What Are They Thinking? New Findings from Political Behavior Research
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Resources for data-driven research on the political behavior of the mass public (especially the voting public).
Topics include political preferences, knowledge, socialization, learning, and engagement.
Most datasets are public opinion surveys. Also see voting & elections (for voter turnout and vote choice) and
migration & citizenship (for immigration policy preferences).
Racial Segregation in American Prisons: How Widespread? Racial segregation seems to be standard practice in prison. Prisoners are assigned to cells or cell block based on their race. Separating prisoners by race is deemed necessary for safety, […]
Politics, Groups, and Identities: .scholarship on social groups, exploring the politics of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, class and other dimensions of identity and structural disadvantage
Political Psychology: .The journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, dedicated to the analysis of psychological and political processes.
Political Behavior: .Publishes original research in the general fields of political behavior, institutions, processes, and policies.
Global Indicators Database: .Compilation of Pew Research's public opinion surveys from around the world on a broad array of subjects ranging from people's lives to views about the current state of the world.
European Values Study: .A large-scale, cross-national, and longitudinal survey research program on basic human values.
Eurobarometer Surveys: .The Standard Eurobarometer was established in 1974. Each survey consists of approximately 1000 face-to-face interviews per country. Reports are published twice yearly.