Replication Data for Hate Speech Prosecution Effects on Legal and Democratic Support

Replication Data for a study by Roderik Rekker of the University of Amsterdam investigates the effect of prosecuting politicians for hate speech on public support for the legal system and democracy. The study combines three research designs—an experiment, a quasi-experiment, and a nine-year panel study—focused on the 2016 conviction of Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The data likely contains survey and panel responses measuring support levels among different voter groups before and after the verdict.

Use Cases

• Analyzing changes in support for democracy based on survey responses before and after a political event
• Modeling the effect of legal verdicts on different voter segments, such as 'assimilationists'
• Studying long-term trends in political discontent using panel data spanning nine years
• Comparing experimental and quasi-experimental results on a single case study

Strengths

• Data is derived from three combined research designs: an experiment, a quasi-experiment, and a nine-year panel study
• Study focuses on a specific, high-profile legal case (the 2016 conviction of Geert Wilders)
• Analysis distinguishes effects among specific voter groups, such as 'assimilationists'

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single national case study

Provenance

Source

University of Amsterdam

Collection Method

Combined experimental, quasi-experimental, and longitudinal panel survey designs

Time Range

Study period includes data points around the 2016 verdict and a nine-year panel

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Geography

Netherlands