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Political Science

Welcome! This guide is designed to help get you started on your political science research. In it, you will find tips and tricks on how to find books, articles, and other useful information in the political sphere.

Getting Started

Here are some encyclopedias and general knowledge texts regarding Political Science to get you started. Get more information on how to find books on our "Find Books" tab!

Helpful Podcasts

Africa Today
"News and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa."
Feminist Current
" Feminist Current is Canada's leading feminist website. It provides a unique perspective on male violence against women, pop culture, politics, current events, sexuality, gender, and many other issues that are often underrepresented or misrepresented by mainstream, progressive, and feminist media sources."
Pod Save America
A conversation about politics hosted by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor that breaks down the week’s news. Hosts worked for the Obama administration
The Inquiry
From the BBC World Service: "The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world."
Intelligence Squared US
Oxford style debating about the political issues of the day.
Left, Right & Center
"Weekly civilized yet provocative confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture."
People Fixing the World
From the BBC World Service: "Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work."
Pod Save the World
A conversation about foreign policy with an American lens. Hosts worked for the Obama administration.
Political Gabfest
Listen to three longtime political journalists talk about the week's news in politics.
The Federalist Radio Hour
"...a daily podcast featuring engaging and in-depth conversations with journalists, scholars, authors, politicians, and thinkers of all stripes."
The Remnant with Jonah Goldberg
National Review editor Jonah Goldberg has conversations with a wide variety of people about the news of the day.
She Who Persisted: The Nasty Podcast
"A biweekly feminist podcast hosted by Elizabeth Schreiber-Byers (located in the US) and Beatrice Frasl (located in Austria). [They] talk about everything and anything relevant to feminism from politics to mythology to popculture to health to reproductive rights to LGBTIQ issues."
The Weeds
A semi-weekly podcast getting into the nitty gritty of political science and economics.

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Political Science: About Political Science

Political Science

Getting Started

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