PS198/IR197: Political Science/International Relations Senior Honors Thesis

• Consists of more than fifty high-precision samples of the American population drawn from fifteen federal censuses and from the American Community Surveys.

IPUMS International

• Census and survey data from around the world

Collaborative program of cross-national research among election studies conducted in over fifty states. The CSES is composed of three tightly linked parts: First, a common module of public opinion survey questions is included in each participant country's post-election study. These "micro" level data include vote choice, candidate and party evaluations, current and retrospective economic evaluations, evaluation of the electoral system itself, in addition to standardized socio-demographic measures. Second, district level data are reported for each respondent, including electoral returns, turnout, and the number of candidates. Finally, system or "macro" level data report aggregate electoral returns, electoral rules and formulas, and regime characteristics.

Cross-National Indicators of Liberal Democracy, 1950-1990

Collection of crossnational measures of political democracy containing over 800 variables for most of the world's independent countries. Political, social, and economic measures are available in the data file, and topics include adult suffrage, civil liberties, political rights, the openness, fairness, and competitiveness of the electoral process, executive and legislative selection and effectiveness, political party legitimacy, political participation, limitations on the executive branch of the government, level of democratization, economic openness, constitutional development, government legitimacy, and the outlook for freedom

Data on International Election Monitoring: Three Global Datasets on Election Quality, Election Events and International Election Observation

Focuses on elections and election monitoring throughout the world. Dataset 1, Data on International Election Monitoring (DIEM), codes the assessement and activities of international election monitoring organizations to national-level legislative and presidential elections in 108 countries from 1980-2004. Dataset 2, Quality of Elections Data (QED), codes the quality of national-level legislative and presidential elections in 172 countries from 1978 to 2004. Dataset 3, Supplementary Election Data, includes supplementary information on all direct presidential and legislative elections in 182 countries from 1975-2004

The Pew Research Center is an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues.

Measures the social, political and economic atmosphere in more than 30 countries in Africa since 1999. The 7th round of surveys are expected in 2018. Survey microdata are released to the public two years after the first publication of a survey's results.

Public opinion polling in 7-12 countries in the Middle East in three waves (2006-7, 2010-11, and 2012-1) covering topics around governance, political life and political, social and cultural values. While no online analysis is available, users can view summary statistics and download datafiles. Includes publications and media related to the data.

Surveys focus on ‘citizens’ attitudes toward democracy, governance, and development’ in the East Asian region. Two waves of surveys have been conducted so far: the first wave (2001–2003) in 8 countries and the second wave (2005–2008) in 13 countries. While data files from the Asian Barometer surveys are freely available, researchers must apply for access.

Established in 1973, Eurobarometer surveys are conducted two or more times a year encompassing social and political attitudes in all European Union member states.