Interim Chair
Dr. Soo Yeon Kim, University of British Columbia
sooyeon.kim@ubc.ca
School of Public Policy and Global Affairs
University of British Columbia
C. K. Choi Building
1855 West Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2
Canada
Background
Recognised as study group in 1989; granted research committee status in 1999.
Objectives
Scientists measure international events and other phenomena to test theoretical aspects of interstate interaction and comparative politics. Although raw sources and processed data of various kinds are readily available or can be obtained through research, many scientists avoid its use because of intellectual preference, the daunting demands of increasingly complex computational procedures and sometimes the weakness of existing datasets.
This Research Committee seeks to advance the state of data鈥揵ased knowledge, to enhance the distribution and use of existing datasets, and to set up an international framework for improving the global dissemination of quantitative research in international and comparative politics.
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