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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · 15d

We forgot to mention the author: @aaronerlich.bsky.social

Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · 15d

Reading recommendation: In a recently published article in Post-Soviet Affairs, Aaron Erlich conducts a survey in Ukraine to learn more about survey research during war. He concludes: "The results demonstrate wartime attitudes and behavior in Ukraine can be reliably measured" doi.org/10.1080/1060...

Two implications of survey research mode during war: evidence from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Conducting social science research during an active war raises distinct challenges. To investigate the relationship between mode and both coverage and social desirability bias during wartime, I con...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · 15d

Reading recommendation: In a recently published article in Post-Soviet Affairs, Aaron Erlich conducts a survey in Ukraine to learn more about survey research during war. He concludes: "The results demonstrate wartime attitudes and behavior in Ukraine can be reliably measured" doi.org/10.1080/1060...

Two implications of survey research mode during war: evidence from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Conducting social science research during an active war raises distinct challenges. To investigate the relationship between mode and both coverage and social desirability bias during wartime, I con...

doi.org

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · 20d

Reading recommendation: @alinanychyk.bsky.social and Paul D'Anieri discuss "Ukrainian public opinion and the path to peace with Russia". Some of the cited surveys are available on @discussdata.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · 23d

In recent days, our colleagues from the Caucasus Research Resource Center in Tblisi have published a lot of #OpenAccess datasets on #Georgia on our Discuss Data platform, among them a #survey on "Conflicts in Georgia: Perceptions, Attitudes and Expectations 2024": discuss-data.net/dataset/519c...

Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Sep 16

A new blogpost by @edklein.bsky.social for the Konkoop DataLab BLOG summarizes what our Discuss Data project essentially is: A safe haven for data from increasingly authoritarian contexts, a collaborative space for research data management, a place to discuss data 👇
konkoop.de/index.php/bl...

DataLab BLOG: The Story of Discuss Data – a Unique Data Hub for Scholars Working on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia - KonKoop

What solutions do we have when statistics are censored and manipulated and space for academic freedom and discussion is shrinking? Discuss Data in Bremen and Göttingen provides a ‘safe haven’ for rese...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Sep 15

A new dataset on #Kazakhstan has been published on Discuss Data: Internet and Social Media Use for Information about (Inter)National News and Politics in Kazakhstan, based on Central Asia Barometer survey data and available in open access:
discuss-data.net/dataset/7da4...

Version 1.0, published: Sept. 13, 2025.

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Russia Watcher @russiawatcher.bsky.social · Sep 8

As talk of negotiations continues, ordinary Russians remain uncompromising. Around 40% say that troops should withdraw only after annexing part of Ukraine & regime change (i.e., ousting Zelensky). Only 10% support an unconditional, immediate withdrawal.

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Sep 2

Many datasets have been recently published on our platform. Among them "Attitudes Toward Stalin and the Soviet Past in Ukraine" (OA). It provides insightful longitudinal data on how public opinion in #Ukraine on #Stalin and the #USSR changed between 1991–2024: discuss-data.net/dataset/1447...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Aug 29

We’re excited about the success of our first #DiscussDataLab we had this week! From challenges of data preparation/publication/visualization to ethics, methodology, and exchanges on participants’ own research data - it was a great & insightful workshop. Many thanks to all participants & experts!

Participants of the DiscussDataLab in front of a statue of the Bremen town musicians. Foto by Assiya Issemberdiyeva.

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Aug 21

Preparations for our first #DiscussDataLab next Monday are nearly complete! We can’t wait to welcome participants to Bremen for lively discussions on “all things data” with our experts. Check out the full program: discuss-data.net

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Jul 15

A unique dataset by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) on Self-Assessed Household Financial Situation in Ukraine (1994-2024) was published in open access. It provides a longitudinal overview, how personal financial well-being changed over three decades: discuss-data.net/dataset/b78f...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Jun 19

How did Ukrainians' views on victory in the Russo-Ukrainian War change over time? A new merged dataset by DIF based on eight survey waves between 2022 and 2024 provides a longitudinal perspective on this topic. The open access data is accessible on Discuss Data and Zenodo: zenodo.org/records/1567...

Ukrainians' Assessment of Victory in the Russo-Ukrainian War (2022–2024) – Merged data from nationwide public opinion surveys from May 2022 to December 2024

This dataset comprises data from a series of public opinion surveys conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation in cooperation with the Centre for Political Sociology and the Razu...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today Discuss Data was presented at the workshop “Science Excellence in Central Asia: Between SCOPUS Fetishisation, Predatory Journals, and Survival Strategies of Researchers” in Tashkent. The presentation showcased how Discuss Data helps researchers boost the visibility of their work & access #data

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Jun 5

Our colleague Felix Herrmann attended the "The Most Documented War: Enacting Archives" symposium in Lviv, Ukraine, where he gave a well-attended presentation on data archiving and publication in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine.
Photos: Center for Urban History / Bohdan Yemets.

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Jun 2

Just 3 days left until this workshop, so don't miss your chance to register!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · May 30

❗️Our next workshop will be on June 5th, 6 pm CEST, on Shinyscholar – a template for producing reproducible analytic apps in R by @simonsmart.bsky.social!
Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
Please share!
#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats

Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · May 19

Our colleague Felix Herrmann explained in the recent @zois.bsky.social-podcast, why research data matters, especially for researching Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where governments use data for surveillance and make it increasingly difficult to access data: www.zois-berlin.de/podcast-roun...

Visibility, Access, Power: Why research data infrastructure matters

With Felix Herrmann, Ivaylo Dinev and Kerstin Bischl

www.zois-berlin.de

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · May 14

Next week, Discuss Data will be present at the Symposium "The Most Documented War: Enacting Archives" which takes place in Lviv/Ukraine. If anyone happens to be there: talk to us!
More information about the event:
www.index-ukraine.org/news/the-mos...

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INDEX: Institute for Documentation and Exchange

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · May 7

The New Ukrainian School (NUS) is a major school reform in Ukraine, and in the society there is high approval for it. But what do those affected actually think about NUS? New survey data, available in open access on Discuss Data, reveals what teachers think about the NUS: doi.org/10.48320/3E9...

Version 1.1, published: May 5, 2025.

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Apr 29

How happy are Ukrainians? This new longitudinal dataset provides an insight into the state of happiness in #Ukraine between 2001-2024. The data, provided by the renowned Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), is available on Discuss Data in open access: doi.org/10.48320/0CD...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Apr 28

The data is available here: discuss-data.net/dataset/52ec...

Version 1.0, published: Oct. 19, 2023.

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Apr 28

For all those with knowledge of the Finnish language (or those who use DeepL): The cultural magazine "Nuori Voima" has published an interesting piece based on the "No wobble" anti-war street art protests in #Russia (data/images are available on Discuss Data) nuorivoima.fi/lue/essee/pa...

Päättömien joutsenten tanssi | Nuori Voima

Sodanvastainen katutaide Venäjällä elää ja voi hyvin, vaikka Suomessa se tunnetaan huonosti.

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Mar 26

Two more days left to apply for our 1st DiscussDataLab! Are you working with research data on Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus or Central Asia? Do you need to archive/publish your data, but don't know how to do it properly? Then apply: discuss-data.net#datalab

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Mar 25

Yesterday at the US-Russia talks in Saudi-Arabia, Russia demanded full control of the 4 Ukrainian territories it currently occupies in part.
But for the majority of Ukrainians this is not acceptable. The latest KIIS-data on territorial concessions is available here: discuss-data.net/dataset/1f67...

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Mar 21

Reminder for the #CfA for our very first #DiscussDataLab on „Challenges of Data Collection, Re-use, and Analysis: Public Opinion, Political Debates, and Protests in the Context of the Russo-Ukrainian War“ that will take place in Bremen from 25-27.08.2025.
Info & application: discuss-data.net#datalab

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Discuss Data @discussdata.bsky.social · Mar 19

This article (including data on Telegram channels) on protests in Belarus is currently in open access.
If you‘re interested, Discuss Data has some more data sets on this topic!

East European Politics @eepolitics.bsky.social · Mar 19

🙌New & temporarily #FREE article by Katsiaryna Lozka: 'From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the #Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening' 👉 doi.org/10.1080/2159... - @adamfagan.bsky.social @lenkabustikova.bsky.social @andreapirro.it

From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening

This article discusses the politicisation of everyday life in post-2020 Belarus following the suppression of the anti-authoritarian protests. Drawing on visual analysis, it shows that different for...

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