New indices, new indicators, more data: New V-Dem dataset is out

The new dataset of the global data collection project ‘Varieties of Democracy’ (V-Dem) is out and can be downloaded free of charge here (SPSS, STATA, CSV, R): https://www.v-dem.net/en/data/data-version-9/. The V-Dem data is used by scholars, journalists and policy makers around the world in order to understand current and past developments…

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Joined the great data collection project V-Dem

Now it is official: I am very happy to take over the roll as country coordinator on Luxembourg at the great data collection project Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), which aims to provide a new approach to conceptualising and measuring democracy worldwide. It compiles “a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects…

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