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The Comparative Constitutions Project is pleased to announce a new publication in Social Science Computer Review: “Expanding Your Vocabulary: A Framework for Topic Integration in Texts.” The paper introduces the segments-as-topic (SAT) methodology, a four-stage framework that combines automated text analysis with expert judgment to expand domain-specific vocabularies. The approach… Read more: New Publication: A Framework for Topic Integration in Texts

Version 6.0 of the Chronology of Constitutional Events (CCPCCE) is out now! This update extends coverage through 2025 and adds 81 new observations across 45 countries, including 4 new constitutions (Tunisia 2022, Gabon 2024, Togo 2024, Guinea 2025), Syria’s 2025 constitutional suspension and interim charter, and 74 amendments spanning every… Read more: Chronology of Constitutional Events v6 Out Now!

Although we have collected texts for the vast majority of the events identified in our constitutional chronology, a select few continue to elude us. Please check out our list of “most wanted” texts and let us know if you have any leads. We welcome any and all efforts to track… Read more: CCP’s Most Wanted

The Comparative Constitutions Project held an online training on its new open-source digital tools for concept analysis. CCP’s concept integration team—Andrés Cruz, Zachary Elkins, Roy Gardner, Matthew Martin, Ashley Moran, and Guillermo Pérez—gave demos of the tools and walked through the kinds of questions that can be explored through the four new tools below: The training slides below… Read more: CCP Training Now Available on Sartori Suite of Concept Analysis Tools

CCP’s Concept Integration in Comparative Law project has launched a new concept repository that allows researchers to explore networks of concepts across the field of comparative law. Sartori.network Concept Repository The new Sartori.network platform allows researchers to upload, map, and compare concepts from research groups spanning law, democracy, and constitutions. This provides a platform for researchers to ask,… Read more: New Concept Repository Maps Topics across Law, Democracy, and Constitutions