Library Guides: Public Policy: Policy Papers

Policy Papers: Subscription Resources

These resources are provided by the Library and can have full text of documents that are not freely available.

Overton This link opens in a new window
A searchable index of policy documents, guidelines, think tank publications and working papers. Features information on research that is cited in these documents.
A collection of policy documents, parliamentary transcripts, government guidance and think tank research.
PAIS International This link opens in a new window
Very good source for policy papers. Provides selective subject and bibliographic access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries.
Provides selective subject and bibliographic access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries.
Homeland Security Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Coverage from wide range of sources, including NGOs, IGOs, government agencies, and Congress. Very wide coverage for both domestic and foreign policy issues.
Coverage from wide range of sources, including NGOs, IGOs, government agencies, and Congress. Very wide coverage for both domestic and foreign policy issues.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new window
Source for theory and research in international affairs. Includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, policy briefs, and case studies.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 onward that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.

Policy Papers: Free Resources

Think Tank Search
From the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Annenberg Public Policy Center
Hosted by UPenn. Conducts and releases research, stages conferences and hosts policy discussions. Major areas of research include media and children, and political, health, and adolescent communication. Site includes citations for papers (usually published in peer reviewed publications) and datasets, which can sometimes be requested.
Policy Archive
Collects and disseminates summaries and full texts, videos, reports, briefs, and multimedia material of think tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research.
RAND Corporation
Conducts research and analysis on a wide variety of social and economic policy issues and national security. Most of the papers are available on their web page.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
CSIS conducts research on defense and security; regional stability; and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to global development and economic integration. Much of the research is available for free on the web site.
Open Research Reports from JSTOR
A growing curated collection of more than 50,000 open research reports from 187 think tanks and research institutes from around the world.

Case Studies

To look for case studies in any of the databases linked to from this page, use keywords: "case stud*" AND addiction, "mental health," HIV/AIDS, etc.

The asterisk will retrieve both the singular and the plural of a word and the quotes will search for the full phrase.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) This link opens in a new window
Disseminates abstracts and full text documents. For case studies, click on Search then select Title Only. Then follow the instructions above (the asterisk doesn't work in SSRN so you have to type "case study" or "case studies."