The party leaders’ political discourse before 21 May
The political leaders’ speeches in the days leading up to the ballot box and the main conclusions we can draw about the political discourse employed during the just-ended election period.
The political speech of the six leaders during the election campaign’s peak
Which political leaders talk more about their agenda, which ones devote themselves to criticising their opponents, which individual issues complement the established topics and whether political discourse escalates just before the ballots.
The election speech of the political leaders in the first week of May
The elections month started with the prime minister's strategic programmatic, proclamatory discourse, the strengthening of the fundamental issues addressed by each political leader, a slight increase in the discourse formats and absence of a typical populist discourse strategy.
Detecting polarization in the pre-election political discourse in Greece
Differentiating competition, division and polarisation in political discourse.
How we analyze the campaign speeches of political leaders
The working methodology for analyzing campaign speeches in the project -from data collection to data analysis.
The political discourse in the first ten days of the election period
What issues did the political leaders focus on at the beginning of the official election period, what is the prevailing emotional climate and to what extent can polarisation and populism be detected in their discourse?
Populism in pre-election political discourse in Greece
Populism is not equivalent to politicians' falsehoods, promises, or deceitfulness. It is not synonymous with demagoguery, propaganda, or manipulation.
The gender gap in Europe’s street names is here to stay
In 30 of Europe's biggest cities, streets named after women make up only 9 per cent of the streets dedicated to individuals. The imbalance has started to narrow in some places, but progress is too slow: at this rate, it would take centuries to really close the gap.
