What Are They Thinking? New Findings from Political Behavior Research

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Resources for data-driven research on the political behavior of the mass public (especially the voting public). Topics include political preferences, knowledge, socialization, learning, and engagement. Most datasets are public opinion surveys. Also see voting & elections (for voter turnout and vote choice) and migration & citizenship (for immigration policy preferences).

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Union for Radical Political Economics
An interdisciplinary association devoted to the study, development and application of radical political economic analysis to social problems.


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Racial Segregation in American Prisons: How Widespread?
Racial segregation seems to be standard practice in prison. Prisoners are assigned to cells or cell block based on their race. Separating prisoners by race is deemed necessary for safety, […]

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Effects of Using AI in Political Campaigns

Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Int'l J. of Public Opinion Research: .A source of informed analysis and comment for both professionals and academics.

kai arzheimer: .Blogging about politics, parties, and voting behaviour since 2008. Focus on the Far Right. Also: data, methods, and the perils of peer review.

Political Behavior: .Publishes original research in the general fields of political behavior, institutions, processes, and policies.

Political Communication: .Features research at the intersection of politics and communication.

Political Psychology: .The journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, dedicated to the analysis of psychological and political processes.

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Pol. Behavior Data Sites

American National Election Studies: .ANES produces high quality data from its own surveys on voting, public opinion, and political participation; see Data Center for downloads

Enterprise Surveys: .Firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy's private sector from the World Bank.

Eurobarometer Surveys: .The Standard Eurobarometer was established in 1974. Each survey consists of approximately 1000 face-to-face interviews per country. Reports are published twice yearly.

European Social Survey: .The European Social Survey (ESS) is an academically driven cross-national survey that has been conducted across Europe since 2001. Every two years, face-to-face interviews are conducted with newly selected, cross-sectional samples.

European Values Study: .A large-scale, cross-national, and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values.

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New Articles with Replication Data

Attacking the Weak or the Strong? An Experiment on the Targets of Parochial AltruismSimon Varaine, +3 more authors (2023) POLBEH, more info.