Democratic backsliding is now happening in well-established democracies. Democracy in the USA is deteriorating at unprecedented speed, and media and journalists are increasingly targeted across the world. This, and more, is reported in the latest Democracy Report from the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg.
Democratic countries are now in the minority, freedom of expression is declining, and high levels of disinformation and polarization fuel democratic backsliding. This, and much more, is reported in the latest Democracy Report from the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg.
The Launch of the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2024 and the V-Dem Dataset version 14 will take place on March 7.
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?
As part of our commitment to advancing knowledge on the dividends of democracy, the V-Dem institute has produced a policy brief on gender and democracy, outlining the mutual constitutive relationship between the two.
Institutional Order in Episodes of Autocratization Authors: Yuko Sato, Martin Lundstedt, Kelly Morrison, Vanessa A. Boese, Staffan I. Lindberg.Abstract: Are there patterns in the sequences of institutional change when democracies…
