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Political Science

A guide to library resources for Political Science research.

Background Information

Books are extremely useful for getting started in your research & providing trustworthy scholarly background knowledge to build on.

Try out different filters and play with your keywords to see what is available in physical and digital books related to your research topic!

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If you want to browse the stacks for a book, these are call number ranges about more specific Political Science topics: 

  • HD3600-6000 : Economic policy
  • HD7795-8027 : Labor policy | Labor and the state
  • HD8031 : Labor in politics
  • HJ9-9940 : Public finance/tax
  • HX1-970.7 : Socialism | Communism | Anarchism
  • JA1-92 : Political science (General)
  • JC11-605 : Political theory : The state : Theories of the state
  • JF20-2112 : Political institutions and public administration
  • JK1-9993 : Political institutions and public administration
  • JL1-3899 : Political institutions and public administration (Canada & Mexico)
  • JN1-9689 : Political institutions and public administration (Europe)
  • JQ21-6651 : Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area)
  • JS39-8500 : Local government | Municipal government
  • JV1-9480 : Colonies and colonization | Emigration and immigration
  • JZ5-6530 : International relations
  • K1-7720 : General law
  • KB : Religious law
  • KF : U.S. Law
  • KZ : International law