Public Diplomacy Effects of Trump's Election in the Balkans

This dataset supports replication of a study on public diplomacy and country favorability. It examines the effects of the 2016 U.S. presidential election in Balkan countries. The data was authored by Ridvan Peshkopia and is hosted by the Foreign Policy Analysis Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in country favorability metrics before and after the 2016 U.S. election.
• Model the relationship between public-diplomacy-dissonant events and survey-based attitudes.
• Replicate statistical analyses from the associated Foreign Policy Analysis article.

Strengths

• Dataset is specifically designed for replication of a peer-reviewed academic article.
• Associated with the Foreign Policy Analysis Dataverse, a repository for social science research.
• Last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• The specific variables, column names, and row count are not described in the input.
• The geographic scope is limited to Balkan countries, which may limit generalizability.
• The dataset's structure and file formats are unknown, complicating immediate usability.

Provenance

Source

Foreign Policy Analysis Dataverse

Collection Method

Replication data for an academic article; likely includes survey or aggregated public opinion data.

Time Range

Centered around the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

Freshness

2026-02-21

Geography

Balkan countries