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Political Science Data Podcast: African Politics Today i
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Institutional and electoral results data such as measures of checks and balances, tenure and stability of the government, identification of party affiliation and ideology, and fragmentation of opposition and government parties in the legislature..
Database of Political Institutions
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A consortium committed to facilitating the development, adoption and analysis of social and political event data..
Open Event Data Alliance
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This resource allows you to analyze some of the variables coded in Phase Three of the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals Database (2003-2010)..
Create Cross-Tabulations with US Circuit Court Data
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The first truly large-scale academic survey project aimed at studying the midterm Congressional elections..
Cooperative Congressional Election Study
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Some of these files are very large and challenging to work with, but the FEC makes a lot of data available.
Federal Election Commission's Campaign Finance Reports and Data
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A multidisciplinary peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes original research papers and policy discussions that enhance the understanding of immigration, settlement and integration..
Journal of International Migration and Integration
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Applies social science theories and concepts to significant political, economic and social issues and to the ways in which public policies are made..
Journal of Public Policy
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Focuses on the causes of violence and conflict resolution, strives for a global focus on conflict and peacemaking..
Journal of Peace Research
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Weekly podcasts from Michael Baranowski, Jay Carson, Trey Orndorff, Will Miller, Kristin Matheny, and Ken Katkin..
Politics Guys, The
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(Taylor & Francis) An interdisciplinary journal of political science and history that features articles on Congress, the President, the interaction between the two institutions, and national policy-making..
Congress & the Presidency
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Portrait of President Rutherford Hayes
Pres. Rutherford Hayes's Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress
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