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British J. of Political Science Dataverse
Replication datasets for BJPS articles
Journal Archives
Afrobarometer Data Collection
An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa
Data Sites | African Politics
Election Passport
Provides free access to a rich dataset of constituency election results in 110 countries and territories throughout...
Data Sites | Voting & Elections
Dawn M. Brancati
Columbia University, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
Authors | Comp. Politics
State Politics & Policy Q. Dataverse
Growing collection of replication datasets, as early as 2013.
Journal Archives | Am. Politics
Global Conflict Risk Index
An index of the statistical risk of violent conflict in the next 1-4 years, exclusively based on quantitative indic...
Data Sites | IR
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.
Data Sites | Law & Courts
Minorities at Risk Project
Maintains data on 284 politically active ethnic groups. The centerpiece of the project is a dataset that tracks gro...
Data Sites | IR
Chicago Project on Security and Threats
Advances scholarship on international politics, security, and trade that advances peace and prosperity, maintains a...
Data Sites | IR
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Share InsightsAll poli sci journals | blogs | podcasts

Saideman's Semi-Spew
Wide ranging thoughts on international relations, ethnic conflict, civil-military relations, academia, and politics...
Blogs | IR
New Books in Political Science
Interviews with political scientists about their new books.
Podcasts
Polity
RSS | General interest journal of the Northeastern Political Science Association.
Journals
European J. of International Relations
Publishes peer-reviewed scholarly contributions across the full breadth of the field of International Relations.
Journals | IR
Rev. of Int'l Organizations
Publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of political economy, with a focus on the policies ...
Journals | IR
Law & Policy
RSS | Embraces varied research methodologies that interrogate law, governance, and public policy worldwide.
Journals
Ufahamu Africa
Life and politics on the continent.
Podcasts | African Politics
Political Geography
RSS | An interdisciplinary journal for all students of political studies with an interest in the geographical and spatial...
Journals
Urban Affairs Review
Published by the Urban Politics Section of the APSA.
Journals
Research and Politics
This journal focuses on short (4,000 word) articles that are easily accessible but that are also methodologically r...
Journals

Original Projects & Publications

U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress
Pres. Lincoln's Positions:
37th House     37th Senate
38th House     38th Senate
39th House     39th Senate
American Politics

Political Science Teaching Assistant Program
What is the second budget resolution?
A resolution passed by Congress in September that sets ''binding'' limits on taxes and spending for the following fiscal year.Hover over to see answer
	TA Program: Intro. to Am. Gov't

The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Ed. (CQ/Sage, 2020)
Request exam copy
Student & instructor resources
Lecture videos
My Publications
Live R Code Demos
Sample uses of the R Statistics Program for political science research. From Barry Edwards, Political Science Data.
R Demos & Resources
Sample Syllabi for Research Methods Courses
Don't reinvent the wheel. Find courses that use your preferred software (SPSS, Stata, or R).
Teaching Resources
Calculate Ideal Points of Federal Judges
This program implements the Giles, Hettinger, Peppers (GHP) method of estimating ideal points of federal judges in ...
Data Sites | Law & Courts
Create Cross-Tabulations with US Circuit Court Data
This resource allows you to analyze some of the variables coded in Phase Three of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal...
Data Sites | Law & Courts

Teach Data AnalysisAll teaching resources

Statistical Analysis Tutorial Videos
Mike Crowson's YouTube channel covers statistical concepts and procedures, demonstrates how to carry out quantitati...
Teaching Resources
Teach Remotely: How to Teach From Anywhere
Dartmouth College site compiles a variety of resources and services to help you make the transition to teaching rem...
Teaching Resources
Desmos
Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and share with students.
Teaching Resources
Political Science Teaching Assistant
This web-based app reviews political science terms, great way to fill time before class starts. (From Political Sci...
Teaching Resources
Getting Started in Data Analysis using Stata and R
From Data and Statistical Services at Princeton University.
Teaching Resources
CoMSES Net
An international network with the goal of advancing agent based modeling in the social and ecological sciences, see...
Teaching Resources
Using Big Data to Solve Economic and Social Problems
Complete resources for course, taught by Raj Chetty, on how 'big data' can be used to understand and solve importan...
Teaching Resources
RMUoHP Biostatistics Resource Channel
Contains lectures related to statistical techniques and theory. Also contains short screencasts demonstrating SPSS ...
Teaching Resources
Grafiti: Search Engine for Charts
Helps you search, discover & share charts from top publishers.
Teaching Resources
StatLab at University of Virginia
Consultations, collaborations, and training in support of data science, applied statistics, and scientific computin...
Teaching Resources

International RelationsAll IR

Peace Accords Matrix Implementation
Tracks the implementation of 51 different types of provisions.
Data Sites | IR
CShapes
Provides historical maps of state boundaries and capitals in the post-World War II period.
Data Sites | IR
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
NYU
Authors | IR
Open Event Data Alliance
A consortium committed to facilitating the development, adoption and analysis of social and political event data.
Data Sites | IR
European J. of International Relations
Publishes peer-reviewed scholarly contributions across the full breadth of the field of International Relations.
Journals | IR
Real Time Event Data / Phoenix
Event data on political and social events around the globe, along with the software and methodology needed to analy...
Data Sites | IR
Correlates of War Project Datasets
COW seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in intern...
Data Sites | IR
Uppsala Conflict Data Program
The world's main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil wa...
Data Sites | IR
#OCCUPYIRTHEORY
A blog focusing primarily on the significance of Occupy Wall Street and other horizontalist political movements for...
Blogs | IR
Economics of National Security: Data Set Index
Thorough document from Professor Martin Feldstein, compiled by Brandon Kaplowitz.
Data Sites | IR

Comparative PoliticsAll CP

Worldwide Governance Indicators
From the World Bank.
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
World Politics Dataverse
Data relating to articles recently published in World Politics.
Journal Archives | Comp. Politics
Archigos
A data base on leaders 1875 - 2004.
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Joshua A. Tucker
NYU
Authors | Comp. Politics
Pippa Norris
Harvard Univ., see data page.
Authors | Comp. Politics
Party Government Data Set
Party Government in 40 Democracies 1945-2008, from Jaap Woldendorp, Hans Keman, Ian Budge.
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Israel National Election Studies
Aims to investigate voting patterns, public opinion, and political participation in Israel.
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Journal of Human Rights Dataverse
Replication data for some articles published in last five years.
Journal Archives | Comp. Politics
Human Rights Data Analysis Group
A non-profit, non-partisan organization that applies rigorous science to the analysis of human rights violations ar...
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Torben Iversen
Harvard, see data page
Authors | Comp. Politics

American PoliticsAll American politics

Michigan Policy Wonk Blog
Publicizes research relevant to state policymakers
Blogs | Am. Politics
Digest of Educational Statistics
A compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from prekindergarten throug...
Data Sites | Am. Politics
Steven Ansolabehere
Harvard University, see dataverse.
Authors | Am. Politics
Political Institutions and Public Choice Program Data
Focused on the House of Representatives
Data Sites | Am. Politics
James Stimson
Univ. of North Carolina, see data page.
Authors | Am. Politics
Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections
A general resource for the study of campaign finance and ideology in American politics by Adam Bonica.
Data Sites | Am. Politics
State Data and Policy Actions to Address Coronavirus
From the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Data Sites | Am. Politics
Bruce Desmarais
Penn State
Authors | Am. Politics
Kristin Kanthak
University of Pittsburgh, see replication data page.
Authors | Am. Politics
State Politics & Policy Quarterly
RSS | The official publication of the State Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association
Journals | Am. Politics

Author Replication DataAll authors

Irfan Nooruddin
Georgetown Univ., see dataverse.
Authors | Comp. Politics
Jared McDonald
Needs description
Authors | Pol. Behavior
David J. Samuels
Univ. of Minnesota, page has links to replication datasets.
Authors | Comp. Politics
Patrick T. Brandt
University of Texas at Dallas, see replication page.
Authors | IR
Ryan C. Maness
Naval Postgraduate School, see cyber conflict dataset.
Authors | IR
John Gerring
Needs description
Authors
Katherine Levine Einstein
Needs description
Authors | Am. Politics
Megan E. Reif
University of Gothenburg
Authors | Comp. Politics
Joel W. Johnson
Colorado State University - Pueblo
Authors | Comp. Politics
Dave Armstrong
Western University in London, Ontario, replication files on research page.
Authors | Comp. Politics

European PoliticsAll European politics

Economic Fata from European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
Macro-economic and structural data series, includes the Life in Transition Survey.
Data Sites | European Politics
Markus Wagner
Needs description
Authors | European Politics
Swedish National Data Service
Facilitates access to new and existing Swedish research data.
Data Sites | European Politics

German Institute on Radicalization and De-radicalization Studies
A research and network initiative focusing solely on the theory and practice of de-radicalization and counter-radic...
	Data Sites \| European Politics

Dutch Parliamentary Voting Dataset
Voting behaviour in the Dutch parliament.
Data Sites | European Politics
Journal of European Integration
RSS | Scholarly work on all aspects of the European integration process.
Journals | European Politics
Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe
Panel data on health, socio-economic status and social and family networks of more than 120,000 individuals aged 50...
Data Sites | European Politics
British Politics and Policy
From the London School of Economics.
Blogs | European Politics

Electoral Volatility in the European Parliament Elections
Data on electoral volatility and its internal components in European Parliament elections in all EU countries since...
	Data Sites \| European Politics

European Election Studies
About electoral participation and voting behavior in European Parliament elections.
Data Sites | European Politics

African PoliticsAll African politics

Afrobarometer Data Collection
An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa
Data Sites | African Politics
Rev. of African Political Econ. Blog
Short articles to highlight developments on the continent and comment on the dynamics of protest, shifting patterns...
Blogs | African Politics
Chris Blattman
Harris School of Public Policy at the Univ. of Chicago, see datasets on research page.
Authors | African Politics
Nigeria Data Portal
Extensive macro data about Nigeria
Data Sites | African Politics
South African Data Archive
Serves as a broker between a range of data providers and the research community.
Data Sites | African Politics
African Journal of Political Science
Published by the African Association of Political Science with the aim of providing a platform for African perspect...
Journals | African Politics
Nat'l Institute of Statistics of Rwanda
Collects and archives key national data.
Data Sites | African Politics
African Dev. Bank Group Data Portal
Access to information on lending projects from 1967 up to now, the dataset includes basic information such as the p...
Data Sites | African Politics
Center for the Study of African Econ.
Researching on the economic and social development in Africa since 1986, includes Free and Fair Elections Database
Data Sites | African Politics
Africa Information Highway
Multiple customized tools to gather indicators, analyze them, and export them into multiple formats.
Data Sites | African Politics


Policy over party: Comparing the effects of candidate ideology and party on affective polarizationAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Yphtach Lelkes (2021)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Discrimination in Public AccommodationsAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Anna Harvey; Emily West (2020)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


At-Large Elections and Minority Representation in Local GovernmentAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Asya Magazinnik; Carolyn Abott (2020)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Why Austerity? The Mass Politics of a Contested PolicyAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Kirk Bansak; Michael M. Bechtel; Yotam Margalit (2021)
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It Takes a Village: Peer Effects and Externalities in Technology AdoptionAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Romain Ferrali; *Guy Grossman; Melina Platas; Jonathan Rodden (2020)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


You're Not From Here!: The Consequences of Urban and Rural IdentitiesAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Stephen Utych; Jeffrey Lyons (Forthcoming)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


How Does Racial Political Representation Affect School District Administration and Student Outcomes?Abstract \| Data \| Find Text
Zachary Peskowitz; Vladimir Kogan; Stéphane Lavertu (Forthcoming)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Do Disabled Candidates Represent Disabled Citizens?Abstract \| Data \| Find Text
Stefanie Reher (Forthcoming)
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Racial or Spatial Voting? The Effects of Candidate Ethnicity and Ethnic Group Endorsements in Local ElectionsAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Cheryl Boudreau; Christopher Elmendorf; Scott MacKenzie (2019)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Attributing Policy Influence under Coalition GovernanceAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
*David Fortunato; Nick C.N. Lin; Randolph T. Stevenson; Mathias Wessel Tromborg (2021)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals

Afrobarometer Data Collection
An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa
	Data Sites \| African Politics

Election Passport
Provides free access to a rich dataset of constituency election results in 110 countries and territories throughout...
	Data Sites \| Voting & Elections

Dawn M. Brancati
Columbia University, Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
	Authors \| Comp. Politics

State Politics & Policy Q. Dataverse
Growing collection of replication datasets, as early as 2013.
	Journal Archives \| Am. Politics

British J. of Political Science Dataverse
Replication datasets for BJPS articles
	Journal Archives

Global Conflict Risk Index
An index of the statistical risk of violent conflict in the next 1-4 years, exclusively based on quantitative indic...
	Data Sites \| IR

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.
	Data Sites \| Law & Courts

Minorities at Risk Project
Maintains data on 284 politically active ethnic groups. The centerpiece of the project is a dataset that tracks gro...
	Data Sites \| IR

Chicago Project on Security and Threats
Advances scholarship on international politics, security, and trade that advances peace and prosperity, maintains a...
	Data Sites \| IR

	Suggest a Link
Navigate to the page where you think your link should appear and look for a box that looks this this.

Saideman's Semi-Spew
Wide ranging thoughts on international relations, ethnic conflict, civil-military relations, academia, and politics...
	Blogs \| IR

New Books in Political Science
Interviews with political scientists about their new books.
	Podcasts

Polity
RSS \| General interest journal of the Northeastern Political Science Association.
	Journals

European J. of International Relations
Publishes peer-reviewed scholarly contributions across the full breadth of the field of International Relations.
	Journals \| IR

Rev. of Int'l Organizations
Publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of political economy, with a focus on the policies ...
	Journals \| IR

Law & Policy
RSS \| Embraces varied research methodologies that interrogate law, governance, and public policy worldwide.
	Journals

Ufahamu Africa
Life and politics on the continent.
	Podcasts \| African Politics

Political Geography
RSS \| An interdisciplinary journal for all students of political studies with an interest in the geographical and spatial...
	Journals

Urban Affairs Review
Published by the Urban Politics Section of the APSA.
	Journals

Research and Politics
This journal focuses on short (4,000 word) articles that are easily accessible but that are also methodologically r...
	Journals

U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress
Pres. Lincoln's Positions: 37th House 37th Senate 38th House 38th Senate 39th House 39th Senate
	American Politics

The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Ed. (CQ/Sage, 2020)

Request exam copy Student & instructor resources Lecture videos
	My Publications

Live R Code Demos
Sample uses of the R Statistics Program for political science research. From Barry Edwards, Political Science Data.
	R Demos & Resources

Sample Syllabi for Research Methods Courses
Don't reinvent the wheel. Find courses that use your preferred software (SPSS, Stata, or R).
	Teaching Resources