Resources for International Relations Research

Data Collections for IR ResearchSee all topical collections | all subfield collections

Cline Center for Advanced Social Research
University of Illinois center supports research on variety of fronts, see projects page..
Data Sites | IR
Rising Powers Diplomatic Network
Monitors the distribution of the diplomatic apparatus of emerging powers across the globe.
Data Sites | IR
World Treaty Index (WTI)
The WTI seeks to create a comprehensive database of all known bilateral and multilateral treaties formed throughout...
Data Sites | IR
Real Time Event Data / Phoenix
Event data on political and social events around the globe, along with the software and methodology needed to analy...
Data Sites | IR
Minorities at Risk Project
Maintains data on 284 politically active ethnic groups. The centerpiece of the project is a dataset that tracks gro...
Data Sites | IR
Ethnic Power Relations Datasets
Data on ethnic groups’ access to state power, their settlement patterns, links to rebel organizations, transborde...
Data Sites | IR
UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset
A dataset of armed conflicts, both internal and external, in the period 1946 to the present.
Data Sites | IR
Computational Event Data System
Uses automated coding of news reports, focusing on the Middle East, Balkans, and West Africa, for statistical early...
Data Sites | IR
Explaining Terrorist and Insurgent Behavior
An ongoing research project about terrorist and insurgent behavior featuring several datasets.
Data Sites | IR
Correlates of War Project Datasets
COW seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in intern...
Data Sites | IR

Authors with Replication DataSee all authors | all subfield authors

Brett Ashley Leeds
Rice University
Authors | IR
Jason Lyall
Dartmouth College, see publications and data page.
Authors | IR
Giacomo Chiozza
American University of Sharjah, see replication data for articles and book chapters.
Authors | IR
Barbara Walter
UC San Diego, datasets listed in selected publications section.
Authors | IR
Efe Tokdemir
Bilkent University
Authors | IR
Todd S. Sechser
University of Virginia, find replication data on research page
Authors | IR
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
NYU
Authors | IR
Ryan C. Maness
Naval Postgraduate School, see cyber conflict dataset.
Authors | IR
Havard Hegre
Uppsala University, see data
Authors | IR
Brian D. Greenhill
Univ. at Albany, SUNY, see replication data on research page.
Authors | IR

Outlets for IR ResearchAll poli sci journals | blogs | podcasts

Journal of Conflict Resolution
Focuses on conflict between and within states, but also explores a variety of inter-group and interpersonal conflic...
Journals | IR
War on the Rocks
A platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues t...
Blogs | IR
Duck of Minerva
Addresses world politics from an academic perspective.
Blogs | IR
International Security
RSS | Publishes articles on the full range of contemporary security issues. Its articles address traditional topics, such...
Journals | IR
Political Violence at a Glance
Experts answer questions about violence happening around the world and offer simple, straight-forward analysis befo...
Blogs | IR
Rev. of Int'l Organizations
Publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of political economy, with a focus on the policies ...
Journals | IR
International Organization
A leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs.
Journals | IR
#OCCUPYIRTHEORY
A blog focusing primarily on the significance of Occupy Wall Street and other horizontalist political movements for...
Blogs | IR
Saideman's Semi-Spew
Wide ranging thoughts on international relations, ethnic conflict, civil-military relations, academia, and politics...
Blogs | IR
Journal of Peace Research
Focuses on the causes of violence and conflict resolution, strives for a global focus on conflict and peacemaking.
Journals | IR


Hawks, Doves, and Peace: An Experimental ApproachAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Michaela Mattes; Jessica Weeks (2019)
	Journal Archives \| IR


Can Economic Assistance Shape Combatant Support in Wartime? Experimental Evidence from AfghanistanAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Yang-Yang Zhou; Jason Lyall; Kosuke Imai (2020)
	Journal Archives \| IR


The Power of Compromise: Proposal Power, Partisanship, and Public Support in International BargainingAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Ryan Brutger (2021)
	Journal Archives \| IR


When Conflicts Do Not Overspill: The Case of JordanAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Petter Nesser; Henrik Gråtrud (Forthcoming)
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Inside Irredentism: A Global Empirical AnalysisAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
David Siroky; Christopher Hale (2017)
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A Framework for Measuring Leaders' Willingness to Use ForceAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Jeff Carter; Charles E. Smith, Jr. (2020)
	Journal Archives \| IR


Four Costly Signaling MechanismsAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Kai Quek (2021)
	Journal Archives \| IR


Leader Influence and Reputation Formation in World PoliticsAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Allan Dafoe; Jonathan Renshon; *Paul Huth (2018)
	Journal Archives \| IR


Challenging Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st century: British Domestic Actors and Horizontal Foreign Policy Contestation during the Syrian CrisisAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Andrea Betti (2020)
	Journal Archives \| IR


Contested Ground: Disentangling Material and Symbolic Attachment to Disputed TerritoryAbstract \| Data \| Find Text
Tamar Mitts; Devorah Manekin; *Guy Grossman (2019)
	Journal Archives \| IR

Cline Center for Advanced Social Research
University of Illinois center supports research on variety of fronts, see projects page..
	Data Sites \| IR

Rising Powers Diplomatic Network
Monitors the distribution of the diplomatic apparatus of emerging powers across the globe.
	Data Sites \| IR

World Treaty Index (WTI)
The WTI seeks to create a comprehensive database of all known bilateral and multilateral treaties formed throughout...
	Data Sites \| IR

Real Time Event Data / Phoenix
Event data on political and social events around the globe, along with the software and methodology needed to analy...
	Data Sites \| IR

Minorities at Risk Project
Maintains data on 284 politically active ethnic groups. The centerpiece of the project is a dataset that tracks gro...
	Data Sites \| IR

Ethnic Power Relations Datasets
Data on ethnic groups’ access to state power, their settlement patterns, links to rebel organizations, transborde...
	Data Sites \| IR

UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset
A dataset of armed conflicts, both internal and external, in the period 1946 to the present.
	Data Sites \| IR

Computational Event Data System
Uses automated coding of news reports, focusing on the Middle East, Balkans, and West Africa, for statistical early...
	Data Sites \| IR

Explaining Terrorist and Insurgent Behavior
An ongoing research project about terrorist and insurgent behavior featuring several datasets.
	Data Sites \| IR

Correlates of War Project Datasets
COW seeks to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in intern...
	Data Sites \| IR

Jason Lyall
Dartmouth College, see publications and data page.
	Authors \| IR

Giacomo Chiozza
American University of Sharjah, see replication data for articles and book chapters.
	Authors \| IR

Barbara Walter
UC San Diego, datasets listed in selected publications section.
	Authors \| IR

Todd S. Sechser
University of Virginia, find replication data on research page
	Authors \| IR

Ryan C. Maness
Naval Postgraduate School, see cyber conflict dataset.
	Authors \| IR

Brian D. Greenhill
Univ. at Albany, SUNY, see replication data on research page.
	Authors \| IR

Journal of Conflict Resolution
Focuses on conflict between and within states, but also explores a variety of inter-group and interpersonal conflic...
	Journals \| IR

War on the Rocks
A platform for analysis, commentary, debate and multimedia content on foreign policy and national security issues t...
	Blogs \| IR

Duck of Minerva
Addresses world politics from an academic perspective.
	Blogs \| IR

International Security
RSS \| Publishes articles on the full range of contemporary security issues. Its articles address traditional topics, such...
	Journals \| IR

Political Violence at a Glance
Experts answer questions about violence happening around the world and offer simple, straight-forward analysis befo...
	Blogs \| IR

Rev. of Int'l Organizations
Publishes original scientific contributions in the entire field of political economy, with a focus on the policies ...
	Journals \| IR

International Organization
A leading peer-reviewed journal that covers the entire field of international affairs.
	Journals \| IR

#OCCUPYIRTHEORY
A blog focusing primarily on the significance of Occupy Wall Street and other horizontalist political movements for...
	Blogs \| IR