Getting Better All the Time? What We Know from Comparative Politics Research

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This page features compilations of links to data collections, authors, and journals for political science research on comparative politics.

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ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. Van Buren's Positions:
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Teach Political Analysis

Theory & Concepts:
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition. Classic introductory text, clear writing, helps students learn, great ancillaries. More info.

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Does the Median Voter Prefer Divided Government?
Hypothesis: Median voters prefer divided government. People distrust unified government and want ambition to check ambition. Is this always true (during wars and crises too)? When does it occur (only […]

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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Political Studies: .International journal publishes research in all areas of politics and international relations

Two Weeks Notice: .A Latin American politics blog from Greg Weeks of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Comparative Political Studies: .Scholarly work on comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels.

WIDER Angle: .United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research addresses political and economic development issues

Governance for Development: .From the World Bank.

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Comparative Politics Data Sites

Human Rights Measurement Initiative: .Tracks the human rights performance of countries.

Macrohistory Lann Bonn: .An active research hub in international macroeconomic and financial history, features Jorda-Schularick-Taylor Macrohistory Database.

Autocratic Regime Data: .Provides transition information for the 280 autocratic regimes in existence from 1946 to 2010

Int'l Political Economy Data Resource: .Seeks to provide a public good to the field by standardizing and merging together variables from 89 IPE data sources into a single dataset.

World Bank's Data Catalog: .The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports, and other resources.

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New Comparative Politics Articles with Replication Data

Macropartisanship in Multiparty Systems: A Comparative Study of Five DemocraciesHanako Ohmura (2023)