PODIO: POlitical DIscourse Ontology
type: Ontology
version IRI: v2.0
imports: ontology#
imports: ns#
imports: http://www.w3.org/2006/time#2016
abstract: This research addresses the need for the systematic organization and integration of political discourse, regardless of the communication channels employed, whether rooted in social platforms or dissemination channels. The aim is to facilitate nuanced and advanced analyses that consider specific aspects of the political domain, including the persuasive nature of discourse, the ideological basis of the messages, the targeted audience (wether groups or comcommunities), and the temporal context of communication. The resulting ontology, named PODIO (POlitical DIscourse Ontology), offers a structured framework to enhance the understanding of political debate.
contributor: Ana Iglesias-Molina
contributor: Carlos Badenes-Olmedo
contributor: Oscar Corcho
created: 2023-11-27
creator: Ibai Guillen-Pacho
description: Ontology for modelling political discourse across channels and content.
language: english
license: cc-by4.0
modified: 2025-10-24
publisher: oeg.fi.upm.es
preferred namespace prefix: podio
preferred namespace uri: http://w3id.org/podio#
version info: v2.0

Domain Includes
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2020-01-20
comment: A suggested class for subjects of this property.

Range Includes
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2020-01-20
comment: A suggested class for values of this property.

Title
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 1999-07-02
comment: A name given to the resource.
note: A [second property](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/#http://purl.org/dc/terms/title) with the same name as this property has been declared in the [dcterms: namespace](http://purl.org/dc/terms/). See the Introduction to the document [DCMI Metadata Terms](/specifications/dublin-core/dcmi-terms/) for an explanation.

publisher
type: AnnotationProperty
range: Agent
type: ObjectProperty
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource available.

Conforms To
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2001-05-21
comment: An established standard to which the described resource conforms.
sub property of: relation

has part
type: AnnotationProperty
sub property of: relation
inverse of: is part of
comment: A related resource that is included either physically or logically in the described resource.

is part of
type: AnnotationProperty
sub property of: relation
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included.

Medium
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2000-07-11
comment: The material or physical carrier of the resource.
sub property of: format

Publisher
type: AnnotationProperty
sub property of: publisher
type: ObjectProperty
issued: 2008-01-14
comment: An entity responsible for making the resource available.

Spatial Coverage
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2000-07-11
comment: Spatial characteristics of the resource.
sub property of: coverage

Temporal Coverage
type: AnnotationProperty
issued: 2000-07-11
comment: Temporal characteristics of the resource.
sub property of: coverage

metadata
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Lynx Document
range: Metadata
comment: Document metadata. See the properties under this elements in http://lynx-project.eu/doc/lkg/#idtablemetadataelements

interaction statistic
type: ObjectProperty
comment: The number of interactions for the CreativeWork.

shared content
type: ObjectProperty
comment: A CreativeWork such as an image, video, or audio clip shared as part of this posting.

has target
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: target of
domain: Discourse
range: Agent
comment: Target of the discourse.

proposed as candidate by
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: proposes candidate
domain: Agent
range: Political Party Manifesto
comment: The political manifesto that presents this agent as candidate to the elections.

proposes candidate
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Political Party Manifesto
range: Agent
comment: The political candidate presented by the political party in its manifesto for the electoral campaign.

repost
type: ObjectProperty
inverse of: is reposted by
domain: UserAccount
range: Post
comment: This account has reposted this post. A kind of sharing action.

is reposted by
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Post
range: UserAccount
comment: The account that reposted this post.

target of
type: ObjectProperty
domain: Agent
range: Discourse
comment: Discourse of which the agent is the target.

ideology
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Class
  intersection of: Discourse
  intersection of: Political Party Manifesto
range: string
comment: Ideology to which the text is related

content
type: DatatypeProperty
domain: Class
  intersection of: Container
  intersection of: Item
  intersection of: Discourse
  intersection of: Political Party Manifesto
range: Literal
type: NamedIndividual
comment: Text that can discuss or be related to politics.

Legislation
type: Class
equivalent class: Approved Policy
subclass of: Lynx Document

Lynx Document
type: Class

Part of a LynxDocument
type: Class

Metadata
type: Class

Bibliographic Resource
type: Class
issued: 2008-01-14
comment: A book, article, or other documentary resource.

Policy
type: Class

Creative Work
type: Class

Interaction Counter
type: Class

Political Party
type: Class

Social Media Posting
type: Class

Approved Policy
type: Class
subclass of: Policy
subclass of: Expository
comment: Plan or course of action in a legislative document approved by a competent authority.

Conversational
type: Class
subclass of: Post
subclass of: Social Media Posting
subclass of: Discourse
comment: Discourse that enables direct replies and interactions with the audience.

Discourse
type: Class
subclass of: Creative Work
subclass of: Instant
comment: Atomic unit of political information that an agent can generate in an instance of time.

Expository
type: Class
subclass of: Discourse
comment: Discourse in which the content aims to inform about a specific topic with an ordered and hierarchical structure. It is not possible to reply or interact directly with the audience.

Hashtag
type: Class
subclass of: Container
comment: A word or phrase preceded by a hash sign (#) used to identify digital content on a specific topic

Political Party Manifesto
type: Class
subclass of: Bibliographic Resource
subclass of: Creative Work
comment: Formal list of political goals that a political party or individual candidate seeks to enact. The goals are expressed as political proposals.

Policy Proposal
type: Class
subclass of: Policy
subclass of: Expository
comment: A not legally binding plan or course of action proposed by a Political Party.

Agent
type: Class

Document

Online Account