Historical Country Experts
The country experts are the most important contributors to the Historical V-Dem data. We are grateful for being able to draw on their expertise and for their efforts.
Note that these are the country experts for Historical V-Dem, coding 1789-1900. The country experts for V-Dem are confidential.
Country Experts
Afghanistan: Dr. Khalid Nadiri Argentina: Professor Paula Alonso Australia: Professor Sean Scalmer Austria: Dr. Florian Wenninger Baden: Dr. Felix Selgert Bavaria: Professor Laura Ulrich Bolivia: Professor Erick Langer Brazil: Professor Jeffrey D Needell Brunswick: Professor Klaus Pollmann Bulgaria: Dr. Martin Belov Burma: Professor Roberto Foa British India: Professor Roberto Foa Canada: Professor David E. Smith China: Dr. Michael Dillon Colombia: Dr. Silvia Otero Costa Rica: Professor David Diaz Arias Cuba: Dr. Guadalupe García Denmark: Professor Jens Wendel-Hansen Dominican Republic: Professor Eric Paul Roorda Ecuador: Professor Santiago Basabe Egypt: Dr. Basak Taraktas El Salvador: Professor Knut Walter Ethiopia: Dr. Sara Marzagora Finland: Dr. Johanna Wassholm Finland: Dr. Jennica Thylin-Klaus; Professor Julian Wright Germany: Professor Thomas Kuehne, Professor Felix Selgert, Professor Siegfried Weichlein, Professor Bernd Kasten, Professor Laura Ulrich, Professor Alberto Rinaldi, Professor Georg Vascik |
Greece: Dr. Nathalie Soursos Guatemala: Dr. Jorge Ramon Gonzales Ponciano Hanover: Professor Georg Vascik Haiti: Professor Philippe Girard Honduras: Professor Dario Euraque Hungary: Dr. Andras Becker Indonesia: Assistant Professor Marcus Mietzner Iran: Professor Ali Ansari Italy: Professor Maurizio Cotta, Professor Daniela Felisini, Professor Daniele Pipitone, Researcher Laura Di Fiore, Professor Klaus Pollmann Japan: Professor Frances Rosenbluth Korea, South: Professor Michael Seth Liberia: Professor Caree Banton Libya: Professor Anna Baldinetti Madagascar: Professor Solofo Randrianja Mecklenburg-Schwerin: Professor Bernd Kasten Mexico: Distinguished Professor Jaime E. Rodríguez O.; Professor José Antonio Aguilar Rivera Modena: Professor Alberto Rinaldi Montenegro: Dr. Vuk Uskokovic Morocco: Associate Professor Richard Pennell Nepal: Professor Roberto Foa Netherlands: Dr. Mark Edward Hay New Zealand: Professor Tom Brooking Norway: Dr. Jardar Sørvoll Oldenburg: Professor Georg Vascik Ottoman Empire: Dr. Basak Taraktas; Professor Carter V. Findley |
Papal States: Professor Daniela Felisini Paraguay: Professor Thomas L. Whigham Parma: Professor Lucia Togninelli Peru: Dr. Alicia del Aguila Poland: Professor Michal Kopczyński Portugal: Professor Rui Branco Romania: Dr. Bogdan Mateescu Russia: Dr. Brendan McElroy Sardinia-Piedmont: Professor Daniele Pipitone Saudi Arabia: Professor Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Professor Siegfried Weichlein Saxony: Professor Siegfried Weichlein Serbia: Professor Danko Leovac Spain: Professor Juan Simal, Professor Florencia Peyrou, Professor Juan Luis Pan Sweden: Dr. Magnus Olofsson Switzerland: Professor Martin Lengwiler; Dr. Beat Stüdli Tunisia: Assistant Professor Ismael Montana Tuscany: Dr. Sheyla Moroni Two Sicilies: Researcher Laura Di Fiore United Kingdom: Professor Melissa Turoff Uruguay: Professor Daniel Chasquetti United States: Professor Christoph England Uzbekistan: Anonymous expert Venezuela: Professor Guillermo Aveledo Coll Vietnam: Professor Davis Bradley Wurttemberg: Professor Felix Selgert Yemen: Professor Isa Blumi Zanzibar: Associate Professor Beatrice Nicolini |