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Special Edition Articles with Replication Data

Militarization and Perceptions of Law Enforcement in the Developing World: Evidence from a Conjoint Experiment in Mexico*Gustavo Flores-Macías, +1 more author (2022) BJPS, more info.

The Fingerprints of Fraud: Evidence from Mexico's 1988 ElectionFrancisco Cantu (2019) APSR, more info.

High-Profile Criminal Violence: Why Drug Cartels Murder Government Officials and Party Candidates in MexicoGuillermo Trejo, +1 more author (2021) BJPS, more info.

Regulation of Speech and Media Coverage of Corruption: An Empirical Analysis of the Mexican PressPiero Stanig (2015) AJPS, more info.

Identifying Irregularities in Mexican Local ElectionsFrancisco Cantu (2014) AJPS, more info.

Violence and Business Interest in Social Welfare: Evidence from MexicoBradley E. Holland, +1 more author (2022) CPS, more info.

Elite Competition and State Capacity Development: Theory and Evidence from Post-Revolutionary MexicoFrancisco Garfias (2018) APSR, more info.

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Past Special Editions: Gun Violence; Russia-Ukraine War; Donald Trump

SPECIAL EDITION: The Perils and Promise of Politics in Mexico

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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David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
Many research-oriented videos on wide range of Latin American studies topics.


How to Make a Map Chart
Demonstrates using Florida zip codes (4:33).

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More Q. Than A.

Racial Segregation in American Prisons: How Widespread?
Racial segregation seems to be standard practice in prison. Prisoners are assigned to cells or...

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Why Did State Legislatures Give Up Power to Pick Presidential Electors?

Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Africa Research Institute Blog: .Encourages debate, questions orthodoxy and challenges “received wisdom” in and about Africa.

IPPR Progressive Review: .A pluralistic space to debate where next for progressives, examine the opportunities and challenges confronting us and ask the big questions facing our politics: transforming a failed economic model, renewing a frayed social contract, building a new relationship with Europe.

Social Politics: .the journal for incisive analyses of gender, politics and policy across the globe

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

Journal of Peace Research: .Focuses on the causes of violence and conflict resolution, strives for a global focus on conflict and peacemaking.

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Data Sites

Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey: .The attitudes, values and beliefs of the people in Northern Ireland to a wide range of social policy issues.

German Socio-Economic Panel: .A longitudinal survey of households in Germany from 1984 to 2016. Variables include household composition, employment, occupations, earnings, health and satisfaction indicators.

Greifswald Comparative Politics: .See projects and datasets

Supreme Court Database: .the definitive source, contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided between 1946 and 2012.

Members of the European Parliament Survey Data: .The data allow for comparison of MEPs' views with those of the EU public, European Parliament candidates, and members of national and regional parliaments in Europe.

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Authors with Datasets

Weschle, Simon .

Pan, Jennifer .

Olav Dahlgaard, Jens .

Tran, Anh .

Williams, Laron .University of Missouri, see dataverse.

Keele, Luke .University of Pennsylvania, see dataverse page

Rogowski, Jon .

Dassonneville, Ruth .

Franzese, Robert .Univ. of Michigan, replication files on publications page.

Golden, Miriam .UCLA, see dataverse.

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