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Articles with Replication DataAlso see Journal Data Archives | Author Replication Data

Political Dynasties and the Selection of Cabinet Ministers Abstract | Data | Find Text
Daniel M. Smith; Shane Martin (2017)
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The Logic of Vulnerability and Civilian Victimization: Shifting Frontlines in Italy (1943-1945)Abstract \| Data \| Find Text
Stefano Costalli; Francesco N. Moro; Andrea Ruggeri (2020)
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Facing U.S. Extraterritorial Pressure: American Troops in Foreign Courts during the Cold WarAbstract | Data | Find Text
Asif Efrat (2022 est.)
Journal Archives | More Journals
Paths of Recruitment: Rational Social Prospecting in Petition CanvassingAbstract | Data | Find Text
*Clayton Nall; Benjamin Schneer; Daniel Carpenter (2018)
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
Do Investor-State Disputes Hurt FDI?Abstract | Data | Find Text
Andrew Kerner; Krzysztof Pelc (Forthcoming)
Journal Archives | More Journals
What You See Is Not Always What You Get: Bargaining Before an Audience Under Multiparty GovernmentAbstract | Data | Find Text
Lanny Martin (2020)
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Strategic Spending: Does Politics Influence Election Administration Expenditure?Abstract \| Data \| Find Text
JoEllen Pope; Martha Kropf; Mary Jo Shepherd; Zachary Mohr (2019)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals

Decentralization Without DemocracyAbstract | Data | Find Text
Katrina Kosec; Tewodaj Mogues (2020)
Journal Archives | More Journals
Partners in Crime: An Empirical Evaluation of the CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation ProgramAbstract | Data | Find Text
Averell Schmidt; Kathryn Sikkink (2018)
Journal Archives | More Journals

Find DatasetsAll topical collections

J. of Information Tech. and Politics Dataverse
Replication for some articles in years 2008-2012. JITP home page.
Journal Archives
United States Election Project
Information source for the United States electoral system; great data on voter turnout.
Data Sites | Am. Politics
Index of African Governance
From the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
Data Sites | African Politics
K. Chad Clay
University of Georgia, see research.
Authors | IR
International Interactions Dataverse
Replication data, beginning with volume 36, issue 2 of 2010, current through at least 2018.
Journal Archives | IR
Autocratic Regime Data
Provides transition information for the 280 autocratic regimes in existence from 1946 to 2010
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) Database
Systematic data on the design of preferential trade agreements that have been signed since 1945.
Data Sites | IR
Open Budget Survey
A comprehensive analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information...
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Africa Information Highway
Multiple customized tools to gather indicators, analyze them, and export them into multiple formats.
Data Sites | African Politics
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Statistical Data Collections

Share InsightsAll poli sci journals | blogs | podcasts

Council on Foreign Relations Blogs
CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Blogs represent the views of...
Blogs
Rev. of Int'l Organizations
Publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of political economy, with a focus on the policies ...
Journals | IR
Environmental Politics
International, inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal for original research on environmental politics.
Journals
American Journal of Political Science
RSS | Published on behalf of the Midwest Political Science Association.
Journals
J. of Information Technology & Politics
Examines how information technology (IT) impacts, and is influenced by, politics and government
Journals
International Studies Quarterly
Publishes leading scholarship that engages with significant theoretical, empirical, and normative subjects in inter...
Journals
War, Numbers and Human Losses
Thoughts on quantitative research on war from Mike Spagat.
Blogs
International Organization
A leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs.
Journals | IR
Journal of Political Science
Published annually by the South Carolina Political Science Association
Journals | Am. Politics
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Political Science Journals

Original Projects & Publications

U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress
Pres. Taft's Positions:
61st House 61st Senate
62nd House 62nd Senate
American Politics

Political Science Teaching Assistant Program
Define range (of a variable)
Measure of variability of data, determined by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value.Hover over to see answer
	TA Program: Research Methods

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

StatLab at University of Virginia
Consultations, collaborations, and training in support of data science, applied statistics, and scientific computin...
Teaching Resources
Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction Texbook Web Site
By Kosuke Imai. Resources include R package, datasets, sample code and syllabi.
Teaching Resources
Flowing Data
Nathan Yau explores how statisticians, designers, data scientists, and others use analysis, visualization, and expl...
Teaching Resources
Practical Exemplars on the Analysis of Surveys (PEAS)
Aims to help social researchers analyze complex surveys.
Teaching Resources
MethodSpace
Sage Publishing blog connecting the research methods community.
Teaching Resources
GNU PSPP Statistics Software
A free, open source replacement for the proprietary program SPSS.
Teaching Resources
Desmos
Graph functions, plot data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and share with students.
Teaching Resources
Helipad Codex
Agent-based modeling in Python.
Teaching Resources
Statistical Analysis Tutorial Videos
Mike Crowson's YouTube channel covers statistical concepts and procedures, demonstrates how to carry out quantitati...
Teaching Resources
Center for Systemic Peace's YouTube Channel
Great set of concise videos to supplement courses on international relations.
Teaching Resources

Watch and LearnAll Excel tutorials | teaching resources

Multiple Regression with Data Analysis Regression Tool
Nice, generic example, good explanation of results (11:01).
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 12
Make a Histogram Using Data Analysis ToolPak's Histogram Tool
By Vickie Dominguez (5:40)
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 2
Conducting a Multiple Regression using Data Analysis Tools
Todd Grande demonstrates with example (10:14).
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 12
How to Use Descriptive Statistics Tool
Demonstrates with data on heights (2:37).
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 2
How to Generate Uniformly Distributed Random Numbers
Using the Data Analysis Toolpak (6:08)
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 8
Creating a Scatter Plot
Shows you how to make a basic scatterplot and edit it for clarity (4:38).
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 5
Calculating the Difference between Two Columns
Simple example of change in test scores (1:34)
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 3
How to Calculate P-Value for an F-Statistic
Uses Excel F.DIST function (2:26)
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 10
Using PivotTable to Create Controlled Mean Comparison Table
Example shows repair time (DV) by technician, controlling for job type (4:01).
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 7
Working with Different Chart Types
Demonstrated with book sales data (4:30).
Excel Tutorials | Chapter 5

International RelationsAll IR

Rebecca Littman
Needs description
Authors | IR
Giacomo Chiozza
American University of Sharjah, see replication data for articles and book chapters.
Authors | IR
SIPRI Databases on Global Security
Features data on arms transfers, multilateral peace operations, military expenditures, arms industry, and other top...
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
Nikolay Marinov
University of Houston, see data and paper repositories.
Authors | IR
Andrew Owsiak
Univ. of Georgia, see datasets on research page.
Authors | IR
Sie Cheou-Kang Center for International Security & Diplomacy
Dedicated to building knowledge on the evolving nature of security and diplomacy to better address pressing global ...
Data Sites | IR
Christopher Gelpi
Ohio State University, see datasets.
Authors | IR
Aila M. Matanock
Univ. of Calif., Berkeley, replication data on research page
Authors | IR
Todd S. Sechser
University of Virginia, find replication data on research page
Authors | IR

Comparative PoliticsAll CP

Acta Politica
One of the few truly international political science journals with a broad scope across the discipline (published b...
Journals | Comp. Politics
Rachel Brule
Needs description
Authors | Comp. Politics
Matthew Golder
Penn State Univ., see research page.
Authors | Comp. Politics
World Economics and Politics Dataverse
A queryable data resource for comparative and international political economy.
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Canadian Journal of Political Science
RSS | Primary forum for innovative research on Canadian politics and government.
Journals | Comp. Politics
Guide to Data on Developing Countries
Compiled by Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development.
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Environmental Performance Index
Ranks 180 countries on 24 performance indicators across ten issue categories covering environmental health and ecos...
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
Johan A. Elkink
School of Politics and International Relations
Authors | Comp. Politics
CIRI Human Rights Dataset
standards-based quantitative information on government respect for 15 internationally recognized human rights for 2...
Data Sites | Comp. Politics
George Tsebelis
Professor of Political Science, Univ. of Michigan, see data page.
Authors | Comp. Politics

It's Better with MusicComplete soundtrack

American PoliticsAll American politics

State Politics & Policy Q. Dataverse
Growing collection of replication datasets, as early as 2013.
Journal Archives | Am. Politics
Open States by the Sunlight Foundation
A collection of tools that make it possible for citizens to track what is happening in their state's capitol by agg...
Data Sites | Am. Politics
State Networks Dataset
A compilation of many state-to-state relational variables, including measures of shared borders, travel and trade b...
Data Sites | Am. Politics
Vital Statistics on the U.S. Congress
Compiled by the Brookings Institution
Data Sites | Am. Politics
Brookings Inst. Vital Stats on Congress
Useful data on America's first branch of government, including data on the composition of its membership, its forma...
Data Sites | Am. Politics
Ballpark, The
LSE US Centre's regular online audio show on US politics, policy, and research.
Podcasts | Am. Politics
Forum
Professionally informed commentary on issues affecting contemporary American politics.
Journals | Am. Politics
Michigan Policy Wonk Blog
Publicizes research relevant to state policymakers
Blogs | Am. Politics
Eleanor N. Powell
University of Wisconsin-Madison, see data page.
Authors | Am. Politics
Douglas Kriner
Needs description
Authors | Am. Politics

Author Replication DataAll authors

Matthew Hall
University of Notre Dame, see replication data and large datasets.
Authors | Law & Courts
Maxwell Palmer
Boston Univ.
Authors | Am. Politics
Sona N. Golder
Penn. State Univ., see research page
Authors | Comp. Politics
Gary King
Harvard University
Authors | Methodology
Michael L. Ross
UCLA
Authors | Comp. Politics
Thomas J. Leeper
Needs description
Authors
Peter Enns
Cornell University, see research.
Authors | Am. Politics
Angela D. Nichols
Florida Atlantic Univ., datasets on research page.
Authors | IR
Andrew B. Hall
Stanford University
Authors | Voting & Elections
Kuniaki Nemoto
Musashi University, see data page for Korean and New Zealand election data.
Authors | Voting & Elections

European PoliticsAll European politics

German Socio-Economic Panel
A longitudinal survey of households in Germany from 1984 to 2016. Variables include household composition, employme...
Data Sites | European Politics
UK Data Service
Includes major UK government-sponsored surveys, cross-national surveys, longitudinal studies, UK census data, inter...
Data Sites | European Politics
Danish General Election Results
Results of Danish general elections 1953-2015 including number of votes and number of seats in parliament
Data Sites | European Politics
Norwegian Centre for Research Data
One of the largest archives for research data of its kind, includes the European Election Database.
Data Sites | European Politics
Sven-Oliver Proksch
Needs description
Authors | European Politics
European Quality of Life Survey
Carried out every four years, this unique, pan-European survey examines both the objective circumstances of Europea...
Data Sites | European Politics
Swedish National Data Service
Facilitates access to new and existing Swedish research data.
Data Sites | European Politics
Swedish National Election Studies
Aims to explain why people vote as they do and why an election ends in a particular way. See data page.
Data Sites | European Politics
European Election Studies
About electoral participation and voting behavior in European Parliament elections.
Data Sites | European Politics
Dutch Parliamentary Voting Dataset
Voting behaviour in the Dutch parliament.
Data Sites | European Politics

African PoliticsAll African politics

Amanda Lea Robinson
Ohio State University
Authors | 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
Jeremy Horowitz
Needs description
Authors | African Politics
Elliott Green
Needs description
Authors | African Politics
Ufahamu Africa
Life and politics on the continent.
Podcasts | African Politics
Nigeria Data Portal
Extensive macro data about Nigeria
Data Sites | African Politics
Africa Research Institute Blog
Encourages debate, questions orthodoxy and challenges “received wisdom” in and about Africa.
Blogs | African Politics
Jessica Gottlieb
Needs description
Authors | 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
Peter Van der Windt
NYU - Abu Dhabi
Authors | African Politics

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Political Dynasties and the Selection of Cabinet Ministers Abstract \| Data \| Find Text
Daniel M. Smith; Shane Martin (2017)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Facing U.S. Extraterritorial Pressure: American Troops in Foreign Courts during the Cold WarAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Asif Efrat (2022 est.)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Paths of Recruitment: Rational Social Prospecting in Petition CanvassingAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
*Clayton Nall; Benjamin Schneer; Daniel Carpenter (2018)
	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


Do Investor-State Disputes Hurt FDI?Abstract \| Data \| Find Text
Andrew Kerner; Krzysztof Pelc (Forthcoming)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


What You See Is Not Always What You Get: Bargaining Before an Audience Under Multiparty GovernmentAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Lanny Martin (2020)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Decentralization Without DemocracyAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Katrina Kosec; Tewodaj Mogues (2020)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals


Partners in Crime: An Empirical Evaluation of the CIA Rendition, Detention, and Interrogation ProgramAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Averell Schmidt; Kathryn Sikkink (2018)
	Journal Archives \| More Journals

J. of Information Tech. and Politics Dataverse
Replication for some articles in years 2008-2012. JITP home page.
	Journal Archives

United States Election Project
Information source for the United States electoral system; great data on voter turnout.
	Data Sites \| Am. Politics

K. Chad Clay
University of Georgia, see research.
	Authors \| IR

International Interactions Dataverse
Replication data, beginning with volume 36, issue 2 of 2010, current through at least 2018.
	Journal Archives \| IR

Autocratic Regime Data
Provides transition information for the 280 autocratic regimes in existence from 1946 to 2010
	Data Sites \| Comp. Politics

Design of Trade Agreements (DESTA) Database
Systematic data on the design of preferential trade agreements that have been signed since 1945.
	Data Sites \| IR

Index of African Governance
From the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
	Data Sites \| African Politics

Open Budget Survey
A comprehensive analysis and survey that evaluates whether governments give the public access to budget information...
	Data Sites \| Comp. Politics

Africa Information Highway
Multiple customized tools to gather indicators, analyze them, and export them into multiple formats.
	Data Sites \| African Politics

Council on Foreign Relations Blogs
CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Blogs represent the views of...
	Blogs

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

Environmental Politics
International, inter-disciplinary peer-reviewed journal for original research on environmental politics.
	Journals

American Journal of Political Science
RSS \| Published on behalf of the Midwest Political Science Association.
	Journals

J. of Information Technology & Politics
Examines how information technology (IT) impacts, and is influenced by, politics and government
	Journals

International Studies Quarterly
Publishes leading scholarship that engages with significant theoretical, empirical, and normative subjects in inter...
	Journals

War, Numbers and Human Losses
Thoughts on quantitative research on war from Mike Spagat.
	Blogs

International Organization
A leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs.
	Journals \| IR

Journal of Political Science
Published annually by the South Carolina Political Science Association
	Journals \| Am. Politics

U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress
Pres. Taft's Positions: 61st House 61st Senate 62nd House 62nd 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

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

StatLab at University of Virginia
Consultations, collaborations, and training in support of data science, applied statistics, and scientific computin...
	Teaching Resources

Quantitative Social Science: An Introduction Texbook Web Site
By Kosuke Imai. Resources include R package, datasets, sample code and syllabi.
	Teaching Resources