Getting Better All the Time? What We Know from Comparative Politics Research

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

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ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. Tyler's Positions:
27th House 27th Senate
28th House 28th Senate

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Person present during judicial proceedings who records all testimony and other oral statements made during the proceedings.

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Teach Political Analysis

Theory & Concepts:
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition. Classic introductory text, clear writing, helps students learn, great ancillaries. More info.

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More Questions than Answers

Does the Median Voter Prefer Divided Government?
Hypothesis: Median voters prefer divided government. People distrust unified government and want ambition to check ambition. Is this always true (during wars and crises too)? When does it occur (only […]

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Calculating the 95% Confidence Interval after a T-Test
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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

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

Comparative Political Studies: .Scholarly work on comparative politics at both the cross-national and intra-national levels.

Governance for Development: .From the World Bank.

WIDER Angle: .United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research addresses political and economic development issues

Power 3.0: .Explores how savvy authoritarian governments survive and thrive, and the ways that democracies are contending with this challenge.

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Comparative Politics Data Sites

KOF Index of Globalization: .Measures the three main dimensions of globalization: economic, social, and political.

Political Terror Scale: .Measures levels of political violence and terror that a country experiences in a particular year based on a 5-level "terror scale" originally developed by Freedom House, see data page.

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

Inter-Parliamentary Union: .See their open data platform

UN Comtrade Database: .Detailed global trade data. UN Comtrade is a repository of official international trade statistics and relevant analytical tables.

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New Comparative Politics Articles with Replication Data

Macropartisanship in Multiparty Systems: A Comparative Study of Five DemocraciesHanako Ohmura (2023)