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The Electronic World Treaty Index [Our Post @ VoxPopuLII - Cornell LII]

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Savvy Techies are Finding Ways to Circumvent Politically Motivated Shutdowns of the Internet [The Economist]

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House and Senate Control as Measured by the Iowa Electronic Market [2010 Final]

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Mapping the 2010 Midterm Election [From Google]

This is a straightforward tool that can be customized using Fusion Tables.  Read more about this tool from the Google Public Policy Blog announcement.

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9 Weeks to Go — House and Senate Control as Measured by the Iowa Electronic Market

With nine weeks to go before the 2010 Midterm Elections, it is worth checking in with Iowa Electronic Markets to see where things stand. “The IEM 2010 Congressional Election Markets are real-money futures markets where contract payoffs will be determined … Continue reading

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Announcing the Beta Prerelease of the New Electronic World Treaty Index

What is the World Treaty Index? The World Treaty Index (WTI), originally compiled by Peter Rohn in the 1960s and 1970s and subsequently maintained and updated at the University of Washington, is a comprehensive list of all known treaties formed during … Continue reading

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Measuring the Complexity of the Law : The United States Code

Understanding the sources of complexity in legal systems is a matter long considered by legal commentators. In tackling the question, scholars have applied various approaches including descriptive, theoretical and, in some cases, empirical analysis. The list is long but would certainly … Continue reading

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Court Under Roberts Is Most Conservative in Decades [Via NY Times]

The Sunday New York Times features an article by Adam Liptak assessing the conservatism of Robert Court.  The article features some good coverage for some of the leading law and political science scholars who study the United States Supreme Court. … Continue reading

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Oklahoma’s Infamous Ballot Initiative – State Question 755 [Via the Economist]

In addition to my interests related to the theme of this blog, I have a number of ongoing projects related to American direct democracy. Thus, I will be following with interest the recent developments in Oklahoma. According to the Economist, … Continue reading

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Iowa Electronic Markets: Who Will Win Control of the House in the 2010 Midterms?

For many years, the Iowa Electronic Markets have served as a futures market for political and economic information.  As we move to the fall, the race for control of the House (and in turn the Speakership) appears to hang in … Continue reading

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Irrelevant Events Affect Voters’ Evaluations of Government Performance [PNAS]

In PNAS this week Andrew J. Healy, Neil Malhotra, and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo offer Irrelevant Events Affect Voters’ Evaluations of Government Performance.  From the abstract:  ”Does information irrelevant to government performance affect voting behavior? If so, how does this help us … Continue reading

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