PPA 601 : The Politics of the Policy Process (Fall 2017)

The Politics of the Policy Process (Prof. Brenda K. Bushouse)

Data sets

Data sets
UMass subscribes to various resources that include data analysis reports and data sets.

PolicyMap
Map-creation tool for visualizing many categories of data: income, housing, quality of life, federal guidelines, and more.
To learn how to use PolicyMap, see their YouTube channel for videos: https://www.youtube.com/@PolicyMap.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Data.gov
A tool for finding, accessing and using Federal government data sets, newly developed to promote open government.
Content is freely available for use by all.

Gallup Analytics (trial)
Gallup data from the U.S. back to 1930s and from 160+ countries back to 2005. Provides analytics and other tools. ** Trial goes through 9/30/2017. **

iPOLL
Over 650,000 public opinion survey questions and answers - from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Survey from 1935 to present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Nexis Uni
News, business and legal sources
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.

Pew Research Center for People and the Press
An independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics and public policy issues