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Archiving, sharing and discussing research data on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. Funded by DFG.
Archiving, sharing and discussing research data on Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia. Funded by DFG.
Since we have a critical mass of datasets (+20) that deal with #repression, we have opened a new category for this topic. The curator, Jan Matti Dollbaum, is currently conducting his own research on repression. You can browse through our repression data here:
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February 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Since we have a critical mass of datasets (+20) that deal with #repression, we have opened a new category for this topic. The curator, Jan Matti Dollbaum, is currently conducting his own research on repression. You can browse through our repression data here:
discuss-data.net/categories/r...
discuss-data.net/categories/r...
Hardly any other topic in #Ukraine is as hotly debated as #corruption. A new dataset by the renowned Kyiv International Institute of Sociology #KIIS shows, how the perception of #anticorruption changed in recent years: discuss-data.net/dataset/7909...
February 12, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Hardly any other topic in #Ukraine is as hotly debated as #corruption. A new dataset by the renowned Kyiv International Institute of Sociology #KIIS shows, how the perception of #anticorruption changed in recent years: discuss-data.net/dataset/7909...
OTD 12 years ago, the #Maidan #protest (and also the "anti-Maidan") raged in #Ukraine and changed the country permanently & thoroughly.
What do Ukrainians think today about the protests?
A new #OpenAccess dataset on Discuss Data provides interesting insights:
discuss-data.net/dataset/fd48...
What do Ukrainians think today about the protests?
A new #OpenAccess dataset on Discuss Data provides interesting insights:
discuss-data.net/dataset/fd48...
Version 1.1, published: Jan. 13, 2026.
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January 27, 2026 at 7:58 AM
OTD 12 years ago, the #Maidan #protest (and also the "anti-Maidan") raged in #Ukraine and changed the country permanently & thoroughly.
What do Ukrainians think today about the protests?
A new #OpenAccess dataset on Discuss Data provides interesting insights:
discuss-data.net/dataset/fd48...
What do Ukrainians think today about the protests?
A new #OpenAccess dataset on Discuss Data provides interesting insights:
discuss-data.net/dataset/fd48...
The "Caucasus Barometer" is a longitudinal survey about socio-economic issues & political attitudes in the countries of the #SouthCaucasus: #Armenia, #Azerbaijan and #Georgia. This unique set of data (years 2008-2024) is now available in #OpenAccess on Discuss Data: discuss-data.net/dataset/3f7d...
Version 1.0, published: Jan. 5, 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:32 AM
The "Caucasus Barometer" is a longitudinal survey about socio-economic issues & political attitudes in the countries of the #SouthCaucasus: #Armenia, #Azerbaijan and #Georgia. This unique set of data (years 2008-2024) is now available in #OpenAccess on Discuss Data: discuss-data.net/dataset/3f7d...
The dataset on Russian repression against Crimean Tatars in occupied Ukraine is also available in open access on Discuss Data: doi.org/10.48320/18E...
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The dataset on Russian repression against Crimean Tatars in occupied Ukraine is also available in open access on Discuss Data: doi.org/10.48320/18E...
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What do the people in #Georgia - a country itself attacked by #Russia in 2008 - think about the Russian full scale war against #Ukraine? A newly published dataset by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers provides insight into public opinion on this topic in Georgia: discuss-data.net/dataset/df02...
Version 1.1, published: Dec. 15, 2025.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
What do the people in #Georgia - a country itself attacked by #Russia in 2008 - think about the Russian full scale war against #Ukraine? A newly published dataset by the Caucasus Research Resource Centers provides insight into public opinion on this topic in Georgia: discuss-data.net/dataset/df02...
The updated #OpenAccess dataset by Heiko Pleines on #Oligarchs in #Ukraine between 2000-2025 gives a profound overview of the development of Ukraine's richest persons. In this version, information on leaked offshore links and sanctions have been added: discuss-data.net/dataset/0836...
Version 1.1, published: Nov. 18, 2025.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The updated #OpenAccess dataset by Heiko Pleines on #Oligarchs in #Ukraine between 2000-2025 gives a profound overview of the development of Ukraine's richest persons. In this version, information on leaked offshore links and sanctions have been added: discuss-data.net/dataset/0836...
A new dataset on #Georgia is online, providing rich data on key aspects of Georgian society, including employment, income, religion, media consumption, political preferences, and institutional trust. It contains data of 24 waves of omnibus surveys between 2019-2025: discuss-data.net/dataset/696d...
Version 1.0, published: Nov. 11, 2025.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A new dataset on #Georgia is online, providing rich data on key aspects of Georgian society, including employment, income, religion, media consumption, political preferences, and institutional trust. It contains data of 24 waves of omnibus surveys between 2019-2025: discuss-data.net/dataset/696d...
A fascinating and unique new dataset on Discuss Data offers a deep insight into the change of #language usage in #Ukraine. The open access dataset consists of merged data from 141 representative surveys conducted between 1991-2024 by KIIS: doi.org/10.48320/A64...
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A fascinating and unique new dataset on Discuss Data offers a deep insight into the change of #language usage in #Ukraine. The open access dataset consists of merged data from 141 representative surveys conducted between 1991-2024 by KIIS: doi.org/10.48320/A64...
We forgot to mention the author: @aaronerlich.bsky.social
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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October 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We forgot to mention the author: @aaronerlich.bsky.social
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
October 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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...
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....
September 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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....
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...
September 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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...
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 👇
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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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September 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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...
konkoop.de/index.php/bl...
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...
discuss-data.net/dataset/7da4...
Version 1.0, published: Sept. 13, 2025.
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September 15, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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...
discuss-data.net/dataset/7da4...
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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.
September 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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.
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...
September 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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...
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!
August 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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!
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
August 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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
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...
July 15, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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...
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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June 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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...
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
June 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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
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.
Photos: Center for Urban History / Bohdan Yemets.
June 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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.
Photos: Center for Urban History / Bohdan Yemets.
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❗️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!
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Register or sponsor a student by donating to support Ukraine!
Details: bit.ly/3wBeY4S
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#AcademicSky #EconSky #RStats
June 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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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
May 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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...