COVID-19 in Germany's Political Discourse

RQ: What prevalence does COVID-19 have in the social media messaging across Germany's political spectrum?

Methodology

We measure the number of posts on Twitter created by the parties in the German Bundestag containing the string "corona". We restrict us to the account of the left-wing party Die Linke (@Linksfraktion) and the right-wing party Alternative für Deutschland (@AfDimBundestag). The project is intended for demonstration purposes and has the following materials included.

Included Materials

1. Analysis (notebook)
2. Data collection (notebook)
3. Sample data (CSV file)

Online Analysis Environment

The project can be executed online at GESIS Notebooks

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Terms of Use

Materials are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). FKZ/project number: 324867496.