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Data and analysis on political violence and protest in the developing world.
Colpus Dataset
All military and non-military coup attempts in the world since 1946
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Collects and organizes data from archived sources to track public budgeting and policy outcomes across countries.
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Quantitative data in international relations.
Global State of Democracy Indices
Measure democratic performance for 165 countries, updated annually.
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Information on terrorist incidents 1970-2016.
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Dataset for the analysis of the policy preferences covers over 1000 parties from 1945 - present in over 50 countries.
Quality of Government Institute
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World distribution of income and wealth, both within countries and between countries.
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Data on how the rule of law is experienced around the world. Measures include corruption, open government, order and security, criminal justice, and more
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Expenditures, arms transfers, armed forces, and related economic data worldwide.
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Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections
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Voteview.com
Basic biographical information and ideological scores for members of Congress.
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Aggregates legislative information from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Available via API and bulk downloads.
Correlates of State Policy
Hundreds of variables that represent policy outputs or political, social, or economic factors that influence policy differences across the states
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Comparative performance measurement data for the 50 states.
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Database of every official e-newsletter sent by
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State level survey data.
State Democracy Index
Measures the quality of democratic institutions in the states, 2000-2018.
Labor Action Tracker
Database of strike and labor protest activity across the United States
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Searchable meeting transcriptions, legislation tracking, voting records, and more for select local government councils.
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Data on the demographics of American politics from city councils to Congress
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Comparative Agendas Project
Classifies governments' policy-making activities into a single coding scheme.
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Declassified documents regarding critical U.S. policy decisions.
Directory of Armed Non-State Actor Humanitarian Commitments
Database of ANSA policies and views on issues related to International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law
Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Covers years prior to World News Connection; no fulltext
Foreign Relations of the United States
The documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions that have been declassified and edited for publication.
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Comparative documentation, analysis, and interpretation of major human rights violations and atrocity crimes worldwide from 1900 to 2010.
Roper iPoll
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Public opinion data from academic, commercial and media survey organizations.
Oral histories: Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
Detailed first hand accounts of foreign policy creation and implementation.
Past Masters
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Philosophical works from Aristotle to Wittgenstein.
ProQuest Congressional
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Index to Congressional publications, 1789-present
ProQuest Legislative Insight
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Detailed legislative histories with linked full text of many Congressional publications, 1789-2012.
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Selected previously-classified government documents. 1900-2022.
Vital Speeches of the Day
Transcribed speeches by recognized leaders in the public and private sector.
Vital Speeches International
Transcribed speeches by influential leaders around the world.
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