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POLS 038: Designing and Doing Political Science Research (SC)

Political Science 038: Designing and Doing Political Science Research (Schwarz) Fall 2024

Identifying scholarly debate

This page points you to specialized resources for identifying areas of scholarly debate and quickly getting an overview of the scholarship on a topic.

Select the Bryn Mawr; letter B in a red circle Haverford; letter H in a dark blue circle Swarthmore; letter S in a yellow circle shortcut for your school to access a library resource.

Annotated Bibliographies

Use these resources to find annotated bibliographies written by scholars with expertise on the topic. These bibliographies point you to major books, articles, and authors.

Handbooks

Review Articles

Instead of making a single focused argument, review articles provide a high-level overview of the scholarly research on a topic. They tend to be fairly broad in scope. You can use review articles (like the ones published in Annual Reviews journals) to identify major scholars and works on a topic.