Research Guides: POLS 345: Islam, Democracy, and Development (HC): Research Centers

Research Centers

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Under Issues, see relevant topics including the Muslim Brotherhood. More material under Regions and Programs.
Centre of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
This center at the University of London includes research, publications, and projects on its website.
Gallup Center for Muslim Studies
Examines views of Muslims worldwide.
Pew Research Center
See the report "World's Muslims: Religion, Politics and Society."

Quota Project: Global Database of Quotas for Women
This database on women's participation and representation in politics is sponsored by International IDEA, the International Parliamentary Union, and Stockholm University.

World Development Indicators (WDI) Online This link opens in a new window
World Development Indicators (WDI) is the primary World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized international sources. It includes more than 1100 indicators on population, income, social, economic, financial, natural resources, and environment, covering 210 countries and 18 regional and income groups. Also includes the International Debt Statistics (IDS) database. Data ranges from 1960-present.

Worldwide Governance Indicators
Governance indicators for 213 countries cover six areas: Voice and accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Government effectiveness, Regulatory quality, Rule of law, and Control of corruption.

Afrobarometer
An independent, nonpartisan research project measuring the social, political and economic atmosphere in Africa. Afrobarometer surveys are conducted in more than a dozen African countries and are repeated on a regular cycle. Because the instrument asks a standard set of questions, countries can be systematically compared.
Arab Barometer
Part of the Global Barometer Project, a network of regional studies on the attitudes of ordinary citizens. public opinion studies. Includes an online data analysis tool, downloadable data files, country reports and publications.
Eurobarometer
Opinion poll data collected by the European Union with breakdowns available by individual country.
Middle East Research and Information project
Publishes the Middle East Report.