metadata
pretty_name: German Parliament Speeches
task_categories:
- text-classification
- summarization
- text-generation
- question-answering
tags:
- german
- parliament
- politics
- speeches
- bundestag
language:
- de
license: cc0-1.0
German Parliament Speeches
This dataset contains speeches from the German parliament, derived from the Open Discourse Project (Harvard Dataverse).
Source
Data source:
Open Discourse Project
Harvard Dataverse
DOI: 10.7910/DVN/FIKIBO
Original citation:
@data{DVN/FIKIBO_2020,
author = {Richter, Florian and Koch, Philipp and Franke, Oliver and Kraus, Jakob and Kuruc, Fabrizio and Thiem, Anja and Högerl, Judith and Heine, Stella and Schöps, Konstantin},
publisher = {Harvard Dataverse},
title = {{Open Discourse}},
year = {2020},
version = {V4},
doi = {10.7910/DVN/FIKIBO},
url = {https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FIKIBO}
}
Columns
| Column Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
int64 | Unique speech identifier. |
session |
int64 | Parliamentary session number. |
electoralTerm |
int64 | Electoral term (e.g., 19th Bundestag = 19). |
firstName |
string | First name of the speaker. |
lastName |
string | Last name of the speaker. |
politicianId |
int64 | Unique identifier for the politician. |
speechContent |
string | Full text of the speech. |
factionId |
int64 | ID of the political faction or party. |
documentUrl |
string | URL to the official document of the speech/session. |
positionShort |
categorical | Short position of the speaker (e.g., MP, Minister). |
positionLong |
string | Full position/title/role of the speaker. |
date |
string (date) | Date of the speech (YYYY-MM-DD). |
Notes
- Please cite the original creators if you use this dataset for research or publication.
- The dataset may be updated or extended in the future.
- Historical data notice: Some fields, such as
firstName, are not available for all records, especially in earlier periods. This is due to the limited availability of metadata in historical sources. Other columns may also contain missing values for older entries.
License
This dataset is distributed under the CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication.