Research Guides: *Political Science: Journal Articles & Course Materials

Journal Article Indexes

Databases

WorldWide Political Science Abstracts (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration.
Military & Government Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Academic journals and other content covering current issues related to all branches of the military and federal government.

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How to Read and Understand Social Science Journal Articles

1. How to Read (and Understand) a Social Science Journal Article ?

Journal articles can appear daunting and often make for dense, dry reading, but they generally follow a standardized format. Once you understand the structure of each article, knowing where to look for important information and understanding the content becomes much easier.

2. Why are journal articles important?

Published research articles, for some, are considered the most trustworthy type of research literature. When identifying articles, it is most important to consider the origin of the work.

3. Reading and Understanding Political Science by Leanne C. Powner, PhD

The goal of this essay is to de-mystify academic writing in political science.

Political Science Information Literacy

Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education

“Information literacy is the set of integrated abilities encompassing the reflective discovery of information, the understanding of how information is produced and valued, and the use of information in creating new knowledge and participating ethically in communities of learning.”

In a more broad reflection, it may be that what matters is not the identity of who takes charge of making IL an important component of the political science education. What matters is simply that somebody does, and that this vital part of the twenty-first-century university curriculum does not, as Fister (2021) warned, remain hopelessly located both everywhere and nowhere.The alternative is bleak: if students of political science cannot cultivate a critical relationship with information, what hope is there for the rest of society? - Everywhere and Nowhere: Information Literacy in the Political Science Classroom (2022) Stephen Thornton, Cardiff University, Wales Douglas B. Atkinson, University of Salzburg, Austria