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The V-Dem Institute is an independent research institute and the Headquarters of the V-Dem project, based at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The V-Dem project (Varieties of Democracy) is a unique approach to conceptualizing and measuring democracy.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5d ago

📢 Apply now for an #internship with V-Dem during spring 2027! We are looking for two interns with an interest in #democracy as a research area, quantitative research, and data collection. More information and application: v-dem.net/about/intern... 📆 Apply by November 1, 2026. #PoliSciSky

Invitation to apply for internships at V-Dem Institute. Includes a QR code that leads to the internship information and application at the V-Dem website.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 6d ago

In Gothenburg? V-Dem Institute Director Steven Wilson will take part in a panel at the Göteborg Bookfair titled 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 – 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆. 📅 Thursday September 24, 15:00-15:40 🌐 Svenska Mässan; H05:26 bokmassan.se/programs/fri... #GöteborgBookfair #bokmässan

Frihetens rapporter – verktyg för en motståndskraftig demokrati - Bokmässan

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 7d ago

#GoW Swedish Elections and Political Climate Sweden’s national elections took place September 13. This week’s graph looks at some key aspects that surround the election environment, namely polarization and political parties’ use of hate speech and disinformation. 👇 v-dem.net/weekly_graph... #Polisky

A graph showing the development of the V-Dem indicators Party dissemination of false information domestic, Polarization of Society, and Political parties hate speech for Sweden between the years 2010 to 2025. The graph shows a gradual increase in political parties’ hate speech and dissemination of false information, and polarization of society over the last 15 years.

UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 2w ago

Is democracy declining? What do citizens think? Has anywhere stemmed or reversed backsliding? On 13 October, hear from @clandwehr.bsky.social, Seema Shah @internationalidea.bsky.social and Jan Teorell @vdeminstitute.bsky.social at our free, online event. Sign up 👉️ ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

The health of democracy in 2026. Tuesday 13 October 2026. 1:00pm–2:00pm. Prof Claudia Landwehr. Dr Seema Shah. Prof Jan Teorell. Chair: Prof Alan Renwick. UCL Constitution Unit.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 2w ago

📢 Job opportunity! University of Gothenburg is recruiting 25 early-career researchers through the 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. The Department of Political Science, home of V-Dem, is 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭-𝟮 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀. 📅 Apply by October 30, 2026 at direc.to/pmUP #PoliticalScienceJobs

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today is the #InternationalDayOfDemocracy. But what is democracy? Most agree that democracy is some form of “rule by the people”. But it’s open to debate what that actually means in practice, and what should be considered fundamental parts of the definition of democracy.👇 v-dem.net/news/interna...

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 3w ago

IN NEW ISSUE: How can resilience of democratic procedures, processes & principles be improved? Aurel Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social present a novel conceptualization & measurements of democratic resilience: buff.ly/3eDxbyH (OPEN ACCESS) @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau #polsci #polisky

Abstract
Why are some democracies more resilient than others? How can their resilience be improved? Answering these questions requires valid conceptualization and reliable measures of democratic resilience. This study presents a novel conceptualization and measurements of democratic resilience. It differentiates between democratic resilience as regime performance and regime capacity and introduces the Democratic Resilience Capacity Index. The index is the first and only measure available to empirically compare the ability of democracies to become or to remain resilient. We demonstrate the usefulness of our approach for empirical research through an exploratory study of 103 democracies since 2000. We find that resilience capacity strengthens the ability of a democracy to prevent a substantial loss of its democratic qualities and regime breakdown, but not its ability to recover from autocratization. This suggests that different forms of democratic resilience, though temporally connected, depend on different forms or combinations of resilience capacities.

CEI-Iscte @cei-iscte.bsky.social · last mo.

🎙️ O investigador Tiago Fernandes apresentou ao Jornal @publico.pt os resultados do Relatório da Democracia 2026 do @vdeminstitute.bsky.social. A versão portuguesa do relatório foi traduzida pelo CEI e inclui um capítulo dedicado a Portugal. 🔗 bit.ly/4zEPZgE bit.ly/4wOY0wY #Democracia #VDem #CEI

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · last mo.

🎉The Portuguese translation of the Democracy Report 2026 is out! “Relatório da Democracia 2026: Desvendar a Era Democrática?” includes a new article examining the origins and impact of the far-right in Portugal. Read more and download the translated report here: v-dem.net/news/the-por... #Polisky

Image with four graphs showing the development of the V-Dem variables political polarization, mobilization for autocracy, respect for counterarguments, and mobilization for democracy in Portugal from 2015 to 2025.
The graphs show a significant increase in political polarization, and a sharp increase in pro-autocratic mobilization since 2020. The deliberative dimension of democracy declined, measured by the respect for counterargument variable. Pro-democratic mass mobilization moved from very low levels in 2019 to numerous small-scale events between 2024 and 2025, paralleling the rise in pro-autocratic mobilization.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

In the northern hemisphere, it’s time for a summer break. 🌞 Why not use the well-earned rest to catch up with your democracy reading list? Here are some tips of recent publications from the V-Dem community. Links to the latest books, policy briefs and journal articles in the thread 🧵👇 1(4)

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#GraphOfTheWeek EU Candidacy and Rule of Law in #Moldova and #Ukraine Moldova and Ukraine have been granted EU candidacy status with improving the rule of law as a condition. This week’s graph shows developments in the rule of law for Moldova, Ukraine, and the EU. v-dem.net/weekly_graph... 🧵1(7)

A graph showing the development of the V-Dem Rule of law index for Moldova and Ukraine from 2013 to 2025, contrasted by the development in the EU as a whole. The graph shows that the Rule of Law Index for Moldova and Ukraine is below the EU as a whole, but that the past-decade trend is positive. However, for both countries, the improvements have stalled in recent years.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

June is #PrideMonth! 🌈 We mark this occasion by visualizing the V-Dem indicator “Power distributed by sexual orientation”, which measures to what extent political power is distributed according to sexual orientation, relative to their share of the population. 🧵1(6) #polisky #PoliSciSky #PolDataSky

A graph showing the development over the last 50 years for six regions in the world. A value of 0 means that LGBTQI+ are entirely excluded and deprived of any real political power, while 3 means that both LGBTQI+ and heterosexuals enjoy a degree of political power that is roughly proportional to their share of the population. All regions show an improvement in the period, with the MENA region scoring the lowest and showing the least improvement. On average the answers are around 1, meaning openly LGBTQI+ citizens have much less political power than heterosexuals. Only Europe is close to 2, meaning that LGBTQI+ citizens have somewhat less political power than heterosexual citizens, with Oceania on a sharp upwards trajectory in the past year, scoring 1.61 in 2025.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Find out what happened at the 4th DEMSOCRE conference, thank you #DEMSCORE, and see you next year again! #polisky #poldatasky #SocialScienceData #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData

Demscore@demscore.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The 4th DEMSCORE Conference highlighted the wide range of questions that can be explored using DEMSCORE and partner resources. Researchers of democracy, conflict, governance, and social inclusion shared ongoing research, methodological innovations, and new datasets. More: tinyurl.com/2es6vum5 🧵1(2)

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 Spanish version of the 2026 V-Dem Institute Democracy Report is out – with a new section examining the advance of far-right political projects in Latin America. Read more: v-dem.net/news/out-now... Download Informe sobre la democracia 2026 ¿El fin de la era democrática? v-dem.net/publications...

Three graphs showing the V-Dem Political Polarization indicator, Liberal Democracy index and Freedom of Expression index for El Salvador, Brazil, and Argentina, for the years 2000 - 2025. The graphs show an increase in political polarization around the time of the beginning of far-right governments in all three countries, and a decrease in the liberal democracy index and especially in the freedom of expression index after far-right governments came into power in all three countries.

Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How can resilience of democratic procedures, processes & principles be improved? Aurel Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social present a novel conceptualization & measurements of democratic resilience: buff.ly/SAwajGZ (OPEN ACCESS) @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We kick off the fourth DEMSCORE Conference with a welcome from Director @silindberg.bsky.social, University of Gothenburg Pro-Vice-Chancellor Carina Mallard, followed by DEMSCORE Steering Committee Chair @desireenilsson.bsky.social from Uppsala University, and a presentation of all the modules. 1(2)

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Out now: State of the world 2025: unravelling the democratic era? 📢 Read here: doi.org/10.1080/1351... The article analyses recent trends in democracy, autocracy, and regime transformation, presenting six main findings. Read below or watch the video to find out which. 🧵1(8) #PoliSky #PolDataSky

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Democracy researcher in Georgia/Caucasus? Don’t miss the official opening of V-Dem Regional Center Caucasus this Friday! V-Dem Institute Director Steven Wilson is joining the event for a keynote on the state of democracy. 📆 May 29, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, local time. 🌍University of Georgia (Tbilisi). 👇

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#GraphOfTheWeek Hungary: A U-Turn into a democratic future? 📈 After 16 years under Victor Orbán, Hungary has elected a new government following a landslide victory for Péter Magyar's Tisza party in the national elections on April 12. This week’s graph looks at two key trends between 2010-2025. 🧵1/10

Graph showing the development in Hungary on three V-Dem variables. ‘Legislature opposition parties’ measures oversight and investigatory powers of opposition parties on a scale of 0 (no possibilities) to 2 (high possibilies) and shows a small but steady decline between 2010 to 2025. The variable ‘Mobilization for democracy’ shows that the number of large and small scale protest events for democracy have increased drastically in the same period, apart from a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic, after which participation rebounded strongly. The third variable, ‘Regime opposition group size’, shows that citizens have continued to push back against the government, with growing size of opposition groups throughout the period, and especially from 2024.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Researching #AcademicFreedom? Apply for the remote research fellowship program with Scolars at Risk! 📆 Deadline May 29 www.scholarsatrisk.org/the-network-... V-Dem is connected to #ScolarsAtRisk through the Academic Freedom Project. #Polisky #PolDataSky #Academia #PoliticalScienceJobs #PoliSciSky

Call for Applications: 2026-27 Scholars at Risk (SAR) Academic Freedom Fellowships | Scholars at Risk

Scholars at Risk (SAR) is pleased to invite early-career researchers to apply for remote research fellowships focusing on academic freedom and related higher education values.

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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Very excited to be giving this talk on @vdeminstitute.bsky.social methodology on Tuesday, May 12, in Ulaanbaatar - it should be a great conversation! And thanks to @mongoliafocus.bsky.social for the great discussion (and contacts) that led to it! mongoliafocus.com/2026/03/demo...

Talk "The V-Dem Approach to Measuring Democracy" to be held at 1600 on May 12, at the Open Society Forum Conference Room in Ulaanbaatar.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5mo ago

May 3rd is the #WorldPressFreedomDay. For this occasion, we use the V-Dem mapping tool to visualize the V-Dem v16 data for the Government censorship effort - media indicator in 2025. To show the differences between the last 20 years, we add a map with data for 2005. 🧵1(7) #Polisky #PolDataSky #Media

Two graphs in the form of world maps, showing the extent governments attempt to censor the print or broadcast media in 2025 and 2005 across the world. The scale ranges from 0 to 4, with 0 meaning that attempts to censor are direct and routine’ to 4 meaning that attempts to censor rarely occur, and if discovered, the responsible officials are usually punished. In 2025, in most of Asia and large parts of Africa governments more often try to censor media. Among the worst affected in 2025 are Chad, Congo, Egypt, and Eritrea in Africa, Afghanistan, China, and Myanmar in Asia, Belarus, Russia, and Turkey in Europe, and Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela in Latin America.
Some of the biggest negative changes between the years 2005 and 2025 can be seen in Afghanistan, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, and the USA. Positive changes between the two years of comparison can be seen in for example Libya, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka.

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us and the other DEMSCORE partners in Gothenburg in June for the# DEMSCOREConference! @demscore.bsky.social @ucdp.bsky.social @qoginstitute.bsky.social @viewsforecasting.org ‬‬@repdem-org.bsky.social #COMPLAB #Polisky #PoliSciSky #SocialScience #SocialScienceData #PolDataSky #Academia #Policy

Demscore@demscore.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Democratic erosion and democratic resilience. Predicting and measuring conflicts. Governance and social inclusion. Independence of Electoral management bodies. Political party rhetoric and regime change. ➕ much more! Join the discussions at the DEMSCORE Conference: www.demscore.se/events/demsc...

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The #AcademicFreedom Index (AFI) is not just part of the V-Dem dataset; it is also a research project which produces a report on the state of academic freedom in the world every year. You can find some highlights from this year’s AFI update in the video (or in the thread below). 🧵1(11) #Polisky

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 6mo ago

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝! Postdoc Position at V-Dem Institute and GLD ❗ Applications still open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 15 here: tiny.cc/au61101 #PoliSky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceJobs #AcademicSky

Flag of University of Gothenburg, hanging from the wall of the Department of Political Science building. With and arrow saying: "Deadline extended. Apply by April 15." and the added text: "We're Hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Combined position at V-Dem Institute and Governance and Local Development Institute."

The Oslo Center @oslocenter.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The recording of our ‘State of Democracy’ seminar with @socentral.no l is now live! 🎥 @vdeminstitute.bsky.social's Marina Nord breaks down the #DemocracyReport2026, showing how global freedom has regressed to 1978 levels and why 74% of the world now lives in autocracy.

The State of Democracy in 2026 - Oslo seminar with V-Dem's Marina Nord

YouTube video by The Oslo Center

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 6mo ago

💡What is a V-Dem Country Coding Unit? A V-Dem “country” is a political unit enjoying at least some degree of functional and/or formal sovereignty. Watch the video or read in the thread to find out more. 👇 🧵1(8) #PoliSky #PoliSciSky #PolDataSky #PoliticalScienceData #VDemMethodology #VDemDataset

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🔜 Deadline April 1st! Just one week left to apply for the joint #postdoc position at Governance and Local Development Institute and V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. Application and more details here: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #Academia #Research

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science

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V-Dem Institute@vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢 We are hiring: Combined Postdoc position at V-Dem Institute and GLD! Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Application: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... 🧵1(4) #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceJobs #PostDoc

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 6mo ago

#DemocracyReport2026 When a country starts to democratize, what aspects of democracy improve? And conversely, when a country becomes less democratic, which aspects decline? The figures show the top 20 indicators that improve in the 18 democratizers, and decline in the 44 autocratizers. 1(4) #Polisky

V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 6mo ago

💡 What does V-Dem Data not cover? Watch the V-Dem Methodology video or read in the thread to find out! 👇 🧵1(9) #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #Academia #VDemMethodology #VDemDataset @vdemamlat.bsky.social