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  • A collaborative program of research among election teams

    Module 1 (1996-2001) focused on the impact of electoral institutions on political behavior, the nature of cleavages and alignments, and the evaluation of democratic processes.

  • A collaborative program of research among election teams

    Module 2 (2001-2006) focused on representation and accountability via three key theoretical questions about accountability, engagement, and the institutional context for decision-making.

  • A collaborative program of research among election teams

    Module 3 (2006-2011) focused on perceptions of, assessments of, and responses to the variety and quality of political choices in an election. To what degree political systems provide meaningful alternatives and electoral competition?

  • A collaborative program of research among election teams

    Module 4 (2011-2016) focused on distributional politics and social protection, with a goal of revealing voter preferences for policies that affect income and wealth distribution.

  • A collaborative program of research among election teams

    Module 5 (2016-2021) focused on citizens’ perceptions of political elites and out-groups, and the implications for electoral democracy.

  • A collaborative program of research among election teams

    Module 6 (2021-2026) assesses citizens' role in representative democracy under pressure.

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September 16, 2024

CSES Announcement: Winner of the 2024 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

September 3, 2024

CSES Announcement: Reception at APSA 2024 in Philadelphia

March 25, 2024

CSES Announcement: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

February 27, 2024

CSES Announcement: Updated Integrated Module Dataset (IMD) now available

February 26, 2024

CSES Announcement: Second Call for Ideas for Module 7 Content

July 25, 2023

CSES Announcement: CSES Module 5 Full Release is now available for download

July 3, 2023

CSES Announcement: Call for Proposals for Module 7 Content

May 5, 2023

CSES Announcement: Winner of the 2023 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

January 19, 2023

CSES Announcement: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

November 17, 2022

CSES Announcement: Call for nominations for Module 7 Planning Committee members

August 16, 2022

CSES Announcement: Winner of the 2022 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

July 14, 2022

Video Presentation: The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems – a Resource for Scholars of Elections, Opinion, & Behavior

April 20, 2022

CSES Announcement: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

April 20, 2022

CSES Announcement: free online event about the workings of the CSES project

March 1, 2022

CSES Announcement: Module 5 Fourth Advance Release is now available for download

July 21, 2021

CSES Announcement: Winner of the 2021 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

July 20, 2021

CSES Announcement: CSES Module 5 Third Advance Release is now available for download

March 30, 2021

CSES Announcement: Nominations are now being accepted for the 2021 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship

December 8, 2020

CSES Integrated Module Dataset (IMD) Phase 3 release is now available for download

December 8, 2020

New Data Bridging page describes how to merge data from CSES to data from 18 other comparative research projects

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Globalization increases electoral fairness.

Voters are not only concerned about party positions, but also policy outcomes.

Inequality undermines public goods provision.

Adverse economic conditions motivate political participation.