About SPELL
Small European States Digital Diplomacy explores how small European states use social media and computational methods to shape diplomatic communication, strategic narratives, and policy practice.
Duration
36 months
Start
01/07/2025
Domain Area
Computational Social Science (CSS)
Field
International Relations (IR)
Why this project matters
Digital diplomacy generates large volumes of data that cannot be examined manually. SPELL adds a computational perspective to International Relations by combining social media analysis, narrative analysis, sentiment analysis, social graphs, and dashboard reporting.
SPELL platform workflow
01
X Data Collection
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02
Data Cleaning & Storage
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03
LLM Assisted Annotation
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04
Semantic Analysis
07
Reports & Spreadsheets
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06
Analytics Dashboard
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05
Social Graph Analysis
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Research Scope and Outputs
Cross-national Sample
Small EU member states, excluding France, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Spain.
Metrics
Frequency of posts, average sentiment, presence expansion, informational reach, engagement signals.
Ethics & Privacy
Anonymized, untraceable reporting and privacy-preserving handling of public data.
Outputs
Open-source platform, free ready-to-use application, dashboard reporting, and a manual for policy makers.
Meet the Team
Paidi
Revecca
Symeonidis Andreas
Diamantopoulos Themistoklis
Malamas Nikolaos
Nastos
Dimitris
Simaioforidou Maria
Kouskouveli Filitsa Ioanna