Recent Trends in Event Data Analysis of Latin American Politics

Session Submission Type: Workshop

Abstract

The use of "event data"—data sets of political and social events usually compiled from news media sources—has become increasingly popular in sociology and political science. In this workshop, practitioners of event data analysis will share their experiences of developing event data in Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. They will discuss the application of this methodology in the analysis of contentious politics and social movements in Latin America, pros and cons as well as potentials and limitations of such data, and recent innovations in the field.

Sub Track

• Civil Society and Social Movements

Session Organizers

• Moises Arce, University of Missouri

• Takeshi Wada, The University of Tokyo

Chair

• Takeshi Wada, The University of Tokyo

Presenters

• Moises Arce, University of Missouri

• Angela M Alonso, USP

• Federico L Schuster, University of Buenos Aires

• Rodrigo M Medel Sierralta, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - COES