This guide provides links to resources and services to help with your research for Gov 94of: Law and Politics in Multicultural Democracies taught by Dr. Ofrit Liviatan. If you have questions about Library resources and services, I would be happy to hear from you.
Kathleen Sheehan
Research Librarian and Liaison to
the Departments of Government,
Psychology & Sociology
Sarah DeMott
Faculty Librarian to the Freshman Seminar
Research Librarian and Liaison to
Judaica, Middle East and Near East Studies.
Law
United States
- U.S. Supreme Court Cases & Opinions
- U.S. Supreme Court Cases from FindLaw - searchable database of decisions since 1760. Opinions are browsable by year and are searchable by party name, case title, citation, full text and docket number
- SCOTUSBlog (Supreme Court of the United States blog) - opinions from 2007 to present
- Symposium on the Roberts court and the first Amendment's religion clauses.
- Supreme Court of the United States - Official site of the Court, opinions from 1991 to present.
- Oyez - a free multimedia archive devoted to the creation of the most complet and authoritative source of the Supreme Court's audio since 1955.
- CQ Press. Research in American Government. Excellent for Supreme Court, Congress, Elections, and Political Campaigns.
- CQ Research. Weekly Newsletter with summary, pro/cons, and discussion questions.
Foreign & International
- CanLII (Canadian Legal Information Institute) - includes all judgments published in the Canada Supreme Court Reports (SCR) since its inception in 1875. The database also includes a few decisions not reported in the Supreme Court Reports.
- German Constitutional Court Cases in English - from the Law Library of Congress.
- Library of Congress, Germany:https://www.loc.gov/collections/publications-of-the-law-library-of-congress/?q=germany.
- Court of Justice of the European Union - from EUR-Lex with access to European Union law.
- Free Legal Research Resources - Foreign & International - from Harvard Law School Library.
Articles & Books
- HeinOnline - A digital collection of primary and secondary law and government materials, includes a large collections of U.S. and foreign law reviews and law journals.
- Nexis Uni - includes news, law reviews, and state and federal cases..
- Annual Review of Law and Social Science - Critical literature reviews by leading scholars.
- HOLLIS - See HOLLIS User Guide for search tips.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - A major resource for ebooks. You will need to log in once you enter HathiTrust..
Journals
- Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy
- Harvard Law Review - Full text 2007- present along with links to the blog and Supreme Court statistics. November issue of the law review focuses on the latest year in the Supreme Court.
- Full text 1887 - present in HeinOnline.
- Full text 1887 - present in HeinOnline.
Legal News
- NEXIS Uni - Option to search law reviews only in the Guided Search section.
- ABA Journal (American Bar Association)
- LegalTrac - Contains both news and scholarly articles.
Abortion
United States
- Dobbs v. Jackson- Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Roe v. Wade - Decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Abortion - Pew Research Center - reports and data on views toward abortion in the United States and around the world.
- Guttmacher Institute - produces a wide range of resources on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and publishes two peer-reviewed journals.
- Site includes a Data Center where you can build, download and share custom tables, graphs and maps utilizing data on key indicators from the Guttmacher Institute and other trusted sources.
- FindLaw: Abortion - historical background on the issue and the laws around it.
Foreign & International
- The World's Abortion Laws: The definitive record of the legal status of abortion in countries across the globe, updated in real time - from the Center for Reproductive Rights.
- National Abortion Federation Canada - a timeline on the issue of abortion in Canada with information about key laws and cases.
- Abortion Legislation in Europe - from the Law Library of Congress.
- Accessing Abortion Services - from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.
Articles & Books
- GenderWatch - A full text database of diverse publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
- Annual Reviews - Critical literature reviews by leading scholars.
- HOLLIS - See HOLLIS User Guide for search tips.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - A major resource for ebooks. You will need to log in once you enter HathiTrust.
News
Religion
Background & Context
- International Religious Freedom Report from the U.S. Department of State includes individual country chapters on the status of religious freedom worldwide.
- Religare Database The goal of the Religare Project is to contribute to the enhancement of interdisciplinary cooperation in the area of religious pluralism in Europe.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion
- Encyclopedia of Religion in America
Articles & Books
- ATLA Religion Database
- Annual Reviews - Critical literature reviews by leading scholars.
- HOLLIS - See HOLLIS User Guide for search tips.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - A major resource for ebooks. You will need to log in once you enter HathiTrust.
News
Policy
- Multiculturalism Policy Index is a scholarly research project that monitors the evolution of multiculturalism policies in 21 Western democracies.
- ProQuest Congressional comprehensive collection of historic and current congressional information.
- Think Tank Search - A Google Custom Search of more than 1200 think tanks and research centers.
Articles & Books
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Policyfile - Database of public policy reports and studies from organizations including the OECD, IMF, World Bank, the Rand Corporation, and a number of federal agencies.
- Annual Reviews - Critical literature reviews by leading scholars.
- HOLLIS - See HOLLIS User Guide for search tips.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - A major resource for ebooks. You will need to log in once you enter HathiTrust.
Research Guides
News
Regional & Cultural Studies
Background & Context
- Europa World: provides basic country data as well as information on government, economic affairs on more than 250 countries.
- Constitution Project at the Project on Government Oversight brought together people of diverse experiences and political philosophies to conduct original research, develop policy positions, file amicus briefs, and testify before Congress.
- World Factbook is produced annually by the CIA, providing surveys of the economic and political conditions of 267 countries.
- Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics
- Oxford Handbook of Racial and Ethnic Politics in America
Articles & Books
- Bibliography of Asian Studies
- Index Islamicus
- Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies
- HAPI Online (Histpanic American Periodicals Index)
- HOLLIS - See HOLLIS User Guide for search tips.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - A major resource for ebooks. You will need to log in once you enter HathiTrust.
News
Multidisciplinary
Background & Context
- Oxford Bibliographies Online presents annotated bibliographies prepared by scholars who have chosen the key sources in a subject area.
- Oxford Handbooks Online covers areas including history, law, political science, and religion. (online)
- The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan "fact tank" that provides information on the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It does not take positions on policy issues. (online)
Articles & Books
- Academic Search Premier - a multi-disciplinary database with content from journals, magazines and newspapers.
- Annual Reveiws - Critical literature reviews by leading scholars.
- HOLLIS - See HOLLIS User Guide for search tips.
- HathiTrust Digital Library - A major resource for ebooks. You will need to log in once you enter HathiTrust.
News