
Transcripts from all German state parliaments.
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Full texts of speeches since 2000
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Standardized Data Format
All state parliaments, one database. Search the speeches of all state parliaments in one place. The metadata are standardized.
Extensive Metadata
There is session-related, speech-related and mandate-related metadata for each paragraph. This enables tracking e.g. by person or party.
One Text Corpus, Three Access Options
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Authors: Eric Beltermann, Dr. Antonios Souris, Dr. Christoph Nguyen, Prof. Dr. Sabine Kropp
Fully citable version of Stateparl.de that can be used for research purposes. Contains speeches from the years 2000 to 2023
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