V-Dem Institute
@vdeminstitute.bsky.social
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.
❓Are expert’s pessimism about global democracy affecting their coding of democracy locally, and thus greatly inflating estimates of global democratic backsliding?
Find out in the new V-Dem Working Paper: v-dem.net/media/public...
❗Spoiler alert for 🎞️ and 🧵
1(6)
#PoliSciSky #Polisky #ExpertCoding
Find out in the new V-Dem Working Paper: v-dem.net/media/public...
❗Spoiler alert for 🎞️ and 🧵
1(6)
#PoliSciSky #Polisky #ExpertCoding
August 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
❓Are expert’s pessimism about global democracy affecting their coding of democracy locally, and thus greatly inflating estimates of global democratic backsliding?
Find out in the new V-Dem Working Paper: v-dem.net/media/public...
❗Spoiler alert for 🎞️ and 🧵
1(6)
#PoliSciSky #Polisky #ExpertCoding
Find out in the new V-Dem Working Paper: v-dem.net/media/public...
❗Spoiler alert for 🎞️ and 🧵
1(6)
#PoliSciSky #Polisky #ExpertCoding
Want to explore how history shapes democracy, test big-picture theories, or pick case studies based on historical experience?
Introducing 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 - a new R package and #VDemInstitute #WorkingPaper.
🧵1(4)
#Polisky #ResearchData #StockData #PoliticalScience
#PoliSciSky #demstock #DemocracyResearch
Introducing 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 - a new R package and #VDemInstitute #WorkingPaper.
🧵1(4)
#Polisky #ResearchData #StockData #PoliticalScience
#PoliSciSky #demstock #DemocracyResearch
May 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Want to explore how history shapes democracy, test big-picture theories, or pick case studies based on historical experience?
Introducing 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 - a new R package and #VDemInstitute #WorkingPaper.
🧵1(4)
#Polisky #ResearchData #StockData #PoliticalScience
#PoliSciSky #demstock #DemocracyResearch
Introducing 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸 - a new R package and #VDemInstitute #WorkingPaper.
🧵1(4)
#Polisky #ResearchData #StockData #PoliticalScience
#PoliSciSky #demstock #DemocracyResearch
Out now! New article "State of the world 2024: 25 years of autocratization – democracy trumped?" in Democratization.
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
by @marinanord.bsky.social, @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, Ana Good God, and @silindberg.bsky.social
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScience #USA
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
by @marinanord.bsky.social, @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, Ana Good God, and @silindberg.bsky.social
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScience #USA
April 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Out now! New article "State of the world 2024: 25 years of autocratization – democracy trumped?" in Democratization.
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
by @marinanord.bsky.social, @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, Ana Good God, and @silindberg.bsky.social
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScience #USA
doi.org/10.1080/1351...
by @marinanord.bsky.social, @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social, Ana Good God, and @silindberg.bsky.social
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScience #USA
💡 Understanding the V-Dem Rankings and Index Scores
“How can you rank Country X like you do, look at what is happening there right now?!”
Watch 🎞️ or read in 🧵1(7)
#PoliSky #PoliSciData #SocialScience #PoliSciSky #DemocracyData #VDemMethodology #Methodology #DemocracyRankings #DemocracyIndex
“How can you rank Country X like you do, look at what is happening there right now?!”
Watch 🎞️ or read in 🧵1(7)
#PoliSky #PoliSciData #SocialScience #PoliSciSky #DemocracyData #VDemMethodology #Methodology #DemocracyRankings #DemocracyIndex
April 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
💡 Understanding the V-Dem Rankings and Index Scores
“How can you rank Country X like you do, look at what is happening there right now?!”
Watch 🎞️ or read in 🧵1(7)
#PoliSky #PoliSciData #SocialScience #PoliSciSky #DemocracyData #VDemMethodology #Methodology #DemocracyRankings #DemocracyIndex
“How can you rank Country X like you do, look at what is happening there right now?!”
Watch 🎞️ or read in 🧵1(7)
#PoliSky #PoliSciData #SocialScience #PoliSciSky #DemocracyData #VDemMethodology #Methodology #DemocracyRankings #DemocracyIndex
📢 New #WorkingPaper
Are waves of #democratization and #autocratization best understood as outcomes of structural shifts in the underlying democratization process or as manifestations of a stable process that naturally produces wave-like patterns over time?
1/3
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #Waves #Simulation
Are waves of #democratization and #autocratization best understood as outcomes of structural shifts in the underlying democratization process or as manifestations of a stable process that naturally produces wave-like patterns over time?
1/3
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #Waves #Simulation
March 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
📢 New #WorkingPaper
Are waves of #democratization and #autocratization best understood as outcomes of structural shifts in the underlying democratization process or as manifestations of a stable process that naturally produces wave-like patterns over time?
1/3
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #Waves #Simulation
Are waves of #democratization and #autocratization best understood as outcomes of structural shifts in the underlying democratization process or as manifestations of a stable process that naturally produces wave-like patterns over time?
1/3
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #Waves #Simulation