Quantitative and formal analysis of international relations, comparative politics, and American politics.
Yesterday on All Things Considered, NPR aired a detailed depiction of the phenomenon of female suicide bombers in Iraq, including an interview with a woman who intended to become one such human weapon. Strategically, as this story highlights, women are less likely to be searched in Iraq because of cultural reasons. Here is an excerpt … Read more
Two new collaborators have joined the Quantitative Peace as founding authors and regular contributors to the project. Cynthia Colley, a researcher of Comparative and World Politics with a focus on Spanish Politics and internal violence. Julie VanDusky, a researcher of Comparative and American Politics with a focus in institutional development with a specific interest in … Read more
While this story takes place in Canada, this is not a good standard for a scientific community that wishes to continue to receive money. From the Article: "A university researcher with a taste for flashy toys used his scientific grants to buy chrome exhaust pipes and aluminum wheels for his car, along with plasma televisions … Read more
Below the jump are a few music videos that celebrate the joys of graduate and statistics life. Enjoy
The New York Times recently highlighted a piece by M. Keith Chen that argues that some of the classic behavioral studies in psychology suffer from the Monty Hall Problem. The basic situation game: An actor is presented with three choices (doors), A, B, and C. There are two outcomes randomly distributed behind each door: a … Read more
About: Welcome to The Quantitative Peace, a blog dedicated to empirical international relations and comparative politics with a specific focus on quantitative and formal studies. The goal is to discuss, elaborate, critique, and announce current and emerging research in the subfields that is relevant to the study of international relations and comparative politics. Additionally, upcoming … Read more
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