Research Resources - Department of Political Science

A wide range of resources are available to support your research in Political Science - within the department, across the Faculty of Social Science, throughout Western’s campus, and beyond. Whether you are just beginning a project or advancing your research, the following resources provide essential starting points to help guide and strengthen your work.

Western Data Science Solutions offers Introduction/Intermediate R Workshops.

Western Research offers a broad range of supports for researchers for the entire life cycle of a research project – from project planning, to application, mobilization and recognition.

Grant Preparation & Research Support Resources available for Social Science faculty.

Research Assistant positions include Post-Doctoral Fellow, Graduate Fellowship, Research Assistant, and Work-Study Student.

Western University’s Open Repository (previously Scholarship@Western) collects, archives, preserves, and freely disseminates scholarly works by members of the Western University community. The Open Repository is also home to Western’s digital theses and dissertations.

Western Libraries Research Support page provides tools, services, and guidance to help students and researchers plan, conduct, and share their research, including help with finding sources, data, citations, and publishing.

Western Libraries Research Guide under subject of Political Science

The Western University Research Data Centre (RDC) is a secure facility that provides approved researchers with access to detailed Statistics Canada data for academic research. After completing required training and security clearance, users can work with de-identified data using statistical software in a dedicated research environment.

The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) holds research science data and resources on topics like social media, politics, economics, social sciences, government, GIS, & more.

There are many different Software Applications available to Social Science clients.

Social Science Teaching & Computing Rooms

Faculty of Social Science faculty and students can collect research data and websurveys online using the Qualtrics Research Suite.

Researchers Shared Storage Options including OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, or Shared Folders hosted by SSTS locally.