This talk by the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) introduces the project and showcases key insights on elections and voter behavior derived from its data.
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This training by the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) teaches users to navigate the dataset, understand its cross-national structure, and apply appropriate methods for analysis. It emphasizes using documentation, accounting for hierarchical data, and applying techniques like multilevel models in comparative research.
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Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) offers a range of training modules, including Navigating Restricted Data, Exploring Data with GIS, Voting Behavior Projects, Community and Social Capital, and Exploring Data through Research Literature, providing practical guidance for working with social science datasets.
The Representative Democracy Data Archive (REPDEM) by DEMSCORE provides data on governments, parliaments, and parties in European democracies. Students can study coalition formation, minority governments, and patterns in government formation, building on projects like ERDDA and the PAGED database.
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OPTED Meteor offers a series of practical tutorials, including a Quick Tour through Meteor, Elegant Web-Scraping: WordPress API, and Scraping Telegram: Alternative News Sources. These resources guide users in efficient data collection and analysis from diverse online platforms, providing valuable skills for research and digital investigations.
This free, self-paced course by the Council of Europe (via HELP platform) trains electoral management bodies and stakeholders on engaging young voters. Using the Vote Outside the Box toolkit, it covers planning initiatives, raising awareness, and increasing youth participation in elections, with a six-hour completion time.
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