Political Science Topics Hub

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Clusters: 7
Canonical topics: 374
Publication links indexed: 2273

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Abstract Concepts
Political science concepts and theories.
Keywords: 107 | Article links: 907

Partisanship (52)Political Polarization (31)Political Ideology (29)Repression (23)Coalition Formation (22)Descriptive Representation (21)racism (19)Gender (17)Democracy (16)Political Participation (16)Representation (16)Voter Turnout (16)Policy Preferences (15)Candidate Selection (14)Human Rights (14)Interest Groups (14)Political Knowledge (14)Accountability (13)Agenda Setting (13)Authoritarianism (13)Incumbency Advantage (13)Political Representation (13)Political Trust (13)Clientelism (12)Income Inequality (12)representation theory (12)Electoral Competition (11)Ideal Points (11)Rational Choice Theory (11)Corruption (10)Ethnic Identity (10)Legitimacy (10)Measurement Error (10)Policy Diffusion (10)Policy Feedback (10)Proportional Representation (10)Public Goods (10)Social Networks (10)Campaign Finance (9)Collective Action (9)Democratization (9)Direct Democracy (9)Electoral Accountability (9)Federalism (9)Gender Differences (9)Inequality (9)Motivated Reasoning (9)Retrospective Voting (9)Selection Bias (9)Affective Polarization (8)State Capacity (8)Democratic Accountability (7)Game Theory (7)Globalization (7)Identity Politics (7)Party Competition (7)Public Opinion (7)Redistricting (7)Spatial Voting (7)Substantive Representation (7)Voter Preferences (7)Deliberation (6)Electoral Incentives (6)Immigration Policy (6)Populism (6)Transparency (6)Welfare State (6)Divided Government (5)Housing Policy (5)Media Effects (5)National Identity (5)Norms (5)Social Identity Theory (5)Alliances (4)Economic Voting (4)Resource Curse (4)Selective Exposure (4)Voter Behavior (4)Censorship (3)conspiracy theories (3)Framing (3)Principal-Agent Relationship (3)separation of powers (3)Social Policy (3)Voter Perception (3)civil rights (2)Decentralization (2)Executive Approval (2)Party Discipline (2)Party Organization (2)publication bias (2)transitional justice (2)Urban-Rural Differences (2)Comparative Advantage (1)Democratic Peace (1)Electoral Geography (1)Polyarchy (1)property rights (1)Prosocial Behavior (1)protectionism (1)Risk Aversion (1)rule of law (1)Signaling (1)Skin Tone (1)social capital (1)Soft Power (1)Legislative Behavior (0)

Countries/regions
Countries, regions, and macro-geographic units analyzed in the research.
Keywords: 92 | Article links: 397

United States (32)US States (16)India (15)Africa (13)United Kingdom (13)Arab Countries (12)Brazil (12)China (12)Europe (12)Denmark (11)Argentina (10)Colombia (10)Italy (10)Latin America (10)Russia (10)Western Europe (10)California (9)Germany (8)Mexico (8)Norway (8)Sub-Saharan Africa (8)Sweden (8)Ghana (7)Spain (7)Britain (6)France (6)Israel (6)Peru (6)Japan (5)OECD Countries (5)Uganda (5)Vietnam (5)England (4)Kenya (4)Tunisia (4)Liberia (3)Netherlands (3)US Cities (3)Afghanistan (2)cambodia (2)Canada (2)Florida (2)Ireland (2)Middle East (2)Paraguay (2)Romania (2)belgium (1)Bosnia (1)brazil pcc (1)bulgaria (1)burundi (1)Catalonia (1)Chile (1)cote divoire (1)Cuba (1)democratic republic of the congo (1)Egypt (1)ethiopia (1)Guatemala (1)Haiti (1)Holy Roman Empire (1)Indonesia (1)Jordan (1)Lagos (1)Lebanon (1)libya (1)Malawi (1)Moldova (1)Morocco (1)Myanmar (1)nepal (1)New Zealand (1)Pakistan (1)Philippines (1)poland (1)Qatar (1)saudi arabia (1)Senegal (1)Singapore (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)Syria (1)Taiwan (1)tanzania (1)Texas (1)Thailand (1)Tibet (1)Turkey (1)Ukraine (1)venezuela (1)yemen (1)Switzerland (0)

Institutions/organizations
Political institutions and formal organizations (e.g., congress, courts, UN, EU).
Keywords: 18 | Article links: 132

US Congress (34)Political Parties (15)Twitter (12)International Organizations (10)State Legislatures (10)academia (9)Labor Unions (9)News Media (7)European Parliament (6)European Union (5)US Presidency (5)local government (2)UK House of Commons (2)wikipedia (2)cnn (1)International Criminal Court (1)Republican Party (1)World Bank (1)

Political Actors/people
Individual political actors and groups (e.g., politicians, legislators, voters, parties).
Keywords: 13 | Article links: 34

Refugees (6)LGBTQ (5)Elites (4)Donald Trump (3)youth (3)african americans (2)Latinos (2)Muslims (2)Soldiers (2)Women Legislators (2)black lives matter (1)George Floyd (1)ISIS (1)

Political Science Subfields/topics
Subfields and substantive topical areas.
Keywords: 62 | Article links: 353

Elections (27)Civil War (21)Education (19)Voting Behavior (19)Electoral Systems (15)Comparative Politics (14)Social Media (13)International Relations (12)Immigration (11)US Elections (11)Bureaucracy (10)Political Economy (10)Sanctions (9)Compulsory Voting (8)Foreign Policy (8)Political Behavior (8)US State Politics (8)Covid-19 (7)Foreign Aid (7)Gender Quotas (7)Taxation (7)Voter Registration (7)Election Fraud (6)Lobbying (6)Crime (5)Government Spending (5)Party Systems (5)Radical Right (5)Technology (5)Election Forecasts (4)Religion (4)Territorial Claims (4)Voting Rights (4)Central Banking (3)Civil-Military Relations (3)propaganda (3)Terrorism (3)affirmative action (2)banks (2)Campaigns (2)Environmental Policy (2)policing (2)Abortion (1)Agriculture (1)Brexit (1)Climate Change (1)colonialism (1)Community Policing (1)distributive politics (1)Emotions (1)Energy Policy (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)

Research Methods
Research design and estimation techniques.
Keywords: 59 | Article links: 346

Conjoint Experiments (22)Field Experiment (21)Experimental Methods (17)Regression Discontinuity (16)Causal Inference (14)Comparative Analysis (12)Logistic Regression (12)Survival Analysis (12)Text Analysis (12)Instrumental Variables (11)Machine Learning (11)Monte Carlo (11)Network Analysis (11)List Experiments (10)Natural Experiment (10)Simulation (10)Survey Experiments (10)Time Series Analysis (9)Matching (8)Sensitivity Analysis (8)Difference-In-Differences (7)Fixed Effects (7)Qualitative Comparative Analysis (7)Replication (7)Bayesian Methods (6)Laboratory Experiment (6)Mixed Methods (5)Multilevel Modeling (5)Spatial Models (4)Cohort Analysis (3)Content Analysis (3)Dyadic Analysis (3)item response theory (3)computational methods (2)Forecasting (2)Meta-Analysis (2)Multiple Imputation (2)Poststratification (2)Structural Models (2)Synthetic Control (2)bootstrapping (1)counterfactuals (1)crowdsourcing (1)ecological inference (1)external validity (1)Focus Groups (1)Images-as-Data (1)implicit association test (1)Interviews (1)latent variables (1)listwise deletion (1)manipulation checks (1)Multimethod (1)nonparametric methods (1)Preregistration (1)qualitative analysis (1)random forests analysis (1)Speech-as-Data (1)Triple Difference (1)