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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. .
Probability Theory and Principles i
By Gary King, part 4 of 19-part course (1:12:53).
Regression With Dummy Variables i
Teaching video by Philip Pollock & Barry Edwards for Essentials of Political Analysis, 7th Ed. (9:31).
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From the National Bureau of Economic Research..
Portal of Public Use Datasets on Sub-Saharan Africa
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A compilation of many state-to-state relational variables, including measures of shared borders, travel and trade between states, and demographic characteristics of state populations..
State Networks Dataset
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The WTI seeks to create a comprehensive database of all known bilateral and multilateral treaties formed throughout the 20th century..
World Treaty Index (WTI)
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Compiled by Princeton University's Politics Librarian.
Politics Resources Guide: Find Data
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Aims to produce better Indicators of Democracy..
V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy)
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CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Blogs represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR..
Council on Foreign Relations Blogs
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A forum for research in the broad area of constitutional analysis, which lies at the intersection of several approaches in modern economics..
Constitutional Political Economy
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From the London School of Economics..
British Politics and Policy
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A show for people interested in power, resistance, and critical thinking hosted by Nicholas Kiersey, Professor of Political Science at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley..
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Dr. Kirby Goidel and Dr. Todd Kent from the Texas A&M Department of Political Science use their years of teaching, research and campaign experience to show you what’s actually happening in politics. No partisan politics here, just a navigation of political data, media, money, behavior and more so you can be more informed the next time you vote..
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Pres. Calvin Coolidge's Positions on Roll Call Votes in Congress
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