Typical questions

• • Where can I find journal articles about politics?

• • Who voted against the recent Student Finance Bill?

Starting points

• • This section will provide you with a brief overview of where to begin subject searching. Many politics students also study conflicts so the International Relations chapter is also worth exploring.

• • There are sub-sections for common questions relating to elections and

parliaments.

Recommended resources

Key organisations

Use these to locate forthcoming conferences, lists of specialist sub-groups (who often conduct cutting edge research) and links to key journals and new publications. Their social media accounts are excellent resources for keeping up to date.

Political Studies Association (UK)

www.psa.ac.uk

Main professional body for the UK.

American Political Studies Association

www.apsanet.org

Extensive coverage of all areas of politics, including a large collection of materials on teaching and learning.

International Political Science Association (IPSA) [Specialist]

www.ipsa.org

Key international body. Consult the website for links to the latest conference news and national political associations worldwide.

Study guides

C-SPAN Classroom [Basic]

www.c-span.org/classroom

Free access to video materials from the major public service broadcaster. Excellent coverage of US politics and Supreme Court. Includes lesson plans.

IPSA Portal [Basic]

ipsaportal.unina.it

Great site maintained by the International Political Science Association providing an annotated guide to the best online websites for politics students. Includes institutions and data. The site links to MOOCs and courses created by IPSA.

Political Data Yearbook Interactive [Specialist]

www.politicaldatayearbook.com

Great free website based on the European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook and maintained by the European Consortium for Political Research. Includes election results, turnout levels and political party facts for over 30 nations, mostly from the EU. It is possible to export the data.

News services

Most online national newspapers and TV stations have a politics section on their website. These are examples specialising in politics:

C-SPAN

www.c-span.org

Independent non-profit company. Focuses specifically on US politics, providing free access to news, analysis and educational resources. Live coverage of Congressional hearings and debates and an online video library of archived recordings.

Huffington Post [Basic]

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/politics

Influential news site with the latest political comment and blogs.

Politico

www.politico.com

American political journalism. Some coverage of international issues from a US perspective.

PoliticsHome (Subscription) [Specialist]

www.politicshome.com

Well-regarded specialist parliamentary news, analysis and interviews. Offers excellent daily bulletins for non-subscribers.