Session 1: Opening the Black Box of War

This session will focus on the challenges and possibilities of empirically documenting Russia’s war against Ukraine. Based on the inputs of the panelists on their respective experience with collecting quantitative data (esp. opinion polls and social media data) and qualitative data (esp. oral history data), the aim is to engage in an interactive discussion with all the participants many of whom will have their own experiences with collecting data amidst war. The representativeness, reliability, comparability, ethical standards and data archiving are among the issues to be discussed.