Hekman Library: Global Development Studies Guide: Find Articles and Databases

Recommended Databases

JSTOR
JSTOR is a database consisting of full-text articles from scholarly, peer-reviewed journals from nearly every discipline taught at Calvin. Coverage for each journal begins with the first volume, with coverage ending for most titles three and five years ago. A growing number of journals now have coverage up to the present.
Political Science Complete (EBSCO)
Political Science Complete is a full-text research database covering political topics with a worldwide focus, including international relations, political theory and comparative politics.
With hundreds of full-text journals, reference books and thousands of conference papers, Political Science Complete is a valuable resource for political science students, researchers and government institutions. Subjects covered include: comparative politics, humanitarian issues, international relations, law and legislation, non-governmental organizations, and political theory.
Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
Historical Abstracts is the definitive index of literature covering world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from the 15th century to the present. Indexing thousands of journals in over 40 languages, it is an invaluable bibliographic database for history students. Topics include military history, women’s history, history of education, and much more.

World Development Indicators
The World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. It presents the most current and accurate global development data available, and includes national, regional and global estimates.