New V-Dem Institute Director Steven Wilson
We welcome the new V-Dem Institute Director Steven Wilson, and ask him a few questions about his new role, his priorities for V-Dem and what research interest he brings with him to the project.
New Research Projects on Democratic Resilience
Two new research projects will tackle the issue of democratic resilience, in different ways. We congratulate the V-Dem researchers involved in the two projects that received funding from the Swedish Research Council.
Out Now: Portuguese Version of Democracy Report 2025
The Portuguese version of the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2025 also contains a new section, taking a closer look at the democratic development in the Portuguese-speaking countries across the world.
Summer Reading List
In the northern hemisphere it’s summer and time for a well-earned rest. If you are among the over 84,000 people who already downloaded this year’s V-Dem Institute Democracy Report, here are a few other tips for your summer reading list!
Spanish Translation of Democracy Report 2025 available
The Spanish translation of the Democracy Report 2025 is now available. It includes a new section on legislative oversight and democratic resilience in Latin America.
25 April: Portugal's Carnation Revolution of 1974 - 75 and the start of the “Third Wave of Democratization”
The V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg, in collaboration with the Embassy of Portugal in Stockholm, invites you to mark the occasion of the 50 year anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution.
Press Release: Restrictions to freedom of expression as democracy loses ground
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.
V-Dem in Numbers 2024
A look back at 2024 before the upcoming release of version 15 of the V-Dem dataset and the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2025
Season's Greetings from the V-Dem Institute
Season's Greetings from the V-Dem Institute with some tips on what to read, listen to, and watch during the holidays, and a heads-up of what’s to come in 2025.
Targeted Call for Country Experts
V-Dem’s data is a mix of observable data (official statistics) and expert coded data. More than 4200 Country Experts have contributed to the V-Dem project over the years, providing detailed, local knowledge from qualified experts familiar with political developments in a given country via our online surveys.
For this coming data collection cycle, we would like a few more applications from experts on a small number of countries and subject areas/surveys.