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Special Edition Articles with Replication Data

Crowdsourcing Reliable Local DataMirya Holman, +2 more authors (2020) POLAN, more info.

No Harm in Checking: Using Factual Manipulation Checks to Assess Attentiveness in ExperimentsJohn V. Kane, +1 more author (2019) AJPS, more info.

Testing Social Science Network Theories With Online Network Data: An Evaluation of External ValidityJames Bisbee, +1 more author (2017) APSR, more info.

A Note on Dropping Experimental Subjects Who Fail a Manipulation CheckPeter M. Aronow, +2 more authors (2019) POLAN, more info.

A Text-As-Data Approach for Using Open-Ended Responses As Manipulation ChecksJeffrey Ziegler (2022) POLAN, more info.

Separating the Shirkers from the Workers? Making Sure Respondents Pay Attention on Self-Administered SurveysAdam Berinsky, +2 more authors (2014) AJPS, more info.

Racing the Clock: Using Response Time As a Proxy for Attentiveness on Self-Administered SurveysBlair Read, +2 more authors (2022) POLAN, more info.

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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Review of Political Economy: .Peer-reviewed journal welcoming constructive and critical contributions in all areas of political economy.

Asian Security Blog: .From Robert Kelly

Canadian Journal of Political Science: .Primary forum for innovative research on Canadian politics and government.

Science of Politics, The: .Features up-and-coming researchers delivering fresh insights on the big trends driving American politics and policy today. In 30 minutes, you'll get beyond punditry to data-driven understanding.

Tracking Florida's Death Penalty: .Updated information and critical analysis of capital punishment in Florida.

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Data Sites

Congressional District Data: .The data set includes a wide range of economic, social and geographic information for every U.S. congressional district, from 1943-1998.

V-Dem (Varieties of Democracy): .Aims to produce better Indicators of Democracy.

Climate Change & African Pol. Stability: .This program analyzes how climate change could impact African and international security, see data page

Democracy Barometer: .A new instrument to measure the quality of established democracies.

Historical Reported Voting Rates: .Multiple key indicatiors of voter participation at state level since 1960s and 1970s.

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Authors with Datasets

Roberts, Margaret .Univ. of California, San Diego

Toshkov, Dimiter .Leiden University, see data and replication materials.

Keele, Luke .University of Pennsylvania, see dataverse page

Nyhan, Brendan .University of Michigan, replication datasets listed on web page.

Glynn, Adam .Emory University

Coppock, Alexander .

Lublin, David .American University, see data page.

Golder, Matthew .Penn State Univ., see research page.

Kuncic, Aljaz .University of Ljubljana

Green, Elliott .

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