Politics and International Relations

Referencing is an essential part of academic work and research. It can help you to demonstrate how widely you have read around a topic, acknowledge the work of others (avoiding plagiarism) and enable the reader to find the sources you have cited in your work. Different academic disciplines use different approaches and styles to cite the work of others. Explore the resources below to learn why referencing is important and how to do it in Politics and International Relations.

Politics and International Relations uses the MHRA Footnotes and Harvard styles of referencing. Students are free to choose either, but must be consistent in applying the same style throughout their assignments.

Students should be aware that there are differences in the guidance provided for the citation of different sources for each style. For example, Harvard contains more comprehensive guidance on citing government information whereas MHRA does not provide guidance on how to reference such sources. Where guidance on how to reference certain sources is missing, students can construct references using their preferred system.

Click on the image below to open the Harvard Referencing guide:

Click on the image below to open the MHRA Footnotes guide: