🏛️ Governance & Rights Analysis
Text Analysis of UN General Assembly Speeches
Global Citizen Thriving Study
📊 Analysis Overview
130
Countries Analyzed
273,626
Total Words Processed
2105
Avg Speech Length
0.834
Overall Sentiment
📋 Key Findings
- Text Coverage: Analyzed UN speeches from 6 continents covering 130 countries
- Overall Sentiment: Average sentiment score of 0.834 indicates generally positive discourse
- Most Discussed Theme: Human Rights was the most frequently mentioned governance topic
- Speech Length: Average speech length of 2105 words shows substantial diplomatic discourse
😊 Sentiment Analysis
117
Positive Speeches
0
Neutral Speeches
11
Negative Speeches
2.000
Sentiment Range
🔍 Sentiment Insights
- Most Positive: Chile demonstrated the most positive diplomatic discourse
- Most Critical: China showed the most critical or cautious diplomatic tone
- Overall Tone: 90.0% of speeches were predominantly positive
- Regional Variation: Sentiment varies significantly across continents, indicating different diplomatic priorities and challenges
🎯 Governance Themes Analysis
📖 Theme Categories Analyzed
- Democracy: Electoral processes, democratic institutions, representation
- Human Rights: Civil rights, equality, discrimination, justice
- Rule of Law: Legal frameworks, judicial systems, accountability
- Governance: Government institutions, leadership, administration
- Corruption: Ethics, integrity, transparency, clean government
- Civil Society: NGOs, citizen participation, community engagement
- Press Freedom: Media freedom, information access, expression
- Women's Rights: Gender equality, women's empowerment
🎯 Theme Analysis Insights
- Most Discussed: Human Rights with 717 total mentions
- Widespread Topics: 116 countries discussed human rights
- Regional Focus: Different continents emphasize different governance themes
- Correlation Patterns: Countries with high democracy mentions also tend to discuss human rights extensively
🔍 Topic Modeling Results
📝 Discovered Topics
Topic 1
Key terms: aggression, russia, power, want, right
Topic 2
Key terms: aggression, russia, power, want, right
Topic 3
Key terms: aggression, russia, power, want, right
Topic 4
Key terms: aggression, russia, power, want, right
Topic 5
Key terms: ukraine, order, council, crisis, cooperation
🔍 Topic Modeling Insights
- Thematic Clusters: UN speeches naturally cluster into 5 main thematic areas
- Regional Patterns: Different continents show varying emphasis on different topics
- Document Classification: Each speech is assigned to its most prominent topic based on content analysis
- Governance Focus: Topics reveal the main governance and diplomatic priorities discussed at the UN level
☁️ Word Analysis
📝 Word Analysis Insights
- Common Themes: Most frequently used words reflect core diplomatic and governance concerns
- Global Priorities: Word frequency indicates shared international priorities and challenges
- Diplomatic Language: Analysis reveals the formal diplomatic vocabulary used in UN contexts
- Focus Areas: Word patterns show which governance topics receive the most attention globally
🔬 Methodology
📊 Analysis Methods
- Text Preprocessing: Cleaned and normalized text data, removed special characters and standardized formatting
- Sentiment Analysis: Used NLTK's VADER sentiment analyzer for compound sentiment scores
- Theme Detection: Keyword-based analysis using predefined governance vocabulary
- Topic Modeling: Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) with TF-IDF vectorization
- Statistical Testing: Regional comparisons and correlation analysis
⚖️ Limitations
- Language Scope: Analysis limited to English translations of speeches
- Formal Context: UN speeches represent formal diplomatic discourse, not internal governance practices
- Single Time Point: Data represents one year's speeches, not longitudinal trends
- Keyword Limitations: Theme detection based on predefined vocabulary may miss nuanced discussions
🎯 Research Applications
- Diplomatic Analysis: Understanding country priorities and concerns in international forums
- Governance Research: Identifying global patterns in governance discourse
- Policy Analysis: Revealing which governance themes receive international attention
- Comparative Studies: Analyzing differences in governance priorities across regions