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Open Data’s Potential for Political History

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2014

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Milligan, Ian

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Canadian Parliamentary Review

Abstract

The recent trend of “open government” initiatives has provided an exciting new source of material for digital humanities researchers. Large datasets allow these scholars to engage in “distant reading” exercises to provide context in ways previously not possible. In this article, the author provides examples of the tools researchers can use to expand their understanding of the country’s political history and of the changing nature of parliamentary institutions and debates. He concludes with suggestions for ways to gain the maximum benefit from these data releases.

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This article appears with permission by the original publisher: Canadian Parliamentary Review, Winter 37(4), 2014.

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Open data, Digital humanities, Open government

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http://www.revparl.ca/english/issue.asp?param=221&art=1621
 http://hdl.handle.net/10012/11646

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