Politics & International Relations

Useful links

For quick access to high quality information for your assignments, try the links on these pages.

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New in June 2024! UK political party manifestos for the July 2024 election, plus links to analysis of the pledges on climate, education and health

Reading Lists

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Key Starters for Essays and Dissertations

Identify different sources of information and link to ebooks and other top sources

Research Methods

Finding Articles

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Sometimes you may want to try specific databases or journals - perhaps your lecturer has recommended particular sources as a good way of finding articles. This section lists key sources for Politics and International Relations.

• Why use journal articles?

• Journals Covering IR

• Journals Covering Politics

• Journals Covering Africa

• Journals Covering Europe and the European Union

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• European Union Politics

One of the very best peer-reviewed journals covering all aspects of the process of government, politics and policy in the European Union.

• Journal of Common Market Studies

The leading, peer-reviewed journal covering the European Union. The articles are high quality and very readable.

• Journal of Contemporary European Studies

A key, peer-reviewed journal covering many cross-Europe topics of interest to courses taught at Portsmouth.

• Journal of European Integration

A peer-reviewed journal on European integration which also presents comparative studies of federalism, other forms of regional integration, and articles dealing with EU external relations, whether in the trade or security policy field.

• Journal of European Public Policy

A very popular, peer-reviewed journal which provides a comprehensive source of analytical, theoretical and methodological articles in the field of European public policy.

• West European Politics

One of the most authoritative, peer-reviewed journals covering political and social issues in Western Europe. It always provides excellent coverage of all national elections in Western Europe.