Selected Resources for Research in Political Science and Public Policy Analysis
The online catalog can be searched for known items as well as by keyword or subject to identify relevant, but unknown, materials. The chronological comprehensiveness of the catalog must be considered when seeking older materials. Useful subject headings include political science, public administration, and public policy.
Indexes, Abstracting Tools, Bibliographies, and Full Text Sources
Academic Search Premier (1990-> ) Indexes approximately 3,200 scholarly and other journals covering the humanities and social sciences; full text for about 1,000 journal titles. (An NC LIVE database)
LexisNexis Academic (backfile varies) Provides an array of full text materials, with special emphasis on news.
America History and Life (1984-> ) Indexes journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and multi-author works in American and Canadian history. (Printed volumes begin in 1964.)
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (1987-> ) Indexes an array of social sciences literature appearing in 650 journals published in sixteen countries.
Bibliographic Index Plus Indexes bibliographies published in journals, books, or as books, in many languages.
C Q Researcher (1991-> ) Presents relevant issues, background and chronological development, varying viewpoints, and bibliographies for current topics.
C Q Weekly (1983-> ) Provides legislative news and analysis.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) Full text orabstracts of recent working papers, conference proceedings, journals, books, etc. Scope includes international politics and economics, geopolitics, and global environmental issues.
Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-> ) Focuses on global information for women. Formats include government publications, journals, newsletters, and research reports.
Declassified Documents Reference System Online (1940s-> ) Included in this database are full text documents such as cabinet meeting minutes, intelligence reports, and technical studies.
Dissertations and Theses (1861-> ) Indexes dissertations completed at participating U.S. and international universities; abstracts are provided from 1981 forward.
EconLit Indexes world economic literature. Printed vols. (Journal of Economic Literature) are on Row 15 and begin in 1963 (title varied).
Electronic Journals (file depth varies) Accessible through the Library web page. Of especial use may be JSTOR, which provides electronic backfiles of several scholarly journals. Rolling backfiles. Project Muse provides electronic access to more current issues of some scholarly journals.
Essay and General Literature Index Indexes essays published in anthologies, annuals, collected works, and serials. Topics are in the humanities and social sciences.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-> ) Contains indexing in Social Sciences Index, Humanities Index, and several hundred of the titles indexed in PAIS; selected articles available in fulltext.
Historical Newspapers Online (1890-1905) Provides electronic access to Palmer’s Index to the (London) Times. Microfilm of the Times is in Davis Microforms at film serial 1-537 for 1785->; printed indexing for the period is on Davis Ref. Row 13.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Indexing is available here for more than 2,700 periodicals and thousands of books; fields covered include anthropology, political science, sociology, and economics.
MasterFILE FullTEXT Indexes about 3,100 periodicals, and provides full text for about 1,000 of those. (An NC LIVEdatabase)
Miami Herald (1994-> ) Available through Electronic Journals. CD-ROM is also available in Davis Reference. Full text of the newspaper except advertising, calendar listings, games and puzzles, some letters to the editor, some syndicated columns, sports statistics, and weather.
New York Times via LexisNexis Academic (Printed index volumes (Row 13) begin in 1851; newspaper is in Microforms film serial 1-517, 1857->)
New York Times Historical Newspaper Contains the full text and full image of this newspaper for 1851 to 2001.
Newspaper Abstracts Indexes and provides brief abstracts for articles appearing in about thirty major U.S. newspapers.
Newspaper Source Provides indexing and abstracting for the Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal. (An NC LIVE database.)
PAIS (1972-> ) Public Affairs Information Service Indexes and provides brief abstracts for journal articles, govern mentdocuments, selected books, and conference proceedings in business, economic/social conditions, public administration,international relations, and social studies. (Printed volumes begin in 1915.)
PCI (Periodical Contents Index) (up to 1990/1991) Provides indexing based on title information for articles in over 2,000 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. International in scope.
Philosopher's Index (1940-the present) "The Philosopher's Index provides indexing and abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields. It covers the areas of ethics, aesthetics, social philosophy, political philosophy, epistemology, and metaphysic logic as well as material on the philosophy of law, religion, science, history, education, and language." (Source: vendor website.)
PolicyFile (Public Policy Research and Analysis) Provides abstracts of working papers, books, journals from research organizations, and think tanks. Links to full text of material as available. Scope includes domestic and international issues and policy.
Political Philosophy: Machiavelli to Mill Includes work by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, Paine, and others; also included are the Federalist Papers.
Social Sciences Citation Index (1981-1997 on CD-ROM; 1980->for all three citation indexes through Library web page) Philadelphia: Institute for Scientific Information. Provides access to cited references. (Printed volumes begin in 1970.)
Social Work Abstracts (1977-> )Provides indexing and abstracting for journal literature on social work and relevant topics such as social policy and public policy.
Sociological Abstracts (1963-> )Provides indexing and/or abstracting for journal literature, book reviews, conference papers, dissertations, and selected books.
IngentaConnect (1988-> ) Provides table of contents service; searchable by keyword in article title, journal title, and author.
WallStreet Journal via NC LIVE ProQuest Direct (1990-> ) Microforms holds 1889-> at film serial 1-542; printed indexing for 1955-1996) is on Row 13.
WorldNews Connection see reference desk staff for access (earlier: CD-ROM index for Foreign Broadcast Information Service (1991-1996) and printed indexes for 1986-1993 are on Row 14)
WorldCat Provides approximately 36 million bibliographic records for material in all formats held in libraries all over the world.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Resulting from the merger of ABC Pol Sci and Political Science Abstracts, this database provides indexing and abstracting in political science, public administration, public policy, law, international relations, and other related fields.
Printed Tools, in Addition to the Print Corollary of the Above:
Air University Abstracts of Research Reports Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University Library, v. 10-32, 1966-1988.Ref. Z 6724 .A3 U44
Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts London: Library Association, v.1- , 1987-> Ref. Z7163 .A66 Intended for broad social science applications, this tool indexes and provides short abstracts of articles in about 500 English language journals. Little overlap with PAIS and Social Sciences Index.
Bibliographic Index New York: H.W. Wilson, v.1- ,1937/42-> Ref. Z1002 .B593 Indexes bibliographies published separately, and those included in books and periodicals. Includes foreign language materials. Arrangement is alphabetic by subject.
CRIS: Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in Political Science, 1886-1974. Washington, DC: Carrollton Press. Ref. Z7163 .C65 Six-volume set provides comprehensive coverage of English language periodicals covering all chronological periods and political science fields.
Essay and General Literature Index. New York: H. W. Wilson Row 18 Ref. AI 3. E755
International Development Abstracts Norwich, Norfolk: Geo Abstracts, v.1- , 1982-> Row 14 Indexes a variety of formats, including journal articles.
International Political Science Abstracts Oxford: Basil Blackwell, v.1- , 1951-> Row 14 Provides non-evaluative abstracts of articles published in journals and yearbooks worldwide. For English language articles, the abstracts are in English; articles published in other languages usually have French abstracts.
Peace Research Abstracts Oakville, Ontario: Canadian Peace Research Institute, v.1- , 1964/65-> Row 14 Indexes these formats: books, periodicals, conference papers, government documents, and other materials. Categorical arrangement.
Sage Public Administration Abstracts Thousand Oaks,CA: Sage Publications, v. 1- , 1974-> Row 14 Indexes about 150 English language journals, books, government documents, legal research services, and speeches. Indexed by broad category; index gives abstract number, which is in volume in samebinding.
Selected Rand Abstracts Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 1946-Ref. AS36 .R284 Indexes unclassified, current RAND publications. Several disciplines are included; applications in fields of policy and planning in domestic and foreign affairs are emphasized. Many Rand publications held in Davis are shelved in the area of AS36 .R28 and AS36 .R26.
United States Political Science Documents Pittsburg: University Center for International Studies, 1975-> Stacks Z 7161 .A15 U5 Provides in vol. I author, subject, geographic place, proper name, and journal title indexes; volume II provides the abstracts for items indexed in volume I.
Writings on American History Washington: American Historical Association, 1902-1989/90 Row 16 Arranges in an unannotated bibliography citations in categories of three types: geographic, chronologic, and subject. A given citation's three entries will not necessarily be arranged one per category. There is not a subject index per se.
Note: Newspapers In Addition to Those Electronically Accessible Davis Library holds extensive backfiles of some other newspapers (for instance, The Washington Post andThe Christian Science Monitor); some indexing for these may be found on Row 13.
Depending on the policy area being researched, more discipline-specific indexes, such as ERIC and Psychological Abstracts (PsycInfo), may be useful.
Representative Sources--Other Reference-Related Materials
Basic Literature in Policy Studies: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Nagel, Stuart S. Greenwich: JAI Press, 1984. Ref. Z 7161 .N24 1984
Biographical Dictionary of Modern World Leaders 1992 to the Present. Fredriksen, John C. New York: Facts on File, 2003. Ref. D 412 .B55 2003
The Blackwell Dictionary of Social Policy. Alcock, Pete, Angus Erskine, and Margaret May, eds. Malden, MA: Blackwell Pub., 2002. Ref. HN17.5 .B57 2002
Careers in Child and Family Policy: A Resource Guide to Policy Settings and Research Programs. Seidensticker, Rachel A. and P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale. Chicago: Chapin Hall Center, 1993. Ref. HV 741 .S39 1993
Citizens as Partners: OECD Handbook on Information, Consultation, and Public Participation in Policy-Making. Paris: OECD, 2001. Davis Ref. International Documents
Compendium of Staff Studies on Tax Policy. Washington, DC: US GPO, 2002. Fed. Docs. Y4.EC 7:C 73/11
Congressional Quarterly Almanac. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly. Ref. JK 1 .C663
Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report. Washington,DC: Congressional Quarterly. Current issues at reference desk; others at Ref. JK 1 .C15 See also CQ Weekly and CQ Researcher .
CountryWatch Forecast Yearbook. Cape, John M., ed. Houston: CountryWatch, Inc., 2003. Ref. HC 10 .C668 2003
A Dictionary of Environmental Economics, Science, and Policy. Grafton, R. Quentin. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar,c2001. Ref. HC79 .E5 G685 2001
E-commerce: Impacts and Policy Challenges. Coppel, Jonathan. Paris: OECD, 2000. Davis Ref. International Docs.
Electronic Security: Risk Mitigation in Financial Transactions: Public Policy Issues. Glaessner, Thomas, Tom Kellerman, and Valerie McNevin. Washington, DC: World Bank,c2002. Davis Ref. International Docs.
EMU, the Euro and the European Policy Mix. Coppel, Jonathan, Martine Durand, and Ignazio Visco. Paris: OECD, c2000. Davis Ref. International Docs.
Encyclopedia of African-American Politics. Smith, Robert C. New York: Facts on File, 2003. Ref. E 185 .S58155 2003
Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. DeConde, Alexander, Richard Dean Burns, and Fredrik Logevall. New York: Scribner, 2002. Ref. E183.7 .E52 2002
Encyclopedia of American Public Policy. Jackson, Byron M. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Ref. JK 468 .P64 J33 1999
Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World. Christenson, Karen and David Levinson, eds. 4 vols. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2003. Ref. HM 756 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Biotechnology. Murray, Thomas H. and Maxwell J. Mehlman. New York: John Wiley and Sons, c2000. Ref. TP248.16 .E539 2000
Encyclopedia of Policy Studies. Nagel, Stuart S. NewYork: Basel, 1994. Ref. H 97 .E6 1994
Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy. Rabin, Jack, ed. two vols. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2003. Ref. JK 9 .E526 2003
Encyclopedia of U.S. Biomedical Policy. Blank, Robert H. and Janna C. Merrick. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1996. Ref. RA 395 .A3 E545 1996
The Facts on File Dictionary of Public Administration. New York: Facts on File, 1985. Ref. JA 61 .S54 1985
Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century. Washington, DC: US Dept. of Agriculture, 2001. Davis Ref. Fed. Docs. A 1.2:F 73/53
The Global Century: Globalization and National Security. Kugler, Richard L. and Ellen L. Frost. Washington, DC: National DefenseUniversity Press, 2001. CD-ROM. Davis Ref. Federal Documents D 5.402:G 51/4/v.1-2
The Good North Carolina Elementary School. Raleigh: North Carolina Education and Law Project, 1996. Ref. LB 1561 .N8G663 1996
Handbook of Research on Urban Politics and Policy in the United States. Vogel, Ronald K. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997. Ref. HT 110 .H36 1997
International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. Shafritz, Jay M., ed. Boulder: Westview Press, 1998. Ref. H 97 .I576 1998
International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier. Ref. H 41 .I58 2001.
Left Guide: A Guide to Left-of-Center Organizations. Ann Arbor: Economics America, 1998. 2nd ed. Ref. HS 2321 .L44 1998
Open Secrets: The Encyclopedia of Congressional Money and Politics. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1994. Ref. JK 1991 .M26
Party Organizations: A Data Handbook on Party Organizations in Western Democracies, 1960-1990. Katz, Richard, and Mair, Peter. London: Sage Publications, 1992. Ref. JF2011 .P32 1992
Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women. Faure, Christine, ed. New York: Routledge, 2003. Ref. HQ 1236.5 .E85 E52 2003
Political Handbook of the World. New York: Center for Comparative Political Research of the State University of New York at Binghamton and for the Council on Foreign Relations by McGraw Hill, annual Ref. Desk JF 37 .P6 (backfiles in stacks)
Political Risk Yearbook. New York: Frost &Sullivan. annual. Ref. JC 330.2 .P75 backfiles in stacks
Public Administration Dictionary. Chandler, Ralph C.and Jack C. Plano. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1988. Ref.JA 61 .C47 1988
The Public Policy Dictionary. Kruschke, Earl R. and Byron M. Jackson. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 1987. Ref. H 97.K78 1987
The Reference Book on Regional Well-Being: U. S. Regions, the Black Belt, Appalachia. Winberley, Ronald C., and Morris, Libby V. Mississippi State: Southern Rural DevelopmentCenter, 1996. Ref. HC 110 .P63 W563 1996
The Right Guide: A Guide to Conservative and Right-of-Center Organizations. Ann Arbor: Economics America, 2000. Ref. HS 2321 .R54 2000
U. S. Aging Policy Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Van Tassel, David D. and Jimmy Elaine Wilkinson Meyer. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. Ref. HQ 1064 .U5 U221992
U. S. Consumer Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Bykerk, Loree. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995. Ref. HC 110. C63 B95 1995
U. S. Criminal Justice Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Hallett, Michael A. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993. Ref. HV 9950 .H35 1995
U. S. Educational Policy Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Butler, Gregory S. and James D. Slack. Westport,CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. Ref. L 901 .B88 1994
U. S. Health Policy Groups: Institutional Profiles. Ramsay, Craig. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995. Ref. RA395 .A3 U23 1995
U. S. Religious Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Weber, Paul J. and W. Landis Jones. Westport,CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. Ref. BL 2525 .W413 1994
U. S. Women's Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Slaven, Sarah. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995. Ref. HQ 1904 .U2 1995
Tools Related to Government Documents--Federal
Catalog of Federal Documents 1976-> Searchable through the online catalog. see The Monthly Catalog of U.S.Government Publications (W S 8--11) 1895-
GPOAccess Full text access to items such as the Federal Register, Congressional Record, Public Laws, and US Code.
Bell and Howell Transdex. (Joint Publication Research Service) Wooster, Ohio: Bell and Howell. 1974- Indexes U. S.documents PrEx 7.20:84/ . Current issues on Row 14. Cumulations in Ref. Microfiche at 10-13.
CIS Annual Washington: Congressional Information Services. 1970-> Ref. KF 49 .C62 on WS 19 See next title.
Congressional Masterfile. E-Docs CD-ROM. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Services. Indexes serial set 1789-1969; Senate and House Documents and Reports; Hearings and Committee Prints.
LexisNexis Congressional. Accessible through the Library web page. Indexing, abstracts, and some full text of publications from and about the U.S. Congress.
Cumulative Title Index to United States Public Documents, 1789-1976. Arlington, VA: United States Historical Documents Institute, 1979-1982. Ref. Z1223 .Z7 L47 On WS 12
Cumulative Subject Index to the Monthly Catalog ofUnited States Government Publications, 1900-1971. Washington: Carrollton Press, 1973-75. Ref. Z1223 On WS 12
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Ref. E 183.7 .E53 1997
Foreign Affairs Bibliography: A Selected and Annotated List of Books on International Relations, 1962-1972. New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1976. Ref. Z 6461.K73
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1932- . Washington: Government Printing Office, 1948-. Ref. JX 233.A3
Government Reports Announcements and Index. Washington: National Technical Information Service. Bay 11--last five years; earlier indexes downstairs in documents. D. H. Hill Library (N.C. State) receives NTIS documents.
Index to U.S. Government Periodicals. [Chicago]: Infordata International. 1971-1987 WS 11
Major Studies and Issue Briefs of the Congressional Research Service. (Index and supplements) Frederick,MD: University Publications of America. Ref. Z 733 .U63 C 653 1916-1989 Ref. Z 733 .U63 C668 1989/90->
NTDB National Trade Data Bank. Washington: Department of Commerce. In E-Docs. CD-ROM cabinet C1.88:
Presidential Papers on Disc (E-Ref. CD-ROM) Excludes Wilson (see stacks E660 .W717), Coolidge (see Microforms film1-2118), and Harding.
Public Papers of the Presidents. Washington: Government Printing Office. Set includes Hoover (1929-1933); then Truman, 1945-> Clinton. Ref. J 80 .A283 (See also Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents for 1993 forward and in Federal Documents, AE 2.109: for 1965-2000.
United States Government Publications Monthly Catalog. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. (earlier titlesvary) 1885- Ref. Z1223 .A18 On WS 8, 9, 10, 11 and especially these periodicals on Row 11:
Foreign Policy Bulletin: the Documentary Record of United States Foreign Policy. Washington: Foreign Policy Bulletin, v.1- , 1990/91-> (note: privately published)
U. S. Department of State Bulletin. Washington: Office of Public Communication. v. 1, 1939--v. 89, 1989. 1980-1989 are on Row 11; earlier ones in basement at S 1.3: Replaced by:
U. S. Department of State Dispatch. Washington: Office of Public Communication. v. 1- 1990/91- S 1.3/5:
Resources Related to International Relations:
Selected Resources for Research in International Relations and Studies and Regional Studies
Additional Examples of Internet Sites:
Linked from: http://www.unc.edu/~pphinton/pubpol.htm
Quick Reference: http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/quick/
Statistics--Sources and Indexes
InfoNation Allows cross-country searching--up to seven countries. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Quick Reference Social Sciences Polling Information Provides links to electronic sources of polling information.
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington,D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1878- Reference Desk and last bay
Statistical Abstract of the World. Detroit: Gale Research Inc. Reference Desk HA 154 .S83
Statistical Resources on the Web. University of Michigan. http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html
LexisNexis Statistical Provides electronic indexing for American Statistics Index, Statistical Reference Index, and Index to International Statistics; full text of hundreds of U.S. government statistical publications, and links from index/abstracts to full text as available from government web sites.
StatUSA Provides electronic access to an array of statistical materials, including international market research and country analysis.
U. S. by the Numbers: Figuring What's Left, Right, and Wrong with America State by State, by Keating, Raymond J. Sterling, VA: Capital Books, Inc., c2000. Ref. HC 106.82 .K43 2000
Indexes
American Statistics Index (A S I). Indexes statistics gathered by the federal government. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1973- Row 19 Most of these documents are held here through our regional depository status; microfiche of most others may be found in fiche drawers at end of Row 19. (See also LexisNexis Statistical entry in the source section preceding.)
Statistical Reference Index (S R I) Indexes statistics gathered by states and private organizations. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1980- Row 19 Fiche collection at end of Row 19. (See also LexisNexis Statistical entry.)
Index to International Statistics (I I S) Indexes statistics gathered by international organizations. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service, 1983- Row 19 (See also Lexis Nexis Statistical entry. Fiche collection at end of Row 19 supports 1996-; approach Reference Desk to inquire about accessing other documents--for instance, we hold documents from International Monetary Fund and the World Bank as well as several other international organizations, and we are a United Nations depository.
Bonser, Charles F., Eugene B. McGregor, Jr., and Clinton V.Oster, Jr. American Public Policy Problems: an Introductory Guide. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, c2000. 2nd ed. JK 468 .P64 B7 2000
Bunge, Mario Augusto. Social Science Under Debate: a Philosophical Perspective. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998. stacks H 62 .B837 1998
Davis, John N. The Almanac of North Carolina Politics. Raleigh: NCFree, c2001. NCC Reading Room CR328.9 N87d
Farr, James, John S. Dryzek, and Stephen T. Leonard, eds.Political Science in History: Research Programs and Political Traditions. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995. stacks JA 84 .U5 P6117 1995
Goel, Madan Lal. Political Science Research: a Methods Handbook. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1988. stacks JA 73 .G56 1988
Haas, Peter J. Applied Policy Research: Concepts and Cases. New York: Garland Publications, 1998. stacks H 97.H3 1998
Johnson, Janet Buttolph and Richard A. Joslyn. Political Science Research Methods. Washington: CQ Press, 2001 4th ed. stacks JA 71 .J55 2001
Katzer, Jeffrey. Evaluating Information: a Guide for Users of Social Science Research. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1998. stacks H 62 .K378 1998
Krathwohl, David R. Methods of Educational and Social Science Research: an Integrated Approach. New York: Longman, 1997. stacks H 62 .K6793 1997
Lane, Frederick S. Current Issues in Public Administration. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, c1999. 6th ed. JF 1351 .C84 1999
Lester, James P., and Joseph Stewart, Jr. Public Policy: an Evolutionary Approach. Australia; United States: Wadsworth Thomson Learning, c2000. Stacks H 97 .L473 2000
Manheim, Jarol B. et al. Empirical Political Analysis: Research Methods in Political Science. 5th ed. New York: Longman, c2002. stacks JA 86 .M35 2002
Meier, Kenneth J. Applied Statistics for Public Administration. 4th ed. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Pub., 1997. stacks HA 29 .M46 1997
Miller, Gerald J. and Marcia L. Whicker, eds. Handbook of Research Methods in Public Administration. New York: Marcel Dekker, c1999. Stacks JF 1338 .A2 H34 1999
Morton, Sally C. and John E. Rolph, eds. Public Policy and Statistics: Case Studies from RAND. New York: Springer, c2000. Stacks H 97 .S764 2000
Ratcliffe, Peter. The Politics of Social Science Research: Race, Ethnicity, and Social Change. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York: Palgrave, 2001. stacks HT 1521 .P576 2001
Shively, W. Phillips. The Craft of Political Research. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, c2002. stacks JA 71 .S45 2002
Silbergh, David M. Doing Dissertations in Politics: A Student Guide. London; New York: Routledge, 2001. stacks JA 86 .S55 2001
Vaughan, Roger J. Communicating Social Science Research to Policymakers. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1998. stacks H 62 .V35 1998
White, Jay D. Taking Language Seriously: The Narrative Foundations of Public Administration Research. Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1999. Stacks JF 1338.A2 W495 1999
Copies of Style Manuals (American Psychological Association, Turabian, MLA, Chicago) are at the Reference Desk. See also the Quick Reference section entitled Citations and Style Manuals.
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