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Literature review toolkit for policy studies: Discipline-specific tools

Journal databases by subject

Policy studies: public administration, politics, international studies

Education: education policy, education finance, what works in education

Economics: economic intersections with agriculture, housing, transportation, etc.

Environment: environmental policy

Nonprofit and management: organizational development, nonprofit management, labor 

Urban studies: urban planning, transportation policy, housing policy

Health: public health, global health, health policy

Criminal justice: law enforcement, corrections, criminal procedure

International development: economic, social, agricultural

Social services: community development, social work, human services, social policy

Research methods: background, ebooks, and case studies on a wide variety of social science research methods.

 

Additional sources

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