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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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!

#Corruption is one of the hot topics in #Ukraine. We are happy that the data of one of the most comprehensive corruption surveys is now available on Discuss Data: A merged dataset based on 8 surveys on corruption perception / experience / attitudes between 2007-2024: discuss-data.net/dataset/cf7e...

Some interesting data here 👇 (more interesting public opinion data on the topic can be found here: discuss-data.net/categories/p...)

Two weeks left to apply for our #DiscussDataLab! Want to learn more about Research Data Management (#RDM), challenges of #data collection, re-use, and analysis? Want to prepare your own research data for publication? Then apply! More Infos: discuss-data.net#datalab

Our newsletter is out and contains updates regarding Discuss Data, the #CfA for our #DiscussDataLab, new data sets, several reading recommendations... If you want to read the full NL: archive.newsletter2go.com?n2g=8xsasor7... If you want to subscribe: subscribe.newsletter2go.com?n2g=8xsasor7...

A very good overview about dozens of data collections on armed conflicts, public opinion, elections and more 👇

As a potential #ceasefire deal between #Russia and #Ukraine, facilitated by the USA, is negotiated and widely discussed, Elena Koneva of ExtremeScan provides an interesting insight about Russian public opinion on negotiations, concessions, and visions for peace: russiapost.info/society/trum...

Donald Trump's claim of low domestic #trust in Volodymyr #Zelensky has triggered a big debate about this issue. On this occasion, KIIS published a new merged dataset "Trust in Social and Political Institutions: Public Opinion in #Ukraine 2012-2024 on Dicuss Data: discuss-data.net/dataset/89d1...

Interesting piece about public opinion in Ukraine on peace negotiations. Lots of survey data on this topic is also available on Discuss Data in our category on public opinion data: discuss-data.net/categories/p...

1/2 We are glad to announce our #CfA for the first #DiscussDataLab! The Lab is aimed at early-stage researchers and the topic is "Challenges of Data Collection, Re-use and Analysis: Public Opinion, Political Debates and Protests in the Context of the Russian-Ukrainian War". More info & application 👇

As the #USA and #Russia talk about #peace in #Ukraine: What do Ukrainians actually think about #negotiations, #concessions, and scenarios to end the #war? New survey data by KIIS, published yesterday on the 3rd anniversary of the full invasion, provides information: discuss-data.net/dataset/ee11...

One core idea of DiscussData was to provide a safe haven for research data from authoritarian countries in the former Soviet Union, where researchers and academic freedom are often under threat. In a worrying development, similar initiatives emerge now in the US: lil.law.harvard.edu/blog/2025/02...

A new merged dataset on attitudes towards #democracy in #Ukraine is now available: It consists of 7 nationwide public opinion surveys conducted between 2004-2024 and is a great resource for scholars working on #democratization. The dataset is in #OpenAccess: discuss-data.net/dataset/0287...

Reading recommendation: This article uses survey data from #Ukraine in order to find out, if #Russian attacks reduce Ukrainian's support for continuing the fight. While they heavily affect the happiness of Ukrainians, the attacks do not shake the belief in victory. blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Interesting event on documenting #Russian war crimes in #Ukraine:

Reading recommendation: Maria Snegovaya's new report on #War and #Russia’s public #opinion. She touches on the critically important issue of #trust in Russian polling and addresses such problems as sample composition, response rates or sensitivity bias: www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-seri...

The ethnographic research by PS Lab about ordinary #Russian's support of the #war is making international headlines, e.g. @newyorker.com just published an interesting long read. The dataset (75 semi-structured interviews, 3 ethnographic diaries) is on Discuss Data: discuss-data.net/dataset/0842...

The "Health Index. Ukraine" is one of the largest empirical, representative studies on #healthcare services in #Ukraine. Researchers interested in #health issues and healthcare #reforms in Ukraine can access the 2016 data now in #OpenAccess on Discuss Data: discuss-data.net/dataset/b025...

Happy New Year! 2025 starts with good news: Two datasets were already published this year. One of them is survey data on "Attitudes of Ukrainians Towards European and Euro-Atlantic Integration (2013-2024)" by Ukrainian pollsters DIF and Razumkov and is in open access: doi.org/10.48320/07D...

A great new resource for #protest #data in #CEE, #CentralAsia and the #Caucasus: More than 50 datasets presented in a nice, interactive dashboard. If you're interested in protests in this region, Discuss Data also offers a lot of interesting datasets on this topic: discuss-data.net/categories/P...

The text data science workshop to support Ukraine is in two days:

💥WORKSHOP CFP: "From ‘democratic backsliding’ to ‘re-democratizing’: understanding how East European countries get back on a liberal democratic course" 3-4 June 2025 Charles University, Prague 👉 Special Issue for @eepolitics.bsky.social 📝 @adamfagan.bsky.social @petraguasti.bsky.social

A bunch of public opinion polls from #Ukraine have been published on Discuss Data in the last weeks. Among them is a nationwide survey by KIIS from February 2024 that touches upon a variety of questions, such as concessions for #peace, perception of #Russia, and much more: doi.org/10.48320/479...

The KIU Graduate Programme is the first structured doctoral programme in Germany for Ukrainian Studies. Apply now! Deadline: 25 January 2025 @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social @wiko-berlin.bsky.social @bbaw.bsky.social @zois.bsky.social #UkrainianStudies #Viadrina

You are interested in #data science, want to learn more about big data, SQL and python - and want to support #Ukraine? Then join the next "Workshop for Ukraine" session tomorrow, 12.12.24, 6 pm CET 👇

Russian Field is said to be a pollster with reliable #data from #Russia. Recently, they conducted their 16th #survey wave about the Russian #war against #Ukraine. It shows a new record of respondents who prefer negotiations (53%) instead of continuing the war (36%). More data: russianfield.com/svo16

Thank you, Giorgio, for archiving this huge data collection with Discuss Data! Scholars working on / interested in official #Russian discourse: this unique data collection provides a rich source with lots of material! The data is available here: discuss-data.net/dataset/0578...

The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) is a leading pollster in #Ukraine. The data of their May '24 omnibus survey provides an insight into the public opinion on issues such as #concessions, #security, #unity and is now available on Discuss Data: discuss-data.net/dataset/4c71...

Reading tip: #Russia's full-scale invasion of #Ukraine affects the entire region, but we have little knowledge about the mood outside the two warring states. A new article in Post-Soviet Affairs sheds light on the public opinion on the war in #Kazakhstan and #Kyrgyzstan: doi.org/10.1080/1060...