Contribute to PolPaL
PolPaL welcomes contributions from individual researchers and data publishers alike. Depending on your role, you can help by linking data, curating political entities, or integrating entire datasets into the platform.
Contribute as Individual Researcher
Create a free account and contribute directly to the database. Depending on the role assigned at approval, you can link and validate data or curate political entity information.
How to get started
2. Verify your email
Check your inbox and click the verification link. It expires after 24 hours.
3. Wait for admin approval
An administrator reviews your request and assigns a role. You will be notified by email once approved.
4. Start contributing
Once approved, log in and start linking data or curating entities based on your assigned role.
As a User
Users can help improve data quality by validating existing linkages:
As a Contributor
Contributors can enrich the database by adding and editing the following data:
- Linking — Link external dataset entries to PolPaL entities
- Validation — Validate links between external dataset entries and PolPaL entities
- Historical names — Add historical entity names
- Party changes — Document predecessor/successor relationships between parties
- Grouping memberships — Record grouping memberships of entities
- Access — Gain access to work-in-progress datasets
Contribute as Data Publisher
If you maintain a dataset containing information about political parties and would like it to be integrated into PolPaL, please get in touch with the team directly. Dataset integration is arranged on a case-by-case basis.
What dataset integration involves
- ·Access to the data — sharing a current version of the dataset with the PolPaL team
- ·Linking resources — providing context or documentation to support accurate linking of dataset entries to PolPaL entities
- ·Validation — reviewing and confirming the resulting linkages before they are published
To start a conversation about integrating your dataset, contact the PolPaL team.