EPINetz Twitter Politicians
GESIS, Cologne. Data File Version 2.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2609
Abstract: The EPINetz Twitter Politicians Dataset is a comprehensive dataset of 2,811 Twitter accounts of German parliamentarians, ministers, state secretaries, parties and ministries on a state, federal and EU level, now updated until March 2023. Additionally, it provides data on 1,345 additional politicians without a twitter account, giving a comprehensive overview over all elected politicians in Germany. This hand-curated dataset not only provides up-to-date information, it also supplements additional variables such as their party affiliation, age or gender. Furthermore, it provides linkages to addit ... more Availability: Free access (without registration)
Subject area: [Political Science [=] Science of Communication [=] Other Fields of the Applied Social Sciences]
Methodology
Geographic coverage: [Germany / DE]
Universe: German parliamentarians, ministers, state secretaries, parties and ministries on Twitter on a state, federal and EU level between 2021 and 2023
Sampling Procedure: Total Universe / Complete enumeration
Mode of Data Collection: Computer-based observation
Bibliographic information
Primärforschende, Institution: König, Tim; EPINetz
Publication year: 2023
DOI: 10.7802/2609
Study number: SDN-10.7802-2609
Contributor, Institution, Role: [Brand, Alexander; EPINetz (Related Person) [=] Freyberg, Julian; EPINetz (Data Collector) [=] Schünemann, Wolf; EPINetz (Project Leader) [=] Gertz, Michael; EPINetz (Project Leader) [=] Gronewold, Marco; EPINetz (Data Collector)]
Project funder: Klaus Tschira Stiftung
Publisher: GESIS, Cologne
Versions
Current Version: 2.0.0, https://doi.org/10.7802/2609
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: König, T., Schünemann, W.J., Brand, A. et al. The EPINetz Twitter Politicians Dataset 2021. A New Resource for the Study of the German Twittersphere and Its Application for the 2021 Federal Elections. Polit Vierteljahresschr (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11615-022-00405-7
