Political Science Topics Hub

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Clusters: 7
Canonical topics: 360
Publication links indexed: 2268

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Abstract ConceptsCountries/regionsInstitutions/organizationsPolitical Actors/peoplePolitical Science Subfields/topicsResearch MethodsSpecific Data Types

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Abstract Concepts
Political science concepts and theories.
Keywords: 106 | Article links: 925

Partisanship (51)Political Polarization (31)Political Ideology (29)Repression (23)Coalition Formation (22)Descriptive Representation (22)racism (19)Political Participation (18)Gender (17)Voter Turnout (17)Democracy (16)Policy Preferences (15)Political Knowledge (15)Candidate Selection (14)Human Rights (14)Income Inequality (14)Interest Groups (14)Representation (14)Accountability (13)Agenda Setting (13)Authoritarianism (13)Incumbency Advantage (13)Political Representation (13)Political Trust (13)Clientelism (12)Electoral Competition (12)Policy Diffusion (12)representation theory (12)Social Networks (12)Ideal Points (11)Measurement Error (11)Public Goods (11)Rational Choice Theory (11)Campaign Finance (10)Collective Action (10)Corruption (10)Direct Democracy (10)Ethnic Identity (10)Legitimacy (10)Policy Feedback (10)Proportional Representation (10)Democratization (9)Electoral Accountability (9)Federalism (9)Gender Differences (9)Inequality (9)Motivated Reasoning (9)Retrospective Voting (9)Selection Bias (9)Affective Polarization (8)Identity Politics (8)Redistricting (8)State Capacity (8)Transparency (8)Deliberation (7)Democratic Accountability (7)Game Theory (7)Globalization (7)Immigration Policy (7)Party Competition (7)Spatial Voting (7)Substantive Representation (7)Voter Preferences (7)Electoral Incentives (6)Populism (6)Public Opinion (6)Welfare State (6)Alliances (5)Divided Government (5)Housing Policy (5)Media Effects (5)National Identity (5)Norms (5)Selective Exposure (5)Social Identity Theory (5)Economic Voting (4)Resource Curse (4)Voter Behavior (4)Censorship (3)conspiracy theories (3)Framing (3)Principal-Agent Relationship (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: 83 | Article links: 380

United States (31)US States (16)India (15)Africa (12)Brazil (12)China (12)Europe (12)Arab Countries (11)Denmark (11)Italy (11)United Kingdom (11)Argentina (10)Colombia (10)Latin America (10)Russia (10)Western Europe (10)California (9)Mexico (8)Norway (8)Sub-Saharan Africa (8)Sweden (8)Ghana (7)Spain (7)Britain (6)France (6)Germany (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)cambodia (2)Canada (2)Ireland (2)Middle East (2)Paraguay (2)Romania (2)Afghanistan (1)Bosnia (1)bulgaria (1)Catalonia (1)Chile (1)cote divoire (1)Cuba (1)Egypt (1)Florida (1)Guatemala (1)Haiti (1)Holy Roman Empire (1)Indonesia (1)Jordan (1)Lagos (1)Lebanon (1)Malawi (1)Moldova (1)Morocco (1)Myanmar (1)nepal (1)New Zealand (1)Pakistan (1)Philippines (1)poland (1)Qatar (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)Switzerland (0)

Institutions/organizations
Political institutions and formal organizations (e.g., congress, courts, UN, EU).
Keywords: 18 | Article links: 118

US Congress (35)Political Parties (13)State Legislatures (11)Twitter (11)Labor Unions (9)International Organizations (8)European Parliament (6)European Union (5)News Media (4)US Presidency (4)academia (3)UK House of Commons (2)wikipedia (2)cnn (1)International Criminal Court (1)local government (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: 30

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

Political Science Subfields/topics
Subfields and substantive topical areas.
Keywords: 58 | Article links: 356

Elections (31)Civil War (21)Education (19)Voting Behavior (19)Electoral Systems (15)Comparative Politics (13)International Relations (13)Social Media (13)Immigration (12)US Elections (12)Bureaucracy (11)Political Economy (11)Foreign Policy (9)Sanctions (9)Compulsory Voting (8)US State Politics (8)Covid-19 (7)Gender Quotas (7)Political Behavior (7)Taxation (7)Voter Registration (7)Election Fraud (6)Foreign Aid (6)Lobbying (6)Party Systems (6)Crime (5)Government Spending (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)Campaigns (2)Environmental Policy (2)policing (2)Abortion (1)Agriculture (1)Brexit (1)Climate Change (1)colonialism (1)Community Policing (1)Emotions (1)Energy Policy (1)infant mortality (1)Local Elections (1)Natural Disasters (1)political ambition (1)Railroads (1)Sports (1)trade policy (1)treaties (1)Urban Planning (1)

Research Methods
Research design and estimation techniques.
Keywords: 59 | Article links: 357

Conjoint Experiments (24)Field Experiment (21)Experimental Methods (17)Regression Discontinuity (17)Causal Inference (15)Text Analysis (13)Comparative Analysis (12)Logistic Regression (12)Machine Learning (12)Network Analysis (12)Survey Experiments (12)Survival Analysis (12)Instrumental Variables (11)Monte Carlo (11)List Experiments (10)Natural Experiment (10)Simulation (10)Time Series Analysis (10)Fixed Effects (8)Matching (8)Sensitivity Analysis (8)Difference-In-Differences (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)