NewGene: An Introduction for Users

Abstract

This article introduces NewGene, a complete redesign of the popular EUGene software. Like its predecessor, NewGene is designed to eliminate many of the difficulties commonly involved in constructing large international relations data sets. NewGene is a stand-alone Microsoft Windows and OSx-based program for the construction of annual, monthly, and daily data sets for a variety of decision-making units (e.g., countries, leaders, organizations) used in quantitative studies of international relations. It also provides users the ability to construct units of analysis ranging from monads (e.g., country-year), to dyads (e.g., country1-country2-year), to extradyadic observations called k-ads (e.g., country1-country2-year,. .. ,-countryk-year). NewGene's purpose is to provide a highly flexible platform on which users can construct data sets for international relations research using preloaded data or by incorporating their own data. The software is freely available at http://www.new genesoftware.org/.

{peacesciencer}: An R package for quantitative peace science research

“…Alternatives exist, some more inaccessible than others. NewGene, for example, is a stand-alone software program for Microsoft Windows and Mac that can create various types of data of interest to international relations scholars (Bennett et al, 2019). NewGene is itself the evolution of EUGene, which served conflict researchers well for over a decade (Bennett and Stam, 2000).…”

“…In other words, to create data is to code data and the contemporary quantitative political scientist is increasingly becoming a computer programmer (c.f. Bowers and Voors, 2016). This is happening concurrent to innovations in programming languages for statistical analysis, especially the R programming language that uses.…”

Rivalry Attributes and Foreign Policy Alignment Explaining Rivalry De-Escalation via UNGA Voting Patterns

“…They also have a larger resource base that they tap into in order to meet their strategic goals, making it necessary to control for their major power status. NewGene classifies the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council as major powers (Bennett et al 2019).…”

Multiple Rivalries, Mixed Attributes, and Conflict Processes

“…They also have a larger resource base that they tap into in order to meet their strategic goals, making it necessary to control for their major power status. We utilize Bennett et al (2019) categorization of major powers. Table 5.3 shows the list of major power that includes the P-5 plus major powers that existed between 1816-1945.…”

“…Perceptions of threat vary depending on the distance between states which has implications for prospects of cooperation and conflict (Levy and Thompson 2010b). The data for contiguity was procured from NewGene data generating software (Bennett et al 2019).…”