Public Affairs


Business source complete

Indexing and abstracts covering business related, peer reviewed journals, books, case studies, company profiles, industry reports, and country economic reports.

Ciao : Columbia International Affairs Online

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs with scholarship ranging from university research institutes, NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conferences proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) daily reports

Transcripts of foreign broadcasts and news that have been translated into English by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service, a U.S. government agency.  This fully searchable digital edition is the United States' principal record of political and historical open source intelligence. The dates of coverage are 1941 to 1996.

Global Think Tanks

Global Think Tanks is a public policy database that contains documents and datasets from think tanks, IGOs, NGOs, and research centers. Some of this content is uniquely found on Policy Commons, and some documents are archived from inactive organizations.

Google scholar

A web search engine that provides a way to search the scholarly literature including articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions.  Sources include academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other web sites.

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Human Rights Studies Online

Provides comprehensive, comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide. Includes government information, documentaries, works of art and literature, interviews, transcripts, monographs, essays, and articles.

PAIS index

Contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more about public policy and work affairs. The archive provides a historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies. 

Policy Commons: Public Health and Social Care

This database includes over two million publications from more than 8,600 organizations related to research and resources in public health and social—including technical reports, case studies, and policy papers, on topics such as women’s health, health education, and pandemics. 

Policy Commons: World Cities and Local Governments

This database offers a collection of policy documents from cities and local governments around the world. Drawing from over four million publications from more than 4,000 organizations, it focuses on grey literature—such as reports, working papers, and policy briefs—produced by these institutions. The collection focuses on major global challenges, including climate change, urbanization, and inequality.

Policy File Index

Provides online access to abstracts and if available, links to full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.