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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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Data Wrangling with R and the Tidyverse Workshop i

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Line Chart Comparing Values of Nominal Dependent Variable Demo. i

Plot percentage pro-environment respondents by party ID, weighted observations..

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Accessible, comprehensive analysis of available data sources to answer critical questions about gig and non-traditional work in the United States..

Gig Economy Data Hub

Event data on political and social events around the globe, along with the software and methodology needed to analyze the data..

Real Time Event Data / Phoenix

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

Macrohistory Lann Bonn

University of Illinois center supports research on variety of fronts, see projects page...

Cline Center for Advanced Social Research

A data archive and research center dedicated to cross-national analysis, home to two databases: Luxembourg Income Study and Luxembourg Wealth Study..

LIS Cross-National Data Center

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Publishes important theoretical contributions to opinion and communication research, analyses of current public opinion, and investigations of methodological issues involved in survey validity..

Public Opinion Quarterly

Peer-reviewed journal for up-to-date coverage of this evolving area of specialization..

Election Law Journal

Publishes peer-reviewed scholarly contributions across the full breadth of the field of International Relations..

European Journal of International Relations

From University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Provides a fresh perspective on the biggest political stories by focusing on research and data, not pundits and politicians..

Not Another Politics Podcast

Explores how savvy authoritarian governments survive and thrive, and the ways that democracies are contending with this challenge..

Power 3.0

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Pres. Millard Fillmore'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.