Religion and Politics Data

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Revision as of 11:17, 29 June 2009

Data Archives

• American National Election Studies: http://www.electionstudies.org/ (U.S. data includes measures useful for researchers of religion)

• American Religion Data Archive: http://www.thearda.com/ (Research focus and searchable survey data)

• Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life Surveys: http://pewforum.org/surveys/ (Information about the role religion plays in American public life)

• Religion Source: http://www.religionsource.org/Contents/ResourcesStatistics.aspx (Links to various online providers of religious statistics)

• World Values Survey: http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/ (International data includes measures useful for researchers of religion)

Research Projects

• Relemerge: http://www.relemerge.org/ (Program of ten international academic research projects responding to the theme: Re-emergence of Religion as a Social Force in Europe?)

• The Pluralism Project at Harvard University: http://www.pluralism.org/ (Information about the changing religious landscape of the United States)

Resource Websites

• ReligionFacts.com: http://www.religionfacts.com/ (Information about the history, beliefs, and practices of various world religions)

• Religionresearch.org: http://religionresearch.org/ (Information hub for researchers of religion)

• Religious Worlds: http://www.religiousworlds.com/index.html (Information source for religion, religions, and religious studies)

• Virtual Religion Index: http://virtualreligion.net/vri/ (Online catalog of various topics and materials)

• World Religion Resources: http://www.aril.org/World.html (Various web sites and resources of potential interest)