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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Calculating the 95% Confidence Interval after a T-Test
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Racial Segregation in American Prisons: How Widespread?
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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Acta Politica: .One of the few truly international political science journals with a broad scope across the discipline (published by Springer).

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.

Party Politics: .(Sage Journals) Forum for the analysis of political parties.

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Comparative Politics Data Sites

Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies: .Analysis of labor markets, social security incomes, institutions and governance, see research projects and datasets

Arab Barometer: .Scientifically reliable data on the politically-relevant attitudes of ordinary citizens.

Archigos: .A data base on leaders 1875 - 2004.

Australian Election Study: .Aims to provide a long-term perspective on stability and change in the political attitudes and behaviour of the Australian electorate.

Authoritarian Regimes Dataset: .A comprehensive dataset on authoritarian regimes in the world between 1972-2014.

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New Articles with Replication Data

Macropartisanship in Multiparty Systems: A Comparative Study of Five DemocraciesHanako Ohmura (2023) POLBEH, more info.