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.
Deadline extended! Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science - Apply by April 15.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
