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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. .
Regression With Dummy Variables i
Teaching video by Philip Pollock & Barry Edwards for Essentials of Political Analysis, 7th Ed. (9:31).
Working with Categorical Variables and Factors i
Shows how to work with levels function, from Adam Petrie (29:04).
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NCSL research and special features contain a wealth of informatiom about state legislatures.
Nat'l Conf. of State Legislatures
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Detailed information on the magnitude and location of events of one-sided violence in 20 civil wars.
Konstanz One-Sided Event Dataset
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A simple but ambitious project to collect and share data about every politician in every country in the world, in a consistent, open format that anyone can use..
EveryPolitician
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Useful data on America's first branch of government, including data on the composition of its membership, its formal procedure, informal norms, party structure, and staff.
Brookings Inst. Vital Stats on Congress
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precise research methodology to calculate a Legislative Effectiveness Score for each member of the House of Representatives.
Legislative Effectiveness Project
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An international peer reviewed journal one of whose principal aims is to foster the development of theory in the study of political processes..
Journal of Theoretical Politics
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From the Law and Courts Organized Section of the American Political Science Association..
Journal of Law and Courts
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A leading interdisciplinary journal that publishes original empirical, analytic, and theoretical studies of conflict and political economy. .
International Interactions
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An attempt to create a space to share, discuss, and innovate methods and ideas for teaching in political science and international relations. .
Active Learning in Political Science
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This journal encompasses issues and practices in policy analysis and public management..
Journal of Policy Analysis & Management
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ORIGINAL PROJECT: Studying Presidents
Portrait of President Millard Fillmore
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.