Political Science: Political Science Research Guides
A guide to help you research and locate Political Science materials at Fisk and beyond!
Voting Rights of 1965- Importance
Source: Professor Randall Kennedy lecture about modern history of the Civil Rights Movement at Duke Law School during the spring 2013 semester
Stacey Abrams on Race & Voting Rights in the U.S. 2019
Political Science- Open Educational Resources
- Project Gutenberg - Politics BookshelfProject Gutenberg's list of Politic works in the public domain that are available freely online.
- OER CommonsOER Commons provides a curated collection of political science textbooks and resources.
- Voting America, United States Politics 1840-2008Voting America examines long-term patterns in presidential election politics in the United States from the 1840s to today as well as some patterns in recent congressional election politics. The project offers a wide spectrum of animated and interactive visualizations of how Americans voted in elections over the past 168 years.
Tips and Tricks for Finding Sources and Making Citations!
- How to Spot Fake NewsA handy guide filled with tips to spot fake news and find reputable sources.
- Chicago Manual of Style OnlineThe Chicago Manual of Style Online is the venerable, time-tested guide to style, usage, and grammar in an accessible online format. It is the indispensable reference for writers, editors, proofreaders, indexers, copywriters, designers, and publishers, informing the editorial canon with sound, definitive advice.
- Purdue OWL: APA Citation GuideThese OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
- Purdue OWL: Chicago Citation GuideThe Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar, usage, and documentation, and as such, it has been lovingly dubbed the “editor's bible.”
- Purdue OWL: MLA Citation GuideThese OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citations and Works Cited pages, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.
Political Science Recommendations
Interview Research in Political Science by ISBN: 9780801451942Publication Date: 2013-05-15Interviews are a frequent and important part of empirical research in political science, but graduate programs rarely offer discipline-specific training in selecting interviewees, conducting interviews, and using the data thus collected. Interview Research in Political Science addresses this vital need, offering hard-won advice for both graduate students and faculty members.
