A-WEB and OAS Election Observation Reports: Comparative Analysis of 14 Reports

A comparative analysis of international election observation reports from the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB) and the Organization of American States (OAS). The dataset covers 14 reports from seven elections since 2023, using sentence-level coding to analyze issue emphasis, actor focus, evaluation tone, and normative language. It was authored by Hyo-sook Kim and uploaded to figshare in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare technical versus political emphasis in election assessments based on the described focus areas of A-WEB and OAS.
• Analyze the tone and core assessments of electoral processes across different observer organizations.
• Study the use of normative language in international election observation reports.
• Investigate the concept of implementation diversity and strategic adaptation in norm enforcement.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 14 reports covering seven elections, providing a basis for comparative analysis.
• Analysis employs sentence-level coding across multiple dimensions: issue emphasis, actor focus, evaluation tone, and normative language.
• Data is shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 232.2 KB; its scope is limited to 14 reports from two organizations.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Comparative analysis of reports produced by A-WEB and OAS, using sentence-level coding.

Time Range

Reports cover elections since 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 05:41:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Reports likely cover elections in regions relevant to A-WEB and OAS, but specific countries are not stated.