Research Guide to Social & Political Science

This guide will help you to getting started with discovering reference and other resources in Social and Political Science. Use it to find out about printed and online titles, including ebooks, ejournals, databases, and special collections.

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Finding books on Social & Political Science

In this section you will find help on how to search for and access print and eBooks, with some tips about classification.

Most books held by Luiss, in both physical and electronic formats, can be searched via Luiss Library Discovery. For eBooks you can browse and search also across several collections directly on the provider's website and reach other titles of interest. 

If you are in the Library and looking for physical materials, remember to check the related sections in the Monographs Room and in Political science Room. Books are on open shelves and located by topic according with the Dewey Decimal Classification. 
 

Browse physical shelves

300 Social sciences

300 Social sciences
301 Sociology & anthropology
302 Social interaction
303 Social processes
304 Factors affecting social behavior
305 Social groups
306 Culture & institutions
307 Communities

320 Political science

320 Political science
321 Systems of governments & states
322 Relation of state to organized groups
323 Civil & political rights
324 The political process
325 International migration & colonization
326 Slavery & emancipation
327 International relations
328 The legislative process
329 Political parties

350 Public administration

350 Public administration
352 General considerations of public administration
353 Specific fields of public administration
355 Military science

Journals and Newspapers

The platforms that host eJournal collections allow you to browse and search across all ejournals on the publisher's site. Unlike search engines, such as Google, these platforms help to refine searches and explore more references, citations, and related topics. 

Below are a few newspapers and ejournals that Luiss Library subscribes to related to Social and Political Science:


Find journals by Decimal Dewey Classification (main classes)

300 Social sciences

300 Social sciences
301 Sociology & anthropology
302 Social interaction
303 Social processes
304 Factors affecting social behavior
305 Social groups
306 Culture & institutions
307 Communities

320 Political science

320 Political science
321 Systems of governments & states
322 Relation of state to organized groups
323 Civil & political rights
324 The political process
325 International migration & colonization
326 Slavery & emancipation
327 International relations
328 The legislative process
329 Political parties

350 Public administration

350 Public administration
352 General considerations of public administration
353 Specific fields of public administration
355 Military science

Subject databases

The query below list subscribed databases related to Social and Political Science which provide scientific literature, papers, and other academic materials.

For more reading lists browse the Political science resources on JSTOR.

Open data and statistics

Find data that are freely available on the Internet.

Europe Statistical Data
North America Statistics Institutes
International Statistical Data
International Organisations
  • CIS Commonwealth of Indepdent States Statistical Committee
  • FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  • G77 The Group of 77 at the United Nations
  • IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
  • ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
  • ICJ International Court of Justice
  • ICSID International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
  • IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • ILO International Labour Organization
  • IMF International Monetary Fund
  • ITU International Telecommunications Union
  • NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
  • PARIS21 Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century
  • UN United Nations
  • UN_HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme
  • UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • UNDP United Nations Development Programme
  • UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
  • UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
  • UNHCR United Nations Refugee Agency
  • UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
  • UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  • UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
  • UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva
  • UNOV United Nations Office at Vienna
  • UNU United Nations University
  • UNWTO World Tourism Organization
  • WB World Bank
  • WCO World Customs Organization
  • WFP World Food Programme
  • WHO World Health Organization
  • WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
  • WTO World Trade Organization
Open eBook collections

Find documents that are freely available on the Internet.

Citation databases

Citation databases are a useful tool for finding scholarly literature in your subject area. This includes journal articles, conference proceedings and books. They are very easy to use and helpful to build a list of references with integrated citation tools.

Use bibliographic fields and/or browse by subject to set your query. 

The main sources also accessible off-campus through proxy configuration are:

Technical tips

Access the guide for practical tips on how to start with the Library discovery system.

See the instructions to access our materials.

Consult our guidelines on how to format bibliographic citations and discover the features provided by the Reference Management Systems.

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