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Newsletter November 2021
What are the dividends of democratic governance? On Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st, 2021, the Case for Democracy Conference, organized by the V-Dem Institute with support from the European Union, will provide answers to this question. 

The Case for Democracy Conference brings together leading scholars from various fields of expertise to share the latest, cutting-edge scientific knowledge on dividends of democracy with policymakers and practitioners, on a series of policy-relevant outcomes:
  • Economic development (SDG #1, 8, 10)
  • Human Development and Global Health (SDG #2, 3, 6)
  • Education and Empowering Women and Girls (SDG #4, 5)
  • Sustainable Environment and Climate Change Mitigation (SDG #13, 14, 15)
  • Peace and Human Security (SDG #16)
  • Public goods and Corruption (SDG #16)
The conference will be live-streamed on YouTube. Stay tuned!
Call for Country Experts
The Varieties of Democracy Institute (V-Dem) is looking for new Country Experts to contribute to our data update in January 2022 for these 10 countries: 

Angola, Burma/Myanmar, Gambia, Guyana, Liberia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Suriname, Tanzania, Vanuatu

Read more about the role as a Country Expert and apply here. Existing Country Experts do not need to apply.
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position at V-Dem Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg. Deadline: 17 Dec.
Publications
V-Dem in News
  1. ”Estudo Inclui O Brasil Entre Países Com Declínio Democrático”. Congresso em Foco. 19 Nov. 
  2. ”As democracy wanes in Central America, citizens vote with their feet”. The Hill. 19 Nov. 
  3. ”India ranks 82 in global bribery risk rankings, falls by five spots”. The Policy Times. 19 Nov. 
  4. ”Los aliados de EE. UU. impulsan el declive de la democracia en el mundo, afirma un nuevo estudio”. The New York Times. 18 Nov. 
  5. “Migration and geopolitics: the Belarus-Poland border crisis”. MENAFN. 17 Nov. 
  6. “David Miliband’s speech at the AidEx 10th Anniversary Conference: Civil Society and the Age of Impunity”. International Rescue Committee. 17 Nov. 
  7. “India’s Ranking Dips By Five Spots In Latest Global Bribery Risk List”. The Logical Indian. 18 Nov. 
  8. “India Stands at 82 in Global Buisness Bribery Risk Rankings”. The Wire. 18 Nov. 
  9. “Ex-Civil Servants Express ‘Enormous Concern’ Over India’s Slipping Ranks in Global Indices”. NewsClick. 16 Nov. 
  10. “India falls to 82nd spot in global bribery risk ranking”. Deccan Herald. 17 Nov. 
  11. “World bribery Chance Score: India ranks 82nd within the World Bribery Chance Score, down 5 puts”. NewsTrace. 17 Nov. 
  12. “TRACE Publishes its 2021 Bribery Risk Matrix”. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. 17 Nov. 
  13. “U.S. Allies Drive Much of World’s Democratic Decline, Data Shows”. The New York Times. 
  14. “Open statement on India’s plummeting rank in key global indices: Constitutional Conduct”. Mathrubhumi. 15 Nov.
  15. “U.S. and Its Allies Are Fuelling Worldwide Erosion of Democracy, Analysis Shows”. Common Dreams. 16 Nov. 
  16. “Ex-bureaucrats and diplomats urge to protect statute rights”. The Telegraph. 16 Nov. 
  17. “American democracy is on the treadmill of doom: How do we get off?”. Salon. 15 Nov. 
  18. “Constitutional Values in Danger Say Former Civil Servants”. The Citizen. 15 Nov. 
  19. “Africa’s deceptive democracy”. City Press. 12 Nov. 
  20. ”How do we explain India’s descent into religious majoritarianism and empty promises of prosperity?”. Daily Maverick. 10 Nov. 
  21. ”Will his electoral “pantomime” in Nicaragua turn against Daniel Ortega?”. The Times Hub. 11 Nov.
  22. ”[뉴스의 人物] 노벨평화상 수상자 마리아 레사, 드미트리 무라토프”. Monthly Chosun. Nov. 
  23. “The case of India’s falling indices”. Deccan Herald. 10 Nov.
  24. ”¿Se volverá en contra de Daniel Ortega su “pantomima” electoral en Nicaragua?”. The Conversation. 8 Nov. 
  25. “Stopping Democratic Backsliding”. International Politics and Society. 8 Nov. 
  26. ”Seçim adil ve özgür olmalı”. Yeni Asya. 5 Nov. 
  27. ”Navigating the Democracy-Security Dilemma in U.S. Foreign Policy: Lessons from Egypt, India, and Turkey”. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 4 Nov. 
  28. “What makes PM Modi unceasingly target human rights activists?”. The News Minute. 2 Nov. 
  29. “Stopping Democratic Backsliding”. Social Europe. 1 Nov. 
  30. “Il FAascino Della Democrazia Illiberale”. l’Opinione della Libertà. 2 Nov.   
  31. ”The big idea: Is democracy up to the task of climate change”. The Guardian. 1 Nov.
  32. ”Århundrets comeback? Ett år til presidentvalget i Brasil”. Agenda Magasin. 31 Oct.
  33. “天主教教宗同意受邀訪印度 盼早日成行”. The Central News Agency. 30 Oct.   
  34. ”莫迪首次会教宗 邀请造访印度”. Swissinfo.ch. 30 Oct. 
  35. ”Why the Age of Impunity endangers us all”. The New Statesman. 29 Oct. 
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