Key Resources for International Relations (SAIS)
Start your research with this multi-subject guide to recommended resources
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ProQuest All Databases This link opens in a new window90+ databases covering scholarly articles, dissertations, news, and more.
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EBSCOhost Databases30+ multi-disciplinary databases covering scholarly journals, magazines and news.
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JStor This link opens in a new windowSearch full-text scholarly journals. Coverage for recent years is incomplete.
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Science Direct This link opens in a new windowArticles and some books. Although many results are technical papers, there are also some policy journals in Science Direct.
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International Bibliography of the Social Sciences This link opens in a new windowInternational coverage (1951 to present) of social science periodical literature and some books.
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PAIS This link opens in a new windowSelective listing of journal articles, books and documents, with an emphasis on public-policy oriented literature.
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CAIRN.info This link opens in a new windowArticles & books in the social sciences and humanities. Most are in French, although there are some English language articles available.
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MasterFile PremierCovering virtually every subject area of general interest back to 1975.
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Dimensions This link opens in a new windowDimensions is a large linked research database, covering scholarly publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets, policy documents, and technical reports.
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ABI/Inform Collection This link opens in a new windowJournals covering business, economics, trade, finance and related fields
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EconLit with Fulltext This link opens in a new windowCovers worldwide economic literature (journal articles, book chapters, working papers and more).
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Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowCovers business, management, accounting, finance and economics.
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International Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Military and Government Collection This link opens in a new windowOffers current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government.
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Foreign Policy.com This link opens in a new window
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Peace Research Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCovers areas related to peace research, including conflict resolution, international affairs, international law, peace psychology, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
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World Politics Review This link opens in a new windowA daily, online publication for readers with an interest in international politics and foreign affairs.
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Legal Source This link opens in a new windowCovers topics such as criminal justice, international law, federal law, organized crime, medical law, labor & human resource law, ethics, and the environment.
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Policy CommonsA comprehensive database for policy grey literature, including local, state, regional, and national government data available alongside research produced by IGOs, NGOs, and think tanks.
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Congressional Research Service ReportsSelect "CRS Reports" from options on left-hand side. Covers 1916 to present.
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Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS)Comprehensive analysis of policy issues. Produced by CRS, a federal legislative branch located within the Library of Congress. Includes reports published since 2018. Older reports will be retrospectively added.
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Centre for Economic Policy Research Discussion Papers This link opens in a new windowPapers from a leading European research network in economics.
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Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new windowSome articles and research papers on this site are available at no charge. Others are available for a fee, or via other JHU databases.
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