EPP Family Facebook Data: Quantitative and Qualitative Dataset

1,537,359 data points comprise this dataset from the official Facebook accounts of the European People's Party (EPP) political family. It contains both quantitative metrics and qualitative content from a three-year period. The dataset's cross-platform presence on figshare suggests it is a recognized resource for studying political communication.

Use Cases

• Analyzing political messaging strategies based on qualitative Facebook post content.
• Tracking engagement trends over time using quantitative metrics from the three-year period.
• Comparing communication patterns within the EPP political family across different accounts.
• Studying the evolution of European political discourse on social media from mid-2022 to mid-2025.

Strengths

• Contains a substantial volume of data, with a reported size of 1,537,359 units.
• Covers a defined and recent three-year time range from July 2022 to June 2025.
• Is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0, facilitating reuse and sharing.

Limitations

• Column names and a precise row count are not provided, limiting understanding of the data structure.
• The dataset description is brief and lacks detail on specific collection methods or variables.
• The 'Last updated' date (2026-03-18) is after the stated data collection period, which may indicate metadata updates rather than new data.

Provenance

Source

Official Facebook accounts of the European People's Party (EPP) family.

Collection Method

Likely collected via Facebook's APIs or web scraping, though the specific method is not detailed.

Time Range

1 July 2022 – 30 June 2025

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-18 according to figshare metadata.

Geography

Europe (inferred from focus on the European People's Party).