LibGuides: Contemporary Comparative Politics: Databases

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Databases

For broad searches, search our Library Discovery Tool, OneSearch, for books and articles.

The individual databases that the Library subscribes to are subject or genre specific and offer a more curated search experience.

The following short list focuses on the social and political topics that concern our world.

Global Issues in Context This link opens in a new window
Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs, CIAO publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
HeinOnline This link opens in a new window
This 'Core Subscription Package' includes the Law Journal Library, Federal Register/CFR, U.S. Code, U.S. Supreme Court Library , Legal Classics, U.S. Presidential Library, Treaties & Agreements, English Reports, U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Federal Legislative History Library, U.S. Attorney General Opinions, European Center for Minority Issues, Manual of Patent Examining Procedure, Trends in Law Library Management and Technology, and American Association of Law libraries. A guide to using heinonline can be found here at http://libguides.ccny.cuny.edu/heinonline.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
JSTOR is a database of journals and primary sources that offers full-text to more than 2,300 journals.
Search and browse JSTOR citations from a mobile device.

To find out more about mobile apps, visit our Mobile Resources page.
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects.
Indexes more than 13,000 titles, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals and more than 5,000 in full text peer-reviewed publications. Millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text format. Also includes thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN and CBC as well as links to hundreds of medical videos from OR-Live.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database, with more than 6,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,000 peer-reviewed journals.
In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 10,000 journals.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE offers full-text current and archival articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses covering literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy, political science, gender studies, and more. This database is more appropriate for the advanced student or scholar, but lower level undergraduates may also find useful material.