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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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A collaborative program of research among election teams
Module 5 (2016-2021) focuses on citizens’ perceptions of political elites and out-groups, and the implications for electoral democracy.
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August 7, 2020
CSES Announcement: Winner of the 2020 GESIS Klingemann Prize for the Best CSES Scholarship
May 15, 2020
CSES Announcement: CSES Module 5 Second Advance Release is now available for download
February 24, 2020
October 21, 2019
An updated version of the CSES Integrated Module Dataset (IMD) is now available
October 14, 2019
The Election Studies table and the Variable Tables have been updated.
August 19, 2019
CSES Announcement: Special 25th Anniversary Events at APSA
March 7, 2019
Produced a new logo variant to celebrate the 25th anniversary year of the CSES.
December 4, 2018
The CSES Bibliography has been updated. It now contains over 1,000 citations.
November 15, 2018
Posted membership list and contact information for the CSES Module 6 Planning Committee.
October 3, 2018
CSES Announcement: Call for Proposals for CSES Module 6 Content
August 27, 2018
June 11, 2018
Added Comparative Agendas Project (CAP) to list of Other Comparative Projects.
Because of CSES, we know that…
Globalization increases electoral fairness.
Birch 2016
Voters are not only concerned about party positions, but also policy outcomes.
Kedar 2005, 2006
Inequality undermines public goods provision.
Baldwin and Huber 2010
Adverse economic conditions motivate political participation.
Karp and Milazzo 2016