Skip to Main Content

Political Science Subject Guide: Books & Dissertations

This guide highlights print and electronic resources in political science, plus information about Yale University Library's collections and services.

Find dissertations

Dissertations and Theses Global
Find dissertation and thesis citations from around the world from 1861 to present. Full text is available for most of the dissertations added since 1997. Dissertations not online and not held by Yale or Borrow Direct libraries can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.

DART-Europe E-theses Portal
Access to more than 400,000 full-text research theses from more than 500 universities in 27 European countries.

I found it...now how do I get it?

There are a few ways to get the materials you need. Use the guide below: Find, Request and Use, for Scan & Deliver, Borrow Direct, or Interlibrary Loan.

Catalogs for books (and journals, government documents, films, archival collections, and more)

Does the Yale Library have ebooks?

We certainly do! Our electronic books are available from a variety of publishers on multiple platforms. To see if Yale has the book you need in an electronic format, just search Orbis. If you're not searching for a specific title but want to find electronic books on your topic of interest, try a keyword search in Orbis, then filter by "Online Books and Serials" in the right sidebar of the results page.

Selected additional resources for ebooks are listed below.