LibGuides: Public Management and Administration: Topic Overviews

Books

The books listed below provide good overviews on a wide range of topics. It's a smart idea to search the CUNY catalog to find books specifically on your topic.

Encyclopedia of governance by Bevir, Mark
Call Number: Sage eBook

Publication Date: 2007
Great American Court Cases by Mark Mikula and L. Mpho Mabunda Also available in hard-copy: John Jay College Reference Desk KF 385 .A4 G68 1999 Each volume is divided into broad subjects. Every chapter provides a thorough subject overview (e.g., labor & labor practices, immigrants' rights, state powers, etc.) followed by a description & in-depth information on individual cases that shaped policy.
Call Number: eBook - Gale in Context - World History

Publication Date: 1999

Databases & Websites

Begin your research with a broad subject overview that provides a framework for understanding the topic. The sources on this page provide an examination of the issue & help you understand the big picture. Many of the databases listed here contain a brief history of the issue, important statistics & links to related & authoritative information. Several provide supporting and opposing arguments.

CQ Press Electronic Library Provides access to CQ publications available online including CQ Almanac, CQ Researcher Plus Archive, CQ Magazine (formerly CQ Weekly), Political Handbook of the World, Politics in America and Supreme Court Yearbook. Also provides access to these CQ resources now available on the Sage Knowledge Platform: Congress and the Nation, Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court, Historic Document Series, Vital Statistics on American Politics and the Washington Information Directory
CQ Researcher Plus Archive Comprehensive source of information on a wide variety of topics. Topics can be searched by typing in a term or selecting from a broad list of topic categories. Each entry contains an in-depth overview, pro and con arguments, a chronology of the important events related to the topic including legislation and court decisions, statistics and links to further information. This is a great database to use when beginning research on a topic.
CQ Supreme Court Collection Easy-to-use database that provides overviews of Supreme Court cases,the Constitution and all concepts relating to these subjects. One can search using drop-down menus listing "Law and Society topics" or Constitutional articles and amendments.Click on "Supreme Court Encyclopedia" on the left side of the screen for overviews of constitutional topics.

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution This encyclopedia contains informative essays on topics, people and theories pertaining to the Constitution and Constitutional law. This is a great "first stop" to research a concept or constitutional amendment. The encyclopedia also contains entries on court cases.
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A hard-copy version of this source is available at:
Reference Desk KF 4548 .E53 2000

Gale eBooks (Gale Virtual Reference) Collection of fulltext articles from a wide variety of encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference books in a wide variety of disciplines (social sciences, law, history, etc). Articles may be printed, emailed or saved.

Journalist's Resource
Aggregator of studies & information on a variety of issues & topics

Opposing Viewpoints in Context Provides a concise summary and overview of the issue, including an explanation and narrative of the ethical, legislative, and social implications of the issue. Other reports are also available for each topic under the heading "Reference" The unique benefit of the database is that it provides news articles and scholarly or academic articles that support each side of an issue. Statistics and links to other sources are included as well.
Sage Knowledge Collection Like Gale Virtual Reference, this source allows you to search through many general and subject specialized encyclopedias for in-depth overview articles on subjects and concepts.

Subject Guide

Peggy Teich