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Special Edition Articles with Replication Data

No Harm in Checking: Using Factual Manipulation Checks to Assess Attentiveness in ExperimentsJohn V. Kane, +1 more author (2019) AJPS, more info.

The Shape of and Solutions to the MTurk Quality CrisisRyan Kennedy, +5 more authors (2020) PSRM, more info.

Crowdsourcing Reliable Local DataMirya Holman, +2 more authors (2020) POLAN, more info.

Paying Attention to Inattentive Survey RespondentsR. Michael Alvarez, +3 more authors (2019) POLAN, more info.

Racing the Clock: Using Response Time As a Proxy for Attentiveness on Self-Administered SurveysBlair Read, +2 more authors (2022) POLAN, more info.

A Text-As-Data Approach for Using Open-Ended Responses As Manipulation ChecksJeffrey Ziegler (2022) POLAN, more info.

Recruiting Large Online Samples in the United States and India: Facebook, Mechanical Turk and QualtricsTaylor Boas, +2 more authors (2020) PSRM, more info.

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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Am. Rev. of Politics: .Publishes original research on American political development, Southern Politics, early American political thought, and American political process.

P.S. You're Interesting: .Host Jeffery A. Jenkins discusses new research in political science with special guests.

Michigan Policy Wonk Blog: .Publicizes research relevant to state policymakers

Law & Society Review: .peer-reviewed publication for work bearing on the relationship between society and the legal process

Journal of European Public Policy: .One of the flagship journals in the study of public policy, European politics and the EU.

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Data Sites

Supreme Court Citation Network Data: .This page contains links to two sets of data on citations in the U.S. Supreme Court from the U.S. Reports.

Congressional District Data: .The data set includes a wide range of economic, social and geographic information for every U.S. congressional district, from 1943-1998.

General Social Survey: .Longstanding survey about what Americans think and feel about various political issues

Electoral System Family Map App: .Interactive Shiny app shows world map and frequencies of electoral system by decade.

Racially Polarized Voting Near Me: .Resource designed to be used by voters, community groups, activists, and lawyers to help fully enfranchise voters of color in local government.

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Authors with Datasets

Wacziarg, Romain .UCLA School of Management

Aldrich, Daniel .Northeastern University

Pettigrew, Stephen .Univ. of Pennsylvania, see data.

Christensen, Darin .

Williams, Laron .University of Missouri

Preuhs, Robert .Metropolitan State University of Denver, see replication datasets.

Kertzer, Joshua .

Bennett, D. Scott .Penn State, datasets page

Fuhrmann, Matthew .

Crabtree, Charles .

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