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Political Science Data Podcast: African Politics Today i

(21:07) This episode shares data-driven insights about African Politics. It covers a variety of studies, addressing issues like technology, state infrastructure, foreign relations, economics, ethnicity, the legacy of colonialism, and democracy. .

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Operationalizing Concepts i

Teaching video by Philip Pollock & Barry Edwards for Essentials of Political Analysis, 7th Ed. (13:03).

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Lectures on Political Science Research Methods i

Collection of videos from Julie VanDusky-Allen.

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A repository of micro-level, subnational event data on armed conflict and contention around the world..

xSub / cross-sub.org

Analysis of labor markets, social security incomes, institutions and governance..

Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies

Focused on the House of Representatives.

Political Institutions & Public Choice Program Roll Call Datasets

Aims to investigate voting patterns, public opinion, and political participation in Israel..

Israel National Election Studies

Political, sociodemographic, and Wikipedia-related data on elected politicians across the globe for R environment..

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British Politics and Policy

Publishes research on elections, public opinion, participation and political parties..

Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties

Posts by academic authors edited for internet readers..

Conversation: Politics + Society Section

Publicizes research relevant to state policymakers.

Michigan Policy Wonk Blog

A leading interdisciplinary journal that publishes original empirical, analytic, and theoretical studies of conflict and political economy. .

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Pres. Benjamin Harrison's Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress

This data is part of a larger project to identify the policy preferences of all U.S. Presidents. See index.