There are lots of databases that contain articles about politics and international relations, and they are all available via LibrarySearch – just click on the “Find databases” link in the left-hand menu and you will see an alphabetical list. Browse the list until you find the one you want.

The most useful databases for your subject include:

AM Explorer: For primary source material, allowing searching across several archives and collections. Includes interesting collections related to politics and international relations, for example, the Amnesty International Archives, Foreign Office files, Migration to New Worlds, Macmillan Cabinet Papers, and various archives relating to countries and cultures. It also includes Mass Observation Online, which documents Britain's social history since 1937, including archival material and observations about past elections/by-elections (Guide to AM Explorer)

ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts): ASSIA is aimed at practitioners, researchers and students in the caring professions. It is focused on a core of around 500 key English language scholarly journals covering aspects of health and social care from a broadly social scientific perspective, including psychology, sociology, economics, politics, race relations and education. (Guide to ASSIA)

Manchester Hive provides access to around 2000 titles published by Manchester University Press. Check out the Manchester Political Studies Collection.

SAGE Journals: Contains full-text articles from over 1,000 journals across all disciplines, including politics and international relations.

Scopus: the largest abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources. With over 22,000 titles from more than 5,000 international publishers, Scopus offers researchers a quick, easy and comprehensive resource to support research, including in the social sciences.

Social Policy and Practice: An important source of evidence-based social science and applied psychology research articles. In particular the database is useful for information about government policies and their impact on society. This includes topics such as the care and employment of those with mental health problems.

Taylor and Francis Online Journals: Large multi-disciplinary database providing full-text access to thousands of articles in Taylor and Francis and Routledge journals from 1997 onwards. Subjects include Politics & International Relations.

UK Parliamentary Papers (ProQuest): Includes over 200,000 House of Commons sessional papers from 1715 to the present (except for the last 5 years), with supplementary material back to 1688. It delivers page images and searchable full text for each paper, along with detailed indexing.

Web of Science (WoS): A multi-disciplinary service, where you can search for articles from over 18,000 journals in the social sciences and arts and humanities fields as well as the sciences.

Wiley Online Library: Full-text access to over 4 million articles from over 1,600 journals. Subject areas include political science.

Library Guide - Politics and International Relations