Research Resources

Finding Sources

• Reverse citation search with Google Scholar

Literature Reviews

If you ever get stuck on a subject in a literature review, check out these sources. They are usually broad introductions to topics, so you can use them as a jumping-off point. They're like textbooks for researchers! Check out the abstracts, and if you can't access the full article, let me know and I will try to access it for you through the power of professor magic.

• Oxford Handbooks Online

• Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies

• Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics

Reading Academic Articles

• How to Read Political Science: A Guide in Four Steps

Critical Thinking and Writing

• Critical Thinking: Analysis and Synthesis

• Descriptive vs. Critical/Analytical

• Summary & Description vs. Analysis & Argument

Decolonizing/Degendering the Academy

• Decolonizing the University: The African Politics Reading List

• Global Social Theory

• People of Color Also Know Stuff

• Women Also Know Stuff

• Women scholars in International Relations