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Political Science

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  • American Political Scientists: A Dictionary; KNIGHT REFERENCE JA61 .A525 2002
    Provides biographical sketches of major political scientists along with summaries of their research and major theories.
  • The Blackwell Dictionary of Political Science: a User's Guide to Its Terms; KNIGHT REFERENCE JA61 .B43 1999
    Provides definitions of key terms in the field.
  • The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Institutions; KNIGHT REFERENCE JA61.B56 1987
    A single volume reference containing brief entries on the key concepts and individuals relating to political and governmental institutions.
  • Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections (2 vol.); KNIGHT REFERENCE JK1967 .C662 2001
    Encyclopedic and comprehensive guide with entries on major persons, events and themes in the history of elections in the United States.
  • Directory of Political Science Faculty KNIGHT REFERENCE JA86.D57
    (current issue in Reference)
  • Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy. off-campus access limited to UO 2nd ed., 2002. 3 vols. Substantial articles with bibliographies on topics ranging from "cultural imperialism" to "the Munich Analogy" to "realism and idealism."
  • The Encyclopedia of Democracy; KNIGHT REFERENCE JC423 .E53 1995
    A four volume set providing in-depth scholarly articles on the history and current status of democratic institutions and ideals. Includes articles on key individuals, concepts and institutions.
  • Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United States.off-campus access limited to UO Sharpe Reference, 2000.
  • Encyclopedia of U.S. National Security. off-campus access limited to UO Sage Reference, 2006
  • A Glossary of Political Theory; KNIGHT REFERENCE JA65 .H64 2007
    Guide to terminology used in the field of political theory.
  • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of International Relations (4 vol.); KNIGHT REFERENCE JZ 1160.N65 2002
    Well-annotated entries on the major persons, groups and events in diplomatic history.
  • Legal Systems of the World : a Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia; KNIGHT REFERENCE K48 .L44 2002
    A four volume set with entries for individual countries and sub-state entities (regions, provinces, U.S. states, etc.), as well as major legal concepts. Geographic entries show the history of the legal system, its current structure, and relationships to other systems.
  • The Macmillan Dictionary of Political Quotations; KNIGHT REFERENCE PN6084.P6 E54 1993
    A compendium of famous quotes on politics and political science.
  • National Survey of State Laws. off-campus access limited to UO 5thed. Detroit: Gale, 2005.
    A nice source for comparing state laws on a variety of topics.
  • Political Parties of the World. off-campus access limited to UO 6thed. London: John Harper Publishing, 2005. 
  • Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World.off-campus access limited to UO   4thed. London: John Harper Publishing, 2004.
    Arranged by country, or you can search for the name of a movement, e.g. 'Muslim Brotherhood.'
Maintained by: Victoria Mitchell, vmitch@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 10/06/2011
Last Modified: 10/06/2011