Political Science Topics Hub

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Clusters: 7
Canonical topics: 388
Publication links indexed: 2148

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Abstract Concepts
Political science concepts and theories.
Keywords: 109 | Article links: 854

Partisanship (53)Political Polarization (31)Political Ideology (28)Descriptive Representation (21)Repression (21)Coalition Formation (20)racism (20)Representation (16)Gender (15)Political Participation (15)Democracy (14)Accountability (13)Agenda Setting (13)Candidate Selection (13)Human Rights (13)Incumbency Advantage (13)Interest Groups (13)Policy Preferences (13)Political Representation (13)Political Trust (13)Voter Turnout (13)Authoritarianism (12)Clientelism (12)Income Inequality (12)Political Knowledge (12)representation theory (12)Electoral Competition (11)Rational Choice Theory (11)Legitimacy (10)Policy Feedback (10)Proportional Representation (10)Public Goods (10)Corruption (9)Electoral Accountability (9)Ethnic Identity (9)Gender Differences (9)Ideal Points (9)Measurement Error (9)Motivated Reasoning (9)Retrospective Voting (9)Selection Bias (9)Social Networks (9)Affective Polarization (8)Campaign Finance (8)Collective Action (8)Democratization (8)Direct Democracy (8)Federalism (8)Inequality (8)Public Opinion (8)State Capacity (8)Democratic Accountability (7)Electoral Incentives (7)Game Theory (7)Identity Politics (7)Party Competition (7)Policy Diffusion (7)Substantive Representation (7)Voter Preferences (7)Globalization (6)National Identity (6)Populism (6)Redistricting (6)Social Identity Theory (6)Spatial Voting (6)Deliberation (5)Divided Government (5)Immigration Policy (5)Media Effects (5)Norms (5)Transparency (5)Selective Exposure (4)Voter Behavior (4)Welfare State (4)Alliances (3)conspiracy theories (3)Framing (3)Housing Policy (3)Resource Curse (3)Voter Perception (3)Censorship (2)Economic Voting (2)Party Discipline (2)Principal-Agent Relationship (2)separation of powers (2)Social Policy (2)Urban-Rural Differences (2)civil rights (1)civil society (1)Comparative Advantage (1)Decentralization (1)Democratic Peace (1)Electoral Geography (1)Executive Approval (1)judicial selection (1)Party Organization (1)Polyarchy (1)property rights (1)Prosocial Behavior (1)publication bias (1)Risk Aversion (1)rule of law (1)Signaling (1)Skin Tone (1)social capital (1)Soft Power (1)transitional justice (1)Legislative Behavior (0)protectionism (0)

Countries/regions
Countries, regions, and macro-geographic units analyzed in the research.
Keywords: 105 | Article links: 406

United States (26)India (16)Africa (13)United Kingdom (13)US States (13)Arab Countries (12)China (12)Europe (12)Denmark (11)Western Europe (11)Argentina (10)Brazil (10)Colombia (10)Italy (10)Latin America (10)Russia (10)California (9)Germany (9)Norway (9)Mexico (8)Sub-Saharan Africa (8)Sweden (8)Ghana (7)Spain (7)Britain (6)Israel (6)Peru (6)Uganda (6)France (5)Japan (5)OECD Countries (5)Vietnam (5)England (4)Kenya (4)Tunisia (4)US Cities (4)Liberia (3)Netherlands (3)Afghanistan (2)cambodia (2)Canada (2)Chile (2)Ireland (2)kyrgyzstan (2)mali (2)Paraguay (2)Romania (2)tanzania (2)Ukraine (2)angola (1)austria (1)belgium (1)Bosnia (1)bulgaria (1)burundi (1)Catalonia (1)cote divoire (1)Cuba (1)democratic republic of the congo (1)Egypt (1)el salvador (1)ethiopia (1)finland (1)Florida (1)Guatemala (1)Haiti (1)Holy Roman Empire (1)Indonesia (1)Jordan (1)kosovo (1)Lagos (1)Lebanon (1)libya (1)Malawi (1)malaysia (1)Middle East (1)Moldova (1)Morocco (1)Myanmar (1)nepal (1)New Zealand (1)Pakistan (1)panama (1)Philippines (1)poland (1)Qatar (1)saudi arabia (1)Senegal (1)Singapore (1)slovakia (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)south sudan (1)Syria (1)Taiwan (1)Texas (1)Thailand (1)Tibet (1)Turkey (1)venezuela (1)yemen (1)zambia (1)zimbabwe (1)brazil pcc (0)Switzerland (0)

Institutions/organizations
Political institutions and formal organizations (e.g., congress, courts, UN, EU).
Keywords: 18 | Article links: 125

US Congress (26)Political Parties (15)Twitter (12)International Organizations (10)State Legislatures (10)academia (9)Labor Unions (8)US Presidency (7)European Parliament (6)European Union (6)News Media (6)local government (2)Republican Party (2)UK House of Commons (2)cnn (1)International Criminal Court (1)wikipedia (1)World Bank (1)

Political Actors/people
Individual political actors and groups (e.g., politicians, legislators, voters, parties).
Keywords: 14 | Article links: 39

Elites (7)Donald Trump (5)LGBTQ (4)Refugees (4)Soldiers (3)youth (3)african americans (2)Latinos (2)Muslims (2)veterans (2)Women Legislators (2)black lives matter (1)George Floyd (1)ISIS (1)

Political Science Subfields/topics
Subfields and substantive topical areas.
Keywords: 60 | Article links: 310

Elections (34)Civil War (19)Voting Behavior (18)Education (16)Electoral Systems (15)Comparative Politics (14)Social Media (12)Immigration (10)International Relations (9)Sanctions (9)Compulsory Voting (8)Foreign Policy (8)Bureaucracy (7)Covid-19 (7)Gender Quotas (7)Political Behavior (7)Political Economy (7)Taxation (7)Voter Registration (7)Foreign Aid (6)Lobbying (6)Election Fraud (5)Government Spending (5)Party Systems (5)Radical Right (5)Technology (5)Crime (4)Voting Rights (4)Election Forecasts (3)propaganda (3)Territorial Claims (3)affirmative action (2)Campaigns (2)Civil-Military Relations (2)Energy Policy (2)Environmental Policy (2)policing (2)Religion (2)Terrorism (2)Abortion (1)banks (1)Central Banking (1)Climate Change (1)colonialism (1)Community Policing (1)distributive politics (1)Emotions (1)infant mortality (1)judicial review (1)Local Elections (1)Natural Disasters (1)political ambition (1)Railroads (1)Sports (1)term limits (1)trade policy (1)treaties (1)Urban Planning (1)Agriculture (0)Brexit (0)

Research Methods
Research design and estimation techniques.
Keywords: 59 | Article links: 314

Conjoint Experiments (22)Field Experiment (20)Experimental Methods (17)Regression Discontinuity (16)Comparative Analysis (12)Causal Inference (11)Instrumental Variables (11)Monte Carlo (11)Logistic Regression (10)Network Analysis (10)Simulation (10)Machine Learning (9)Natural Experiment (9)Survey Experiments (9)Text Analysis (9)Difference-In-Differences (8)List Experiments (8)Sensitivity Analysis (8)Survival Analysis (8)Time Series Analysis (8)Fixed Effects (7)Matching (7)Replication (7)Laboratory Experiment (6)Bayesian Methods (5)Mixed Methods (5)Multilevel Modeling (5)Qualitative Comparative Analysis (5)Content Analysis (3)Cohort Analysis (2)computational methods (2)Dyadic Analysis (2)Forecasting (2)item response theory (2)Meta-Analysis (2)Multiple Imputation (2)Spatial Models (2)Structural Models (2)Synthetic Control (2)bootstrapping (1)counterfactuals (1)crowdsourcing (1)ecological inference (1)external validity (1)Focus Groups (1)implicit association test (1)Interviews (1)latent variables (1)listwise deletion (1)manipulation checks (1)Multimethod (1)nonparametric methods (1)Poststratification (1)Preregistration (1)qualitative analysis (1)random forests analysis (1)Triple Difference (1)Images-as-Data (0)Speech-as-Data (0)