This study explores xenophobic events related to refugees and migration using the GDELT 2.0 database and APIs through visualizations. We conducted two case studies -- the first being an analysis of refugee-related news following the death of a two-year-old Syrian boy, Alan Kurdi, and the second a surge in news articles in March 2021 based on the data obtained from GDELT API. In addition to the two case studies, we present a discussion of our exploratory data analysis steps and the challenges encountered while working with GDELT data and its tools.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2305.01708,
title = {Exploring Xenophobic Events through GDELT Data Analysis},
author = {Himarsha R. Jayanetti and Erika Frydenlund and Michele C. Weigle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.01708},
year = {2023}
}