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Review Articles

Review articles (or literature reviews) are a great way to get an overview of a research area, with many references to scholarly and research articles. Review articles undergo peer-review and thus qualify as scholarly articles.

Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window

The Annual Review journals are a good source of review articles. Web of Science (see under Scholarly & Peer-reviewed Articles) is also good: do your search and then limit your results to reviews on the left side.

Scholarly Articles

Try these for finding scholarly articles, depending on your specific research topic:

America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic database containing citations to articles on the history, culture and current affairs of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Indexing and full text of academic journals in the fields of journalism, mass media,social media, and communication.
Criminal justice database This link opens in a new window
Covers research on crime, its causes and impacts, legal and social implications, as well as litigation and crime trends.
Gender Studies Database This link opens in a new window
Indexes scholarly, popular, and internet publications, providing interdisciplinary coverage of gender-related topics, including women's studies, men's studies, ethnic studies, health issues, and sexual diversity.
Politics Collection This link opens in a new window
A collection of 4 index and full-text databases covering political science and public policy: PAIS Index, Policy Index, Political Science Database, and Worldwide Political Science Abstracts.
Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to databases covering the international literature in the social sciences, including politics, sociology, social services, anthropology, criminology and education.

Law Reviews and Journals

Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes legal periodicals from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and other countries from 1982 to the present. Full text of some articles from 1994 to the present, and also links to articles available in HeinOnline.
Many of the indexed journals are also available in print at the John E. Jaqua Law Library. For indexing prior to 1982, select Index to Legal Periodicals Retrospective.
Thomson Reuters Westlaw This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database of legal materials, including cases, statutes, and regulations of the U.S. government and the various state governments; law reviews and journals; includes the legal encyclopedia American Jurisprudence 2nd and American Law Reports; case law from 1789 to present; current statutes and regulations.

PS 351: Democratic Dilemmas

Review Articles

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