The Perils and Promise of Contemporary African Politics: Insights from Research

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This page features compilations of links to data collections, authors, and journals for political science research on African politics.

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ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. Jackson's Positions:
21st House     21st Senate
22nd House     22nd Senate
23rd House     23rd Senate
24th House     24th Senate

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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

African J. of Political Science & Int'l Relations: .Research on politics and international relations especially those pertaining to Africa.

Africa Research Institute Blog: .Encourages debate, questions orthodoxy and challenges “received wisdom” in and about Africa.

Rev. of African Political Econ. Blog: .Short articles to highlight developments on the continent and comment on the dynamics of protest, shifting patterns of political economy and issues of historical concern.

African Security: .Strives to investigate the myriad issues relating to conflict and security within and between African nations, not only from the more traditional approaches to security studies but also from more novel and innovative perspectives.

Ufahamu Africa: .Life and politics on the continent.

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African Politics Data Sites

Portal of Public Use Datasets on Sub-Saharan Africa: .From the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Africa Information Highway: .Multiple customized tools to gather indicators, analyze them, and export them into multiple formats.

Afrobarometer Data Collection: .An African-led series of national public attitude surveys on democracy and governance in Africa

Nigeria Data Portal: .Extensive macro data about Nigeria

African Dev. Bank Group Data Portal: .Access to information on lending projects from 1967 up to now, the dataset includes basic information such as the project title and ID, country, sector, task manager but also, financial information, results and linksD, country, sector, task manager to publicly disclosed documents.

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New African Politics Articles with Replication Data

Able and Mostly Willing: An Empirical Anatomy of Information's Effect on Voter-Driven Accountability in Senegal*Abhit Bhandari; *Horacio Larreguy; John Marshall (2023 est.)