emilpartow/german-parliament-speeches

German Parliament Speeches

This dataset contains speeches from the German parliament, derived from the Open Discourse Project (Harvard Dataverse).

Source

Data source:

Open Discourse Project
Harvard Dataverse
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/FIKIBO

Original citation:

@data{DVN/FIKIBO_2020,
author = {Richter, Florian and Koch, Philipp and Franke, Oliver and Kraus, Jakob and Kuruc, Fabrizio and Thiem, Anja and Högerl, Judith and Heine, Stella and Schöps, Konstantin},
publisher = {Harvard Dataverse},
title = {{Open Discourse}},
year = {2020},
version = {V4},
doi = {10.7910/DVN/FIKIBO},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FIKIBO}
}

Columns

Column Name	Type	Description
id	int64	Unique speech identifier.
session	int64	Parliamentary session number.
electoralTerm	int64	Electoral term (e.g., 19th Bundestag = 19).
firstName	string	First name of the speaker.
lastName	string	Last name of the speaker.
politicianId	int64	Unique identifier for the politician.
speechContent	string	Full text of the speech.
factionId	int64	ID of the political faction or party.
documentUrl	string	URL to the official document of the speech/session.
positionShort	categorical	Short position of the speaker (e.g., MP, Minister).
positionLong	string	Full position/title/role of the speaker.
date	string (date)	Date of the speech (YYYY-MM-DD).

Notes

• Please cite the original creators if you use this dataset for research or publication.
• The dataset may be updated or extended in the future.
• Historical data notice: Some fields, such as firstName, are not available for all records, especially in earlier periods. This is due to the limited availability of metadata in historical sources. Other columns may also contain missing values for older entries.

License

This dataset is distributed under the CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.