Is Democracy Gaining in Latin America? Lessons from Current Research

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

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Journal of Latin American Studies: .Recent research in the field of Latin American studies.

Journal of Politics in Latin America: .A peer reviewed, Open Access journal focused on comparative politics in Latin America.

Latin American Perspectives: .A theoretical and scholarly journal for discussion and debate on the political economy of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism in the Americas.

Latin American Politics and Society: .Publishes the highest-quality original social science scholarship on Latin America.

Latin American Research Review: .Original research and review essays on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latina/Latino studies

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Latin Am. Pol. Data Sites

Harvard Brazil Collaboration: .Featuring Kathleen Weintraub (2:35)

Latin American Public Opinion Project: .Carries out surveys of public opinion in Latin America, include Americas Barometer survey.

Latinobarometro: .Annual public opinion survey that involves some 20,000 interviews in 18 Latin American countries. Try online data analysis.

Mexican Political Pamphlets, 1808-1832: .An archival source for the study of the political, social and cultural aspects of the independence movement in Mexico, from the Univ. of Toronto.

Mexico's Nat'l Inst. of Stats & Geography: .Government data in a wide range of categories.

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The Militarization of Law Enforcement: Evidence from Latin AmericaGustavo Flores-Macías, +1 more author (Forthcoming) POP, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 1, text files: 3, datasets: 4

Do Economic Variables Drive Political Approval Ratings? Evidence from Latin AmericaRodrigo Vergara, +1 more author (2023) POLBEH, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 3

Courting Informal Workers: Exclusion, Forbearance, and the Left*German Feierherd (2022) AJPS, more info.
R files: 1, PDF files: 1, other files: 1, text files: 1

Decentralization Can Increase Cooperation Among Public OfficialsAdriana Molina-Garzón, +3 more authors (2022) AJPS, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 3, PDF files: 2

District Magnitude and Female Representation: Evidence from Argentina and Latin America*Adrian Lucardi, +1 more author (2022) AJPS, more info.
R files: 2, PDF files: 3, LaTeX files: 3, other files: 2, datasets: 6, text files: 1

Do Transitional Justice Museums Persuade Visitors? Evidence from a Field ExperimentLaia Balcells, +2 more authors (2022) JOP, more info.
R files: 2, other files: 2, PDF files: 1

Does Free-Market Reform Induce Protest? Selection, Post-Treatment Bias, and DepoliticizationMarcus Kurtz, +1 more author (2022) BJPS, more info.
R files: 7, other files: 1, datasets: 8

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Authors with Datasets

Feierherd, German .

Flores-Macias, Gustavo .

Hidalgo, Daniel .

Holland, Alisha .

Lucardi, Adrian .

Magaloni, Beatriz .Stanford University

Micozzi, Juan Pablo .

Zarkin, Jessica .

Zucco, Cesar .

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