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Political Science

This guide lists selected online, electronic and print information sources available to Kwantlen Faculty, students and staff. Check the Library Catalogue to find additional resources at Kwantlen.
Other KPU Library Subject Guides that may be of interest to Political Science students:
Government | Law | News  | Statistics

Journal & Article Indexes Background Information
KPU Library subscribes to a variety of journals both in print and online. If you're not sure if a journal is scholarly (often called "academic" or "peer-reviewed"), look at our checklist.


Useful Indexes & Databases

Canadian Content and Current Events Indexes & Databases

Selected Print Journals & Magazines

Cloverdale=C, Langley=L, Richmond=R, Surrey=S, O=Online

  • Activist - R
  • Canadian Public Policy - S
  • Canadian Review of Social Policy - S
  • Foreign Affairs - S
  • International Journal - S
  • Journal of International Affairs - S
  • Kwantlen Journal of Political Science - L, R, S
  • New Internationalist - R
  • New Left Review - R,O
  • New Republic - S
  • New Statesman - S
  • Policy Options - R,O
  • Political Science Quarterly - S, O
  • Studies in Political Economy - R
  • Utne Reader -
  • World Affairs - S
  • World Politics - S

Select Online Reference Tools

Subject Headings

You can find more books through our Library Catalogue by searching under the following subject headings:
  • British Columbia - Politics and Government
  • Comparative Government
  • Canada - Foreign Relations - United States
  • Communism
  • Globalization
  • Human Rights
  • International Relations
  • Municipal Government
  • National Security
  • Political Parties - Canada
  • Totalitarianism
  • World Politics

Call Numbers

If you don't have a particular book in mind, then try browsing our collections using the following call numbers:

  • HB 501: Capitalism
  • HJ: Public Finance
  • HX 1-970.7: Socialism, Communism & Anarchism
  • J-JC: Political Science (General)
  • JC 11-605: Political Theory
  • JC 329: Patriotism
  • JC 421-458: Democracy
  • JC 474: Totalitarianism
  • JF 51: Comparative Government
  • JF 2011: Political Parties and Electoral Systems
  • JK: United States - Politics and Government
  • JL: Canada - Politics and Government
  • JL 400-439: British Columbia - Politics and Government
  • JS 1701-1800: Canadian Municipal Governments
  • JV 6001-9840: International Migration
  • JZ: International Relations



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Metasites: Lists of Links Canadian Political Science Resources
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Human Rights Country Reports
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Elections Multimedia Resources
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Updated by: Sigrid Kargut, Political Science Liaison Librarian
Updated: July 10, 2011