This page brings together free online books, topic searches, selected vintage books, and Open Access resources related to political theory, government, constitutions, diplomacy, elections, public administration, international relations, and political movements. The materials range from older public domain works to modern scholarly studies.
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Topics – Political Science Books for Self-Study PDF
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Political Science Books
- Aristocracy (Political science)
- Authoritarianism
- Authority
- Autonomy
- Biopolitics
- Body politics
- Buddhism and politics
- Bureaucracy
- Cabinet system
- Central-local government relations
- Christianity and politics
- Citizenship
- City-states
- Civics
- Classification – Books – Political science
- Common good
- Communication in politics
- Comparative government
- Conservatism
- Corporate state
- Cosmopolitanism
- Coups d’état
- Decentralization in government
- Delegation of powers
- Democracy
- Democratization
- Deradicalization
- Divided government
- Elections
- Equality
- Executive power
- Failed states
- Federal government
- Filibusters (Political science)
- Gerontocracy
- Government, Resistance to
- Hegemony
- Hinduism and politics
- Hot spots (Political science)
- Ideology
- Imperialism
- Individualism
- Initiative, Right of
- International organization
- Islam and politics
- Islands—Politics and government
- Jainism and politics
- Judaism and politics
- Liberalism
- Liberty
- Military government of dependencies
- Ministerial responsibility
- Monarchy
- Nationalism
- Newly independent states
- Oligarchy
- Opposition (Political science)
- People’s democracies
- Plebiscite
- Plutocracy
- Polarization (Social sciences)
- Political anthropology
- Political culture
- Political development
- Political obligation
- Political parties
- Political psychology
- Political sociology
- Politics, Practical
- Populism
- Postcolonialism
- Power (Social sciences)
- Pressure groups
- Public administration
- Public domain
- Qurʼan – Political science
- Radicalism
- Radicalization
- Religion and politics
- Representative government and representation
- Republicanism
- Republics
- Restorations, Political
- Revolutions
- Right and left (Political science)
- Semi-presidential system
- Separation of powers
- Shinto and politics
- Sikhism and politics
- Social contract
- Sovereignty
- States, Size of
- Subnational governments
- Subsidiarity
- Symbolism in politics
- Television and politics
- Transparency (Ethics) in politics
- Tribal government
- Utopias
- Village communities
- World politics
International Relations Books
- Alliances
- Balance of power
- Bipolarity (International relations)
- Buddhism and international relations
- Catholic Church – Foreign relations
- Christianity and international relations
- Comity of nations
- Communication in international relations
- Communism and international relations
- Competition, International
- Conditionality (International relations)
- Confidence and security building measures
- (International relations)
- Cultural relations
- Detente
- Diplomacy
- Diplomatic documents
- Diplomatic protection
- Executive agreements
- Foreign offices
- Globalization
- Government missions
- Governments in exile
- Hinduism and international relations
- International cooperation
- International economic relations
- International organization
- Internet and international relations
- Interregionalism
- Islam and international relations
- Isolationism
- Judaism and international relations
- Labor unions and international relations
- Language and international relations
- relations
- Mass media and international relations
- Middle powers
- Military missions
- Multipolarity (International relations)
- National interest
- Nationalism
- Neutrality
- Non-state actors (International relations)
- Nonalignment
- Notification (International relations)
- Orders in council
- Pacific settlement of international disputes
- Pan-Pacific relations
- Peace
- Peaceful change (International relations)
- Plebiscite
- Political realism
- Prior consultation (International law)
- Propaganda, International
- Religion and international relations
- Renunciation of war
- Science and international relations
- Security, International
- Sex discrimination in international relations
- Soft power (Political science)
- Spacebridges
- Sports and international relations
- State governments and international relations
- Strategic rivalries (World politics)
- Technology and international relations
- Transnationalism
- Tripolarity (International relations)
- Ultimatums (International relations)
- Unipolarity (International relations)
- War
- Warlordism and international relations
- Warships – Visits to foreign ports
- International Relations – Bibliography
- International Relations – Risk assessment
- International Relations and culture
- International Relations – History
- International Relations and terrorism
- International Relations specialists
Political Science World Books
Vintage – Political Science Books for Self-Study PDF
Vintage books were nearly always published before 1930. They can be read online or downloaded.
Open Access Political Science PDF Free Download
The Open Access books and other materials below are modern works made freely available online by universities, academic publishers, the Library of Congress, and other organizations. Many reflect current scholarship and research.
Some works may only be read online, but many can also be downloaded as PDF or EPUB files.
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