V-Party Dataset

The V-Party dataset includes global data on Political Parties.

The V-Party v2 versions posted on February 9th contained an error that resulted in an imprecise application of the formula for v2xpa_antiplural. We strongly advise downloading the data again using the links below if you downloaded the initial files.

How to download the V-Party dataset

Each ZIP includes: Dataset, Codebook, and Party Coding Units

Decide which type of dataset fits your purpose

Country-Party-Date or Coder-Level.

Select your preferred format

SPSS, STATA, CSV or R.

Download the file

To download the file, click on the format in the column 'download' that corresponds to your preferred choice (e.g. 'R' or 'CSV'). Enter your details in the pop-up window. The dataset and documentation are now ready to be used.

V-Party Dataset Version 2

Dataset type and size	Download	Published
Country-Party-Date	SPSS STATA CSV R	Feb 2022
Coder-Level: V-Party	CSV	Feb 2022

Suggested Citations

Staffan I. Lindberg, Nils Düpont, Masaaki Higashijima, Yaman Berker Kavasoglu, Kyle L. Marquardt, Michael Bernhard, Holger Döring, Allen Hicken, Melis Laebens, Juraj Medzihorsky, Anja Neundorf, Ora John Reuter, Saskia Ruth–Lovell, Keith R. Weghorst, Nina Wiesehomeier, Joseph Wright, Nazifa Alizada, Paul Bederke, Lisa Gastaldi, Sandra Grahn, Garry Hindle, Nina Ilchenko, Johannes von Römer, Steven Wilson, Daniel Pemstein, Brigitte Seim. 2022. Varieties of Party Identity and Organization (V–Party) Dataset V2. Varieties of Democracy (V–Dem) Project. https://doi.org/10.23696/vpartydsv2

and

Pemstein, Daniel, Kyle L. Marquardt, Eitan Tzelgov, Yi-ting Wang, Juraj Medzihorsky, Joshua Krusell, Farhad Miri, and Johannes von Römer. 2020. "The V-Dem Measurement Model: Latent Variable Analysis for Cross-National and Cross-Temporal Expert-Coded Data". V-Dem Working Paper No. 21. 5th edition. University of Gothenburg: Varieties of Democracy Institute.

Documentation

Download the V-Party
Codebook.

All V-Party variables are included in the Codebook.

Suggested citation: Staffan I. Lindberg, Nils Düpont, Masaaki Higashijima, Yaman Berker Kavasoglu, Kyle L. Marquardt, Michael Bernhard, Holger Döring, Allen Hicken, Melis Laebens, Juraj Medzihorsky, Anja Neundorf, Ora John Reuter, Saskia Ruth–Lovell, Keith R. Weghorst, Nina Wiesehomeier, Joseph Wright, Nazifa Alizada, Paul Bederke, Lisa Gastaldi, Sandra Grahn, Garry Hindle, Nina Ilchenko, Johannes von Römer, Steven Wilson, Daniel Pemstein, and Brigitte Seim. 2022. “Codebook Varieties of Party Identity and Organization (V–Party) V2”. Varieties of Democracy (V–Dem) Project. https://doi.org/10.23696/vpartydsv2

Documentation

Download the V-Dem
Party Coding Units Document.

Suggested citation: Staffan I. Lindberg, Nils Düpont, Masaaki Higashijima, Yaman Berker Kavasoglu, Kyle L. Marquardt, Michael Bernhard, Holger Döring, Allen Hicken, Melis Laebens, Juraj Medzihorsky, Anja Neundorf, Ora John Reuter, Saskia Ruth–Lovell, Keith R. Weghorst, Nina Wiesehomeier, Joseph Wright, Nazifa Alizada, Paul Bederke, Lisa Gastaldi, Sandra Grahn, Garry Hindle, Nina Ilchenko, Johannes von Römer, Steven Wilson, Daniel Pemstein, and Brigitte Seim. 2022. “V–Dem Party Coding Units V2”. Varieties of Democracy (V–Dem) Project.

Publications

Download the V-Party
Briefing Paper.

Authors: Anna Lührmann, Juraj Medzihorsky, Garry Hindle, Staffan I. Lindberg.

University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Paper, No. 09, October 2020.