Paper Requirements
"[A]t least four books and/or peer reviewed sources" are necessary to receive a "C" on your research paper. An "A" paper has "a large number of peer reviewed strong and academically respected sources."
See the syllabus for further information.
Research Starter
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth coverage of current events, providing full-length articles that include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research.
- CountryWatch This link opens in a new windowProvides country-specific intelligence and data on all countries, including daily news coverage, intelligence briefings, and up-to-date articles from regional news wire services across the globe.
Search for Books
Scholarly books are written by authors who have advanced degrees (e.g., PhD) in their field of study and the books are published by scholarly presses (e.g., university presses)
Reference Books
Article Databases
"Peer-reviewed [refereed] journals are publications that include only those articles that have been reviewed and/or qualified by a selected panel of acknowledged experts in the field of study covered by the journal" (Ebsco Help).
- Explore the Suggested International Relations Journals.
- Project MUSE only contains scholarly publications. For the other databases, make sure that you limit your search terms to peer-reviewed.
Note: There are many strong journals that specialize in a particular area.
Suggested Scholarly International Relations Journals
- Foreign AffairsForeign Affairs, although not peer-reviewed, is scholarly and will count towards the required sources.
Article Databases: Ranked by Relevance
- Ebsco search for Political ScienceSearch across the following databases: EconLit™ with Full Text. Business Source Premier; Military & Government; SocINDEX with Full Text; and Academic Search Premier.
- Science Direct This link opens in a new window Access to full text of over 2,500 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in the areas of: Biochemistry; Business and Management; Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine; Psychology; and Social Science. Includes recently-accepted articles in press. Note: AND, OR, NOT must be entered in all uppercase. (See further details.)
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Since results may contain articles that are not peer reviewed, search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journal's peer-reviewed status.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
- Click on the Full-Text@Emmanuel at the right of articles or the more option below the item record.
- Search for the journal title using the A-Z Journals by Title list to verify the journals peer-reviewed status.
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Required Reading
The following items are on reserves (check availability):
- Anatomy of Authoritarianism in the Arab Republics
- New Frontiers on Middle East Security
Available as an e-book:
News sources:
- New York Times publications This link opens in a new window
Searches across New York Times, Late Edition, New York Times (Online), New York Times International, New York Times Español, New York Times Magazine, New York Times (video), New York Times Book Review, and The Daily (podcast). Filter results by Publication Title to limit to a specific title.