Find Articles and News
Research Databases are indexes that identify articles on topics within Public Policy and Administration. Consider Political Science as another area for more topic coverage.
Another way to track research is by an author or by a journal use Citation or Table of Content Indexes.
For Policy Issue News see GrassCatcher or Stateline.org
Most Useful research databases to find topics within Public Policy and Administration are:
Public Administration Abstracts Deals with topics in public administration internationally, budgeting, management, personnel, housing, and transportation back to 1956.
ABI/Inform Complete. Topics from both the corporate and public sector on budgets, personnel, management, and governmental services (i.e. contract outsourcing).
Public Affairs Index. Topics like policy making and policy evaluation.
SocIndex. Topics dealing with social issues, social services, and public policy.
Also Consider these research databases to specific topics related to Public Policy and Administration topics:
International Political Science Abstracts. Topics on debt, public administration, policy, and civil service or government employees with an international viewpoint.
Alt-PressWatch. Topics like local policy issues, parks and recreation, and urban issues like transportation. These are small, independent newspapers-many covering California and they are not main stream.
CINAHL with fulltext. Topics like health care policy and health care management.
Wiley Interscience. Topics like public sector management,water managementand environmental factors that would effect a governed area with an international viewpoint.
Criminal Justice Abstracts. Topics dealing with crime and criminals, if you need more on the psychology of crime and police work, consider PsychInfo.
ScienceDirect. International topics like health care, community development or environment and natural resources.
Literature of the Nonprofit Sector. Topics on philanthropy and fundraising.
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