyclopedia of the American left [REF HX86 .E58 1998]
  • Encyclopedia of political economy [REF HB61 .E554 1999]
  • The encyclopedia of the Republican Party;The encyclopedia the Democratic Party
        [REF JK2352 .K87 1996]
  • Safire's political dictionary [REF JK9 .S2 1978]

    • Executive Branch

  • Encyclopedia of the American presidency [REF JK511 .E53 1994]
  • Guide to the presidency [REF JK516 .C57 1996]
  • The Presidency A to Z:a ready reference encyclopedia [REF JK511 .P775 1992]

    • Legislative Branch

  • Congressional Quarterly's American congressional dictionary [REF JK9 .K73 1993]
  • Congressional Quarterly's Guide to Congress [REF JK1021 .C565 2000]
  • Congressional Quarterly's politics in America [STACKS JK1010 .P64]
        latest volume kept in reference
  • Encyclopedia of the American Constitution [REF KF4548 .E53 2000]
  • Encyclopedia of constitutional amendments, proposed amendments and amending issues,
        1789-2002 [REF KF4557 .V555 2003]
  • The encyclopedia of the United States Congress [REF JK1067 .E63 1995]
  • United States code annotated [REF KF65 .W48]
  • United States code congressional and administrative news [REF KF48 .U6]

    • Judicial Branch

  • Encyclopedia of the American judicial system [REF KF154 .E53 1987]
  • Encyclopedia of the U.S. Supreme Court [REF KF8742 .A35 E53 2001]
  • Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court [REF KF8742 .W567 1997]
  • Landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court [REF KF8742 .H24 1991]
  • The Supreme Court A to Z:a ready reference encyclopedia [REF KF8742.A35 S8 1998]
  • United States reports [US DOCS (Main Floor) GP 3.22/2:025/]

    • States

  • McKinney's Consolidated laws of New York, annotated [REF KFN5030 1938 .A25]
  • The New York State directory [REF JK3430 .N49]
  • State constitutions of the United States [REF KF4530 .M33 1998]
  • State legislative sourcebook [REF JK2495 .S689]

    • International

  • Crimes of war:what the public should know [REF K5301 .C75 1999]
  • Encyclopedia of American foreign policy [REF E183.7 .E52 2002]]
  • Encyclopedia of conflicts since World War II [REF D843 .C568 1999]
  • The encyclopedia of political revolutions [REF JC491 .E63 1998]
  • Encyclopedia of the European Union [REF JN30 .E52 1998]
  • Encyclopedia of the United Nations [REF KZ4968 .M66 2002]
  • The encyclopedia of the United Nations and international agreements [REF KZ4968 .O84 2003]
  • Encyclopedia of United States foreign relations [REF E183.7 .E53 1997]
  • The Europa world yearbook [STACKS JN1 .E85] - latest volume kept at Ref Desk
  • Human rights:a reference handbook [REF K3240.4 .W46 1998]
  • International conflict:a chronological encyclopedia of conflicts and their management,
        1945-1995 [REF D842 .B46 1997]
  • Political handbook of the world [COMPACT SHELVING JF37 .P6] - latest volume in Ref
  • The Statesman's year-book [STACKS JA51 .S7] - latest volume kept at Ref Desk
  • World conflicts [REF D842 .B69 1998b]

    • Elections

  • America votes [STACKS JK1967 .A8] - latest volume kept in reference
  • Congressional Quarterly's guide to U.S. elections [REF JK1967 .C662 1994]
  • Encyclopedia of democracy [REF JC423 .E53 1995]
  • State legislative elections:voting patterns and demographics [REF JK1967 .B37 1998]

    • Print Indexes

  • C.I.S. (Congressional Indexing Service) [Ref KF49 .C62]
  • A.S.I. (American Statistics Index) [Ref HA195 .A62]
  • P.A.I.S. (Public Affairs Information Service bulletin) [Ref H61 .P75]
  • Social Sciences Index [Ref AI3 .S61]

    • Databases
    Web Based Resources

     

    RESOURCES RELATED TO SEPTEMBER 11TH

    Cato Institute:  Nonpartisan public policy research foundation publishes reports on a variety of public issues 

    Government Information Page - STL's selection of sites for finding government information at the federal, state and international level.

    GPO Access - Searchable database of federal documents dating back to the mid-1990s. Includes the Budget of the U.S., Congressional bills, the Congressional Record, Pubic and Private Laws, Public Papers of the President, Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, the Federal Register, and the U.S. Code among others.

    Gulf 2000 - School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University site providing links to a wealth of information on eight countries in the Persian Gulf region.

    International Affairs Resource Page: This section of the WWW Virtual Library system presents over 2000 annotated links in a wide range of international affairs topics. Most of the sites are in English, and are carefully selected for long-term value, favoring those with cost-free, high-quality information and analysis online. Many are gateway sites or have internal search engines. Each site is described only in general terms because of the typically rapid change in details of content.

    International Information Program: (Dept. of State) The Office of International Information Programs (IIP) is the principal international strategic communications service for the foreign affairs community. IIP designs, develops, and implements a variety of information initiatives and strategic communications programs, including Internet and print publications, traveling and electronically transmitted speaker programs, and information resource services.

    LexisNexis U.S. Politics & World News - Coverage of people and issues in the news from over 4,000 U.S. and international news sources. Features in-depth special coverage of major news stories.

    Librarians' Index to the Internet/Government - Librarian-evaluated sites for international relations, politics, law and other government-related information.

    Model European Union Resources

    Model UN and International Links

    Polling Report.com:Public Opinion Online: - http://www.pollingreport.com/ features national poll highlights on a variety of current concerns, is updated whenever new polls are released. Digital offspring of the print publication, The Polling Report.

    Research Links for Ethnicity and Conflict Studies - Compiled by Professor Kathleen Dowley, SUNY New Paltz

    Roper Center for Public Opinion Research - The world's largest archive of public opinion research studies.

    United States Department of State Dispatch - U.S. State Dept. publications now available only Online:  key speeches, testimony, U.S. Treaty actions from 1990 through 2000.

     

    Course Guides
    The following are guides listing authoritative resources appropriate for projects and assignments in these courses. Each guide is developed and taught by a librarian for a specific class. The guides may help anyone researching a topic related to the field.
  • POL301: State Politics(DOC)(HTML)
  • POL229: Comparative Politics(DOC)(HTML)
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