MSU Comparative
PLS 140 at MSU: Your Course Experience
Data for Comparative Politics Themes
Economic data and society data: World Bank Development Indicators
Regime data: Freedom House, Polity IV
Public opinion and cultural attitudes: Global Barometers (Afrobarometer, Latinobarometer, Eurobarometer, and World Values Survey) Use the "online data analysis" tool to analyze.
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Election systems, political processes, political participation (e.g., voter turnout), political institutions: International IDEA Databases: So many databases to choose from (e.g., voter participation, political finance, election systems, referendum procedures, etc.)
Media and internet freedom: Freedom House Media and Internet freedom, and others
Gender: Gender Quotas, International IDEA Gender Quota Database
Conflict: Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), Global Terrorism Database