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Political Science Topics Hub

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Clusters: 6
Canonical topics: 404
Publication links indexed: 2776
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Abstract ConceptsCountries/regionsPeople And InstitutionsPolitical Science Subfields/topicsResearch MethodsSpecific Data Types
Explore approved canonical topics grouped by keyword cluster. Each topic page includes related aliases and linked resources, with articles ordered by article score.
Abstract Concepts
Political science concepts and theories.
Keywords: 109  |  Article links: 1032
Partisanship (54)Political Polarization (33)Political Ideology (28)Public Opinion (28)Descriptive Representation (23)Repression (23)Democracy (21)Coalition Formation (20)Human Rights (20)racism (20)Voter Turnout (19)Policy Preferences (18)Political Participation (18)Gender (17)Political Representation (17)Representation (17)Interest Groups (16)Candidate Selection (15)Political Knowledge (15)Authoritarianism (14)Incumbency Advantage (14)Policy Feedback (14)Political Trust (14)Accountability (13)Agenda Setting (13)Clientelism (13)Income Inequality (13)Legitimacy (13)Measurement Error (13)Social Networks (13)Collective Action (12)Ethnic Identity (12)Proportional Representation (12)Public Goods (12)representation theory (12)Corruption (11)Electoral Competition (11)Gender Differences (11)Globalization (11)Rational Choice Theory (11)Selection Bias (11)State Capacity (11)Voter Preferences (11)Democratization (10)Electoral Accountability (10)Federalism (10)Motivated Reasoning (10)Party Competition (10)Retrospective Voting (10)Affective Polarization (9)Campaign Finance (9)Ideal Points (9)Democratic Accountability (8)Direct Democracy (8)Inequality (8)Policy Diffusion (8)Populism (8)Substantive Representation (8)Electoral Incentives (7)Game Theory (7)Identity Politics (7)Media Effects (7)National Identity (7)Redistricting (7)Voter Behavior (7)Divided Government (6)Immigration Policy (6)Social Identity Theory (6)Spatial Voting (6)Transparency (6)Welfare State (6)Deliberation (5)Legislative Behavior (5)Norms (5)Alliances (4)Housing Policy (4)Principal-Agent Relationship (4)Selective Exposure (4)Social Policy (4)Voter Perception (4)#MeToo (3)civil society (3)conspiracy theories (3)Economic Voting (3)Framing (3)Resource Curse (3)rule of law (3)Soft Power (3)Urban-Rural Differences (3)Censorship (2)civil rights (2)Comparative Advantage (2)Democratic Peace (2)Party Discipline (2)property rights (2)Risk Aversion (2)separation of powers (2)transitional justice (2)Decentralization (1)Electoral Geography (1)Executive Approval (1)judicial selection (1)Party Organization (1)Polyarchy (1)Prosocial Behavior (1)publication bias (1)Signaling (1)Skin Tone (1)social capital (1)
Countries/regions
Countries, regions, and macro-geographic units analyzed in the research.
Keywords: 117  |  Article links: 566
United States (53)United Kingdom (35)China (24)India (24)Germany (23)Brazil (19)Denmark (19)Italy (16)Colombia (15)Western Europe (15)Mexico (14)Argentina (13)Arab Countries (12)Russia (12)Sweden (12)Spain (11)Sub-Saharan Africa (11)US States (11)California (10)Norway (10)France (8)Israel (8)Vietnam (8)Ghana (7)Japan (7)Peru (7)Uganda (6)Chile (5)Kenya (5)Pakistan (5)Indonesia (4)Netherlands (4)Tunisia (4)Egypt (3)Liberia (3)Malawi (3)Paraguay (3)Philippines (3)Sierra Leone (3)Tanzania (3)Zambia (3)Afghanistan (2)Austria (2)Belgium (2)Cambodia (2)Canada (2)Costa Rica (2)Côte d’Ivoire (2)Finland (2)Greece (2)Iraq (2)Jerusalem (2)Kyrgyzstan (2)Lebanon (2)Mali (2)Middle East (2)Nepal (2)New Zealand (2)Nigeria (2)North Korea (2)Poland (2)Qatar (2)Romania (2)Senegal (2)Slovakia (2)Switzerland (2)Thailand (2)Turkey (2)Ukraine (2)Zimbabwe (2)Angola (1)Bahrain (1)Bolivia (1)Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)Bulgaria (1)Burundi (1)Central Asia (1)Croatia (1)Cuba (1)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Eastern Europe (1)El Salvador (1)Ethiopia (1)Florida (1)Guatemala (1)Haiti (1)Honduras (1)Hong Kong (1)Hungary (1)Iran (1)Ireland (1)Jordan (1)Kosovo (1)Kuwait (1)Lesotho (1)Libya (1)Malaysia (1)Moldova (1)Morocco (1)Myanmar (1)Panama (1)Pennsylvania (1)Portugal (1)Rwanda (1)Saudi Arabia (1)Singapore (1)South Africa (1)South Korea (1)South Sudan (1)Southern Africa (1)Sudan (1)Syria (1)Taiwan (1)Texas (1)Tibet (1)Venezuela (1)Yemen (1)
People And Institutions
Political institutions and formal organizations (e.g., congress, courts, UN, EU).
Keywords: 38  |  Article links: 232
US Congress (28)Political Parties (17)International Organizations (12)Social Media (12)Twitter (12)State Legislatures (11)United Nations (10)Academia (9)Women (9)Elites (8)Labor Unions (8)US Presidency (8)European Parliament (7)News Media (7)Donald Trump (6)European Union (6)Judges (6)Refugees (5)LGBTQ (4)Local Government (4)NGOs (4)Students (4)US Supreme Court (4)Activists (3)Soldiers (3)Working Class (3)Youth (3)African Americans (2)Elderly (2)International Criminal Court (2)Latinos/Hispanics (2)Muslims (2)Republican Party (2)Veterans (2)Wikipedia (2)Asian Americans (1)CNN (1)World Bank (1)
Political Science Subfields/topics
Subfields and substantive topical areas.
Keywords: 59  |  Article links: 398
Elections (42)Voting Behavior (25)Civil War (24)International Relations (22)Political Behavior (19)Education (18)Comparative Politics (17)Electoral Systems (16)Sanctions (13)Foreign Policy (12)Immigration (12)Foreign Aid (11)Covid-19 (9)Political Economy (9)Bureaucracy (8)Compulsory Voting (8)Radical Right (8)Taxation (8)Voter Registration (8)Gender Quotas (7)Government Spending (7)Crime (6)Lobbying (6)Civil-Military Relations (5)Election Fraud (5)Party Systems (5)Technology (5)trade policy (4)Voting Rights (4)Election Forecasts (3)Energy Policy (3)Environmental Policy (3)Local Elections (3)Natural Disasters (3)propaganda (3)Territorial Claims (3)treaties (3)affirmative action (2)Campaigns (2)Climate Change (2)Emotions (2)infant mortality (2)policing (2)Railroads (2)Religion (2)Terrorism (2)Abortion (1)Agriculture (1)banks (1)Brexit (1)Central Banking (1)colonialism (1)Community Policing (1)distributive politics (1)judicial review (1)political ambition (1)Sports (1)term limits (1)Urban Planning (1)
Research Methods
Research design and estimation techniques.
Keywords: 58  |  Article links: 394
Field Experiment (27)Conjoint Experiments (26)Experimental Methods (20)Regression Discontinuity (19)Text Analysis (17)Survey Experiments (15)Causal Inference (14)Comparative Analysis (13)Difference-In-Differences (13)Logistic Regression (12)Machine Learning (12)Monte Carlo (12)Instrumental Variables (11)Network Analysis (11)Natural Experiment (10)Simulation (10)Time Series Analysis (10)Fixed Effects (9)Sensitivity Analysis (9)Survival Analysis (9)Content Analysis (8)List Experiments (8)Matching (8)Mixed Methods (8)Replication (8)Bayesian Methods (6)Laboratory Experiment (6)Multilevel Modeling (6)Meta-Analysis (5)Qualitative Comparative Analysis (5)Spatial Models (4)Structural Models (4)Cohort Analysis (3)computational methods (3)Dyadic Analysis (3)Synthetic Control (3)Forecasting (2)Interviews (2)item response theory (2)Multiple Imputation (2)Speech-as-Data (2)bootstrapping (1)counterfactuals (1)crowdsourcing (1)ecological inference (1)external validity (1)Focus Groups (1)implicit association test (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)
Specific Data Types
Dataset forms, structures, and source types.
Keywords: 23  |  Article links: 154
Survey Data (69)Administrative Data (15)Panel Data (15)American National Election Studies (10)Subnational Data (8)Panel Survey (7)V-Dem (4)citations (3)Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (3)Geocoded Data (3)cooperative congressional election study (2)eurobarometer (2)google trends (2)manifestos (2)afrobarometer (1)correlates of war (1)Democracy Ratings (1)Expert Surveys (1)Luxembourg Income Study (1)Roll-Call Votes (1)voter files (1)world values survey (1)yougov (1)