This course by ParlLawSpeech demonstrates how the ParlLawSpeech dataset links bills, parliamentary speeches, and adopted laws for legislative analysis. It offers three tutorials, on debate frequency, bill changes, and debate comparisons, featuring reproducible R code for hands-on learning.
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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.
The page introduces legislatoR, an R package by the Comparative Legislators Database (CLD) for accessing and analyzing legislator data. Users can retrieve demographic and political information, explore workflows like party seat distributions or birthplace mapping, and combine, analyze, and visualize data for research purposes.
The V-Dem Institute by Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) offers the Resource Guide “Defending Democracy against Illiberal Challengers”, highlighting research and strategies to strengthen democratic resilience amid autocratization and declining democratic norms.
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This free, self-paced training by AfricTivistes (Charter Project Africa) explores democratic governance in Africa through five courses aligned with the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. Learners gain skills in electoral cycles, civic participation, human rights, and AU engagement, with quizzes, discussions, and certificates upon completion.
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This free online course by Harvard University (via HarvardX / edX) examines American electoral politics, including public opinion, parties, interest groups, and media influence. Learn how polling works, what drives voter behavior, and gain insights applicable to comparative electoral research.
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