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about poliscidata political science data resources search home page topics hub find data by subfield african politics american politics asian politics comparative politics european politics international relations latin american politics law courts justice methodology migration citizenship political behavior political theory public administration public policy teaching learning voting elections find data by source topical collections journal archives essentials of political analysis textbook information sample syllabi practice quizzes review terms with ta build syllabus lecture videos r companion textbook information live r demos tutorial videos excel companion textbook information tutorial videos stata companion textbook information tutorial videos spss companion textbook information tutorial videos analyze data grade level of text surname census info crosstabs with circuit court data election simulation more political science classroom resources blogs peer reviewed journals podcasts video channels special features politics of gun violence in the united states perils and promise of politics in mexico online survey quality russia ukraine conflict political phenomena of donald trump join facebook group about this web site barry edwards find data by journal sites analyze data help with r spss stata excel what s new us politics ir law courts find data by journal sites what s new us politics ir law courts what s new us politics ir law courts new book chasing ghost guns is now available more info about the political science data web site mission and purpose the political science data web site helps researchers find datasets analyze them and share their results the site and its facebook group address an important gap in the production of political science research although most researchers analyze datasets to generate results the discipline s journals only indirectly publicize data collections as they re mentioned in finished articles we don t do enough to support ongoing data collection efforts even though they re driving our discipline forward if you re looking for data that addresses a specific issue your tradition options like research librarians academic conferences and web searching provide too little too infrequent and too general information to be helpful history the political science data group was established in 2013 by barry edwards then getting his phd at the university of georgia the group has over 15 000 members worldwide this web site was created around the same time as the group to archive some of the resources identified by members of the group back in 2013 we were excited the group spread beyond athens georgia current directions one of the main goals of this site is stimulating interest in political science research and methods it is a fun and interesting topic but it often appears dull and lifeless in standard outlets we try to convey fresh ideas in varied forms offered in a colorful and engaging manner consistent with this goal we are making greater use of videos especially videos produced for an online audience this means featuring videos that were edited and designed for an online audience as opposed simply recording a live speaker the visual content including the thumbmail image should reflect the subject matter rather than a talking head the video should be reasonable length for online viewing e g between 2 and 20 minutes recent changes site maintenance log newest first march 31 2026 launched a structured keyword system with canonical keywords aliases and review workflow to improve consistency across article tagging march 31 2026 added new topic landing pages at topics keyword slug with related keyword navigation and article lists ordered by article score march 31 2026 wired approved keyword pills on article pages and article feeds to topic pages while keeping unresolved candidate terms visually distinct march 31 2026 expanded seo implementation with keyword aware article metadata chapter aware page descriptions and broader unique meta description coverage on public pages march 31 2026 updated article feed ranking logic to prioritize article_score altmetric recency adjustment rather than year only sorting march 31 2026 improved publication social previews by generating article card images and reusing existing cards when available for faster rendering march 26 2026 modernized page layouts across the site using consistent responsive layout patterns for cleaner structure and improved readability on desktop tablet and mobile screens march 26 2026 updated video resource presentation to improve user experience with clearer thumbnail and description organization and more stable responsive behavior march 26 2026 improved the textbook section with refreshed layout consistency cleaner page organization and tighter integration with current navigation patterns march 26 2026 added a new ebook page chasing ghost guns including structured table of contents presentation and dedicated textbook page formatting march 26 2026 reorganized the slide in navigation by moving classroom resources into more political science and removing the now empty learn data analysis menu branch march 25 2026 updated the top header with a streamlined poliscidata logo treatment so branding aligns cleanly across page layouts and the slide in menu march 25 2026 modernized main navigation to a left slide in panel with grouped sections overlay close behavior keyboard escape support and responsive formatting march 25 2026 added integrated site search in the header using a custom google programmable search results page to keep search on site march 24 2026 removed the standalone list of authors with replication data online because this content is better suited to search based discovery march 24 2026 removed the standalone ambient music page view and consolidated the feature to a simple shuffled music launch button march 24 2026 improved validation for suggested links to reduce spam and malformed submissions march 24 2026 removed the page that compiled resources for legal research template for future entries month day year short title of change and one sentence summary web site design using this web site should be like visiting a nice specialty bookstore where you can find what you re looking for but also find things you didn t know you were looking for it should be clean uncluttered friendly with some nice music playing we don t serve coffee or tea but are open all night the site allows users to browse collections by category and subfield it also helps users make unexpected discoveries as the site randomizes the display of some resources the site doesn t use cookies or store any user information it s designed for computer monitors not mobile devices we try to link to content as it was intended to be viewed we avoid creating deep links to datasets to bypass the author s site deep links break too often and don t respect the author s work suggest a link users are welcome to suggest additional resources if you are working on a data project that may be of interest to political scientists we would like to add a link to your site or page navigate to the page on this site where your link should appear and look for the suggest a link box suggest a link navigate to the page where you think your link should appear and look for a box that looks this this