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.
The Greek wiretapping scandal on Twitter: The course of the conversation, polarization and the role of the media
iMEdD Lab and Datalab present a research collaboration analyzing the the conversation about the wiretapping scandal on Twitter.
How we analyzed nine months of conversation about the Greek wiretapping scandal on Twitter
The working methodology as part of the research collaboration presented by iMEdD Lab and Datalab, on the analysis of the conversation about the wiretapping case on Twitter.
Balkans: slow Internet and unspent cohesion funds
The Balkan countries are struggling to keep up with the rest of Europe in terms of Internet connection speed.
Greece’s inflation rate hits its highest level since 1994
The annual inflation rate in Greece rose to 11.3% in May 2022. The increase is mainly due to the – even higher – increases in the prices of food commodities, housing and transportation.
The poorest countries around the world are also highly dependent on wheat imports from Ukraine and Russia
Food insecurity is increasing as a result of historically high food inflation, export restrictions and the dependence of many countries on basic foodstuff imports from Ukraine and Russia. What do the data suggest about the global imports and exports of foodstuffs and fertilizers.
Global food prices still hit 60-year record high in 2022
Global food prices in 2022 still hit a record high since 1961, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) latest food price index
The war on Twitter, influencers and bots in an application by Datalab of AUTh
iMEdD team - A platform developed by the Data and Web Science Lab (Datalab) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) analyzes the global conversation about the war in Ukraine on Twitter.
Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees with an asylum system that averages more than 15 months of delay
