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British Speeches, 1870-1914, and German Speeches, 1871-1912 (ICPSR 5902)
Released/updated on: 1992-02-16
Geographic coverage: Great Britain, Germany, Global
Time period: 1870-01-01--1914-01-01, 1871-01-01--1912-01-01
This textual data collection contains computer-readable texts of speeches in the British Parliament and in the German Reichstag in the period 1870-1914 and 1871-1921, respectively, to enable content analysis. Also included are two British equivalence files. The first equivalence file, British Speech Full Equivalence Deck, includes (a) geographic equivalences, (b) General Inquirer political dictionary, and (c) words from the British text equivalence under either (a) or (b). The second equivalence file, British Speech Equivalence Deck, Geographic Only, is a shortened version of the first equivalence file with about one hundred keywords in three dimensions: geographic, affect, and strength. A computer analysis program called DICTION is available for use with these texts.
Curated
German Reichstag Election Data, 1871-1912 (ICPSR 43)
Released/updated on: 2006-01-12
Geographic coverage: Germany, Global
Time period: 1871-01-01--1912-01-01
This data collection contains electoral data at the wahlkreis and staat levels for the Reichstag elections of 1871, 1874, 1877, 1878, 1881, 1884, 1890, 1893, 1898, 1903, 1907, and 1912. The variables for each election provide information on the votes cast for parties, including the Conservative Party, the German Empire Party, the National-Liberals, the Liberal Empire Party, the People's Party, the Social Democrats, the Progress Party, the Catholic Center, the Particularists, the Poles Party, the Protest Party, the Antisemites, the Free-thinking People's Party, the German Reform Party, the Farmers' Union, the Peasants' Union, and splinter parties. Data are also provided on the total population in 1871 and every fifth year between 1875 and 1910, and the proportions of Protestants and of Catholics in the total population for 1871, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1890, 1905, and 1910. Additional variables provide information on the number of eligible voters, valid and invalid votes cast, and voter turnout.
Curated
Simple Crosstabs
Reichstag Biographical and Roll-Call Data, Germany, 1867-1890 (ICPSR 38004)
Released/updated on: 2021-04-29
Geographic coverage: Germany
Time period: 1867-03-01--1867-04-01, 1867-09-01--1870-12-01, 1871-03-01--1873-06-01, 1874-02-01--1876-12-01, 1877-03-01--1878-05-01, 1878-10-01--1881-06-01, 1881-12-01--1884-06-01, 1884-11-01--1887-01-01, 1887-03-01--1890-01-01
The Reichstag Biographical and Roll-Call Data includes coded biographical data for each deputy (Abgeordneter) for each session of the Reichstag during the defined voting period. It also includes a record of the vote of each deputy for every roll-call vote recorded in the official Reichstag stenographic record (Stengraphische Berichte). Biographical data was collected from the official handbooks of each session.
There are 9 datasets for the 9 Reichstag sessions that were held between 1867 and 1890. In addition to voting record, deputy demographic information includes political affiliation, religion, year of birth and death, education, and military service.