News and Research articles on Election research

Volume 15, Issue 1

Election research in the age of regulated data access under the EU Digital Services Act

Philipp Darius, Hertie School
Johannes Breuer, Center for Advanced Internet Studies (CAIS)
Simon Kruschinski, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
Felicia Loecherbach, University of Amsterdam
Jasmin Riedl, University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Sebastian Stier, GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
PUBLISHED ON: 16 Feb 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.1.2080

In this paper, the authors discuss the implications of regulated data access under the European Digital Services Act for election research.

KEYWORDS: Digital Services Act (DSA), Regulatory governance, Digital platforms, Election research, Data access