LibGuides: Public Administration: E-books

Databases with e-books

De Gruyter Social Sciences Package
E-books of De Gruyter in the Social Sciences.
Routledge Handbooks Online
Educational resource containing handbooks and companions in the Social Sciences and Humanities published by Routledge and CRC Press.
Each handbook/companion offers a thorough introduction in the topic concerned and a critical overview of the scientific state of affairs, the chapters having been written by leading scholars in the field. Available titles are surrounded with meaningful metadata and abstracts at a chapter level, making them fully searchable and browsable.

Key Features:
• Expansive coverage of 44 subject areas.
• Purchased titles are DRM-free: you can download, print, and save without restrictions.
• Please note: The Routledge handbooks in Communication, Journalism, Media and Culture Studies from 2020 onwards can be found on Taylor & Francis eBooks (subjects Media & Film Studies and Cultural Studies).
Directory of Open Access Books
The aim of the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) is to increase the discoverability of Open Access, academic peer-reviewed books from publishers worldwide and from all fields of research. The DOAB contains links to the e-books. You can browse by subject or by publisher.
Open Textbook Library
The Open Textbook Library contains over 1,500 open textbooks. All kinds of subjects and disciplines are covered, including business, economics, psychology and sociology.
The textbooks have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. They have been reviewed by faculty from a variety of colleges and universities to assess their quality.
EBSCOhost eBooks
EBSCOhost eBooks gives access to selected e-books on a wide range of subjects, from multiple publishers.
The number of concurrent users and the print/save options differ per book. This can be checked on the detailed record of the e-book.
From June 28, 2025, full e-book downloads are temporarily disabled for users in the European Union while Accessibility improvements are completed. During that time, you will see an ‘unavailable for download’ message in the detailed record, and the Full e-book download tab will not appear in the download window. Chapter only downloads, DRM-free full book downloads, and online reading will continue to be available. The timeline for the re-enablement of the full book download is not available yet.

Platform: EBSCOhost

Oxford Academic - Politics
Oxford Academic books on Politics, including the fields of International Relations, the European Union, Public Administration, and more.

Public Administration

Suggested readings

Databases with e-books