Research Guides: Strategic Communication Studies: Public Advocacy and Leadership (PAL)

CSB+SJU Databases

For those majoring in Strategic Communication Studies with a Public Advocacy and Leadership concentration, try any one of the below databases for scholarly journal articles.

Communication & Mass Media Complete
Indexes research in communication, mass media, and other closely-related fields.
CQ Researcher

In-depth reports of current and controversial issues of the day.
ERIC
Premier education index for articles, conference proceedings, government documents, dissertations, books, and more. Preschool through post-doctoral education.
Gender Studies Database
Index for the full spectrum of gender-related scholarship inside and outside academia. Source documents include journals, books and book chapters, conference papers, and theses and dissertations.
JSTOR
Archive of core journals and books in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Log in via Microsoft or use Find My Institution (type Benedict to see our school).
LGBTQ+ Source
Provides scholarly and popular LGBTQ+ publications in full text, plus historically important primary sources, including monographs, magazines, newspapers, and videos.
Political Science Complete
Contains articles from political science journals, and indexing and abstracts. Also features reference books, and conference papers, including those of the International Political Science Association.
PsycInfo
Behavioral science and mental health citations and abstracts.
PsycInfo
Behavioral science and mental health citations and abstracts.
SAGE Full-Text Journals
Scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Sociological Abstracts
Find abstracts for journal articles, books, and book reviews on sociology and related fields. Note: Does not include full-text articles.
Web of Science Core Collection
Index to scholarly articles in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Also search for articles that cite specific articles and books.

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