The V-Dem Institute’s Democracy Report 2024 reveals a concerning global trend of declining quality of elections, and the US is no exception. Contrary to the allegations made by Trump and his supporters, the main reason for this worsening is not an increased prevalence of election fraud or irregularities.
The Presidential elections in the US on November 5 take place in an environment of “toxic” levels of polarization and increasing political violence. The outcome of the election is often framed by both sides as pivotal for the survival of the US democracy. V-Dem indicators provide evidence of a significant worsening of the quality of debate in the US over the past decade.
V-Dem Institute will take part in the APSA Conference in Philadelphia, September 5-8, 2024. We hope to see many of you there!
The Launch of the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2024 and the V-Dem Dataset version 14 will take place on March 7.
A statement released on November 20, calling on the United Nations to appoint a special rapporteur on democracy, has been signed by more than 80 civil society organizations, networks, and research institutions, including V-Dem.
We invite applications for one or more post-doctoral researchers in Political Science, to conduct research within the V-Dem Institute research programs.
The V-Dem project has a global network of around 4000 Country Experts, who provide crucial information via our online surveys. We are now looking to expand our number of Country Experts.
EU democracy assistance is effective in promoting democracy, but in countries that also receive aid from authoritarian donors, support for democracy can decrease. At the same time, citizens are concerned that aid from authoritarian regimes can contribute to corruption and a lack of accountability among local politicians, a dissertation from the University of Gothenburg shows.
It’s summer and time for a well-earned rest. Why not spend it listening to a pod on democracy? Or for some light reading, maybe a few of our new working papers?
It is with our deepest regrets we convey that V-Dem Institute Associate Professor Keith Weghorst passed away in leukemia on March 30th, 2023.Our warmest thoughts and heartfelt sympathies are with…
