Over 70 participants joined the discussion 👥 – showing that a @medem.bsky.social #Community is already taking shape in #CEE. There’s strong interest in contributing to #DemocracyData that is more #Findable, #Accessible, #Interoperable & #Reusable 🔎📊.

Download “Global Trends and Expert Perceptions: Pessimism and the Assessment of Democratic Backsliding”: v-dem.net/media/public...
By @kailmarkvart.bsky.social, @danpemstein.com , Brigitte Seim, John Gerring, @chknutsen.bsky.social, and Yunus Orhan
#Democracy #ExpertCodedData #DemocracyData
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Visualizing V-Dem data: Harassment of journalists, 2014 & 2024
May 3 is #WorldPressFreedomDay. We used the V-Dem mapping tool to show the V-Dem #HarassmentOfJournalists indicator in 2024. We added the same map for 2014 for comparison.
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#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #DemocracyData

🚨 Reminder: Don't forget to apply for an internship at V-Dem Institute!
📆 Deadline April 28 for Fall 2025.

Read more at v-dem.net/about/intern...

#SocialScience #PoliticalScience #Internship #DemocracyResearch #Student
#PoliSky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #SocialScienceData #DemocracyData

💡 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?!”

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#PoliSky #PoliSciData #SocialScience #PoliSciSky #DemocracyData #VDemMethodology #Methodology #DemocracyRankings #DemocracyIndex

💡Where Does the V-Dem Data Come From and Who Collects It?
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Read more about V-Dem’s recruitment and use of Expert Coders: v-dem.net/about/v-dem-...

#PoliSky #PoliticalScienceData #SocialScience #DemocracyData #VDemInstitute

@demscore.bsky.social
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✨ Happening now: @jamoeberl.bsky.social presents #MEDem as an evolving European #ResearchInfrastructure for #DemocracyData 🗳️, showcasing the first prototypes of #MEDemTools 🛠️ to an interdisciplinary audience at the Technical University of Vienna 🏫.

#DemocracyResearch #DataLinkage #ERI

🌍📊 #MEDem will facilitate comparative #DemocracyResearch by harmonizing data on countries, institutions, parties, politicians, media, and voters – making it easier to link #DemocracyData across actors, space, and time 🔗.

Discover more at medem.eu and join the #MEDemCommunity! 🚀