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Political Science Subject Guide — Open Educational Resources (OER) in Political Science

Guide to doing research in political science

Open Educational Resources in Political Science

This page provides access to open educational resources (OER) in Political Science from a variety of repositories and publishers. The purpose is to showcase content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting OER for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive and more resources are available. 

Open Textbooks

Where to Find More

The following are dedicated search engines, repositories, and publishers hosted by organizations dedicated to open and institutions of higher education that can connect users with OER.

Additional Free and Low-Cost Options

The following free and affordable resource collections lack the wider flexibility of OER, but they offer tremendous value for instructors looking to reduce the textbook cost burden on students.

Additional Resources

American National Election Studies (ANES) Data Center - a collaboration of Stanford University and the University of Michigan, with funding by the National Science Foundation.

Data.gov- is the home of the U.S. Government’s open data.

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) advances and expands social and behavioral research, acting as a global leader in data stewardship and providing rich data resources and responsive educational opportunities for present and future generations.