There are many websites of particular relevance as research tools for students in Political Science. Some of the more valuable ones found by the Political Science Department are listed as follows:

• American Political Science Association
• Western Political Science Association
• USC Electronic Journals Collection
• Lexis-Nexis Universe
• Social Science Data Lab
• White House
• The State of California Home Page
• Thomas (Legislative information from the US Congress)
• The Chronicle of Higher Education
• ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)

Affiliated Programs and Institutions

The Political Science Department maintains relations with various institutes, schools, programs, and centers at USC that share a focus the study of politics. Many of the department's faculty members are actively involved in interdisciplinary research with these programs and institutions. A list of these is given below:

• Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics
• School of International Relations
• Center of International Studies
• East Asian Area Studies
• The Annenberg School for Communication
• USC Law School
• USC-Caltech Center for the Study of Law and Politics
• Center for Law, History, and Culture
• Center for Law and Philosophy
• School of Policy, Planning, and Development
• Civic Engagement Initiative
• Environmental Studies Program
• Gender Studies Program
• The Center for Religion and Civic Culture
• Department of American Studies and Ethnicity
• USC Energy Initiative