Open Educational Resources (OER) by Subject: Political Science

American Government

• Basics of American Politics (2021, Tidewater CC, CC BY)
• American Government and Politics in the Information Age (2021, University of Minnesota/Open Textbook Library, CC BY-NC-SA)
• American Government (2e – Second Edition) (2019, Openstax & Lumen, CC BY)
• 21st Century American Government and Politics (Creative Commons)
• American Government (Florida Atlantic University)
• American Government (OpenStax)
• Elections USA: In Brief Series (IIP Publications)

International Relations

• International Relations (2022, Raskin/SKY, CC BY-SA)
• International Rela​tions (2017, McGlinchey, CC BY-NC 4.0)
• International Relations Theory (2017, McGlinchey, CC BY-NC 4.0)

Political Science

• Basics of American Politics (2021, Tidewater CC/Lumen, CC BY)
• A Primer on Politics (Creative Commons)

Research

• Quantitative Research Methods for Political Science, Public Policy and Public Administration, 3rd ed. (University of Oklahoma/Open Textbook Library)

• American Government (Lumen Learning)

  This course teaches the origins and key functions of the American government. Topics include the Constitution; federalism; civil rights and liberties; the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government; political culture and public opinion; media and politics; political parties and interest groups; elections; and public policy. 
• American Government (Saylor Academy)

  This course goes beyond a general understanding of civics to incorporate the core concepts of the American system of government, the workings of its myriad of actors and agencies, the key components of "politics” in the American system, and how American government shapes and influences the individual freedoms and rights of its citizens. 
• Introduction to Political Science (Saylor Academy)

  A survey course that introduces the student to the discipline's concepts, terminology, and methods and explores instances of applied political science through real world examples.