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. Washington's Positions:
1st House     1st Senate
2nd House     2nd Senate
3rd House     3rd Senate
4th House     4th Senate

QUIZ YOURSELF: What is coordinated campaign spending?

spending by the Democratic and Republican Party committees on behalf of individual congressional candidates

Answer: Hover over the box!More of this: Review Intro. to Am. Gov't

Teach Political Analysis

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

Companions for SPSS, Stata, Excel & R. Practice with software of your choice.

MORE FOR TEACHERS: Sample Course Syllabi featuring our textbooks, varied software, with/without paper assignments

Review Terms for 5 Minutes - Pick chapters or just press play for quick study

Run Live R Demos in Browser - Excellent for online teaching

Links to More Resources for Teaching Political Analysis

Watch and Learn


Using PivotTable to Create Controlled Mean Comparison Table
Example shows repair time (DV) by technician, controlling for job type (4:01).

MORE VIDEOS: Lecture Videos for The Essentials of Political Analysis

Learn How-To Do It with Video Tutorials for R, Stata, SPSS, and Excel


Understanding Sample and Population Standard Deviations
Todd Grande Compares Excel's STDEV.S and STDEV.P functions (7:46)

Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Acta Politica: .One of the few truly international political science journals with a broad scope across the discipline (published by Springer).

Canadian Journal of Political Science: .Primary forum for innovative research on Canadian politics and government.

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

Governance for Development: .From the World Bank.

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Comparative Politics Data Sites

Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies: .Analysis of labor markets, social security incomes, institutions and governance, see research projects and datasets

Arab Barometer: .Scientifically reliable data on the politically-relevant attitudes of ordinary citizens.

Archigos: .A data base on leaders 1875 - 2004.

Australian Election Study: .Aims to provide a long-term perspective on stability and change in the political attitudes and behaviour of the Australian electorate.

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New Comparative Politics Articles with Replication Data

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