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Jan Schwalbach @janschwalbach.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨New article in Nature Scientific Data: The ParlLawSpeech Parliamentary Text Data Collection > 3 Million Parliamentary Bills, Laws, and Speeches from 8 Legislatures: doi.org/10.1038/s415... with @lukashetzer.eurosky.social @sopro.bsky.social @chrauh.bsky.social @miklossebok.bsky.social 1/6
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The ParlLawSpeech Parliamentary Text Data Collection > 3 Million Parliamentary Bills, Laws, and Speeches from 8 Legislatures - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - The ParlLawSpeech Parliamentary Text Data Collection > 3 Million Parliamentary Bills, Laws, and Speeches from 8 Legislatures
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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢 We’re hiring a Senior Scientist in Computational Communication Science at the University of Vienna! Come join our CCL Team and work on building a research infrastructure for #CSS @medem.bsky.social 🤓 📍 Vienna | 4-year position | full-time Apply via the University of Vienna job portal 👇
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Senior Scientist (Postdoc)
Senior Scientist (Postdoc)
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The WhoGov Project @whogov.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The WhoGov Project has a new webpage 🎉 It brings our datasets, publications, team, and news together in one home. We have big plans for expanding the dataset and building the project, and we'll keep it updated. Take a look (and join our mailing list): whogov.net
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WhoGov — Data on governing elites
Mapping the people who govern us — worldwide and across centuries. WhoGov provides open, global data on the members of government, from 1966 to today. Hosted at the University of Oslo.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🇪🇺 MEDem is on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026. Our new blog post takes a closer look at what this means for MEDem’s future and for the wider MEDem community. Thank you to everyone who has helped bring MEDem to this point. The work continues! 🤝 www.medem.eu/medem-on-the...
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Graphic announcing MEDem's inclusion in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026. The left side features the MEDem logo above the text "Inclusion in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026." On the right are the ESFRI logo with the words "Strategy Report on Research Infrastructures – Roadmap 2026" and the colorful ESFRI Roadmap icon. The design uses a blue and white color scheme with geometric background elements.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
A major milestone for #DemocracyResearch. 🏛️ MEDem has been included in the ESFRI Roadmap, recognizing its role in advancing the empirical study of Democracy in Europe. 🇪🇺 Thank you to everyone who helped bring us to this point! 🙏 #ResearchInfrastructure⚙️
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Holzleitner, Schütze: Austria set to become a centre for European democracy research
European research infrastructure MEDem included in the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 – headquarters at the University of Vienna
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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Competence and Service Center for Interoperability (CSCI) within @medem.bsky.social develops conceptual mappings, harmonization protocols, validation diagnostics, and ATLAS-ready specifications that make heterogeneous democracy-related data jointly usable.
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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Feiert mit uns 50 Jahre @oegk.bsky.social & erfahrt mehr über unsere Arbeit zu politischem Vertrauen, Wissenschaftskommunikation, Online-Inzivilität, Medieneffekten auf Einstellungen zu Migration, Wohlfahrtsstaatswahrnehmungen, Debatten zur Energiewende & @medem.bsky.social! #KWT2026 Details👇
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CCL at KWT 2026
Here’s where to catch our team at KWT 2026 this week!
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Computational Communication Science Lab (CCL) @compcommlab.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Yay infrastructure! 🧰 @marvins.bsky.social cial and @janabernhard.bsky.social present a first usecase between @medem.bsky.social l AmCAT instance and @iriscc.bsky.social sky.social climate reporting dataset. at #COMPTEXT2026
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
📢 Open data is not enough if it cannot be found, understood, linked, and reused. That is why MEDem welcomes the @dfg.de call to strengthen resilient research data infrastructures, especially for Democracy Research hat depends on linking diverse data across countries and time. 🔗 shorturl.at/VLdLC
Screenshot of a DFG webpage titled “On the Resilience of Research Data Infrastructures,” showing the DFG logo, breadcrumb navigation, and a banner image of a digital cloud in a server room.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
📘 What can party manifestos tell us about party competition across democracies? Our latest MEDem Data Network Focus spotlights the @manifestoproj.bsky.social with insights from Pola Lehmann (@wzb.bsky.social) and Simon Franzmann (@uni-goettingen.de). Read more: www.medem.eu/medem-data-n...
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FORS Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences @forsresearch.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Pre-announcement: Call for questions, Selects 2027 Contribute your questions to the Swiss electoral study during the 2027 federal elections. 📅 Call: end of April 2026 🗓 Deadline: end of June 2026 Selects 2023, including datasets, questionnaires & documentation www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🌍📊 From survey data quality to research infrastructures: The #CSDIWorkshop 2026 in Vienna brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss current challenges and innovations in comparative survey design and implementation. Read more in our latest #MEDemBlog: www.medem.eu/csdi-worksho...
Workshop graphic for the CSDI Workshop 2026 in Vienna featuring the logos of CSDI, MEDem, the Generations & Gender Programme, and Meeting Destination Vienna above three event photos showing speakers presenting at the University of Vienna.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Key takeaway from our panel at #CSDI with @jamoeberl.bsky.social, @paulbederke.bsky.social & @ggp.bsky.social on data linkage and interoperability: Better connected research communities 👉 better connected data 👉 more comparable research across countries and time!
Panel session at the Comparative Survey Design workshop at the University of Vienna: four speakers stand at the front of a conference room, one presenting with a microphone while others stand beside a podium and projection screen displaying the university website.
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Consortium of National Election Studies @handle.invalid · 24/03/2026
Looking for ideas on how to secure funding for your next election survey?💡 📢 Attend the next #CNES Online Seminar on: “Fundraising Strategies: Experiences, Ideas and Practical Insights in a Challenging Era for Electoral Research” 📅 May 19th 15:00-16:00 Central European Time (UTC/GMT+2).
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🌟 Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) workshop kicks off in Vienna! Hosted by MEDem, it brings together researchers and practitioners to advance survey data linkage and harmonization. Looking forward to the discussions ahead, especially our panel tomorrow. Stay tuned!
Researcher Julie de Jong introducing CSDISylvia Kritzinger welcoming words for CSDI workshop
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The new V-Dem Democracy Report 2026 is out: “Unraveling the Democratic Era.” @vdeminstitute.bsky.social has all the facts.
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Consortium of National Election Studies @handle.invalid · 11/03/2026
We are happy and proud to participate in @medem.bsky.social , the #researchinfrastructure that will elevate European #democracy research 🚀 Thank you #MEDem for castingen the spotlight on us with this piece 👇
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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📢 Out Now! V-Dem Dataset v16 & the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 💾 The V-Dem Dataset: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... 📰 The Report "Unraveling The Democratic Era?”: v-dem.net/publications... 📈 Explore the new data with the V-Dem Graphing tools: v-dem.net/graphing/gra... #PoliSky #PoliSciSky 1/3
Two map graphs show the state of liberal democracy according to the V-Dem Liberal Democracy index for 2025 and 2024. The higher the score (or darker blue), the more democratic the country. Lower scores (or dark red) mean less democratic. While North and South America, Western Europe and Oceania are mostly in the blue, most parts of Asia and Africa are in the red in 2025. 
In comparison to the map for 2024, the map graph for 2025 shows democratic backsliding in some traditionally stable democracies in Western Europe and North America, in particular the USA, United Kingdom and Italy.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
How do we connect election studies across countries? The Consortium of National Election Studies links national election study teams and supports comparative research on elections and voting behaviour. On our blog, Olga Gyafarsova explains how the network started and what it offers. Read more 👇
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MEDem Data Network Focus: CNES – Monitoring Electoral Democracy
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Great to have @ecpmf.bsky.social supporting #MEDem Media freedom is a core part of democracy research, and we are excited to see the #MEDemCommunity continue to grow. 🗳️📊
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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
There is still one month left to apply to the WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites. The deadline is the 1st of April. It takes place in Oslo, August 20-21st, 2026. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood. Call is found here : bit.ly/whogovminico...
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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Having worked on MEDem since 2022, I am incredibly proud of how far we have come. This would not have been possible without the broad support of such committed #MEDemCommunity. If there is one thing I am absolutely convinced of, it is that #DemocracyResearch needs its own #ResearchInfrastructure. 🤞
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
MEDem attended the #ESFRIroadmap2026 hearings ✅ This crucial step was only possible thanks to our incredible community. Thank you for the continued trust and strong support! 🙌 But what does this milestone mean, and what comes next? Read more on our #MEDemBlog 👉 www.medem.eu/a-shared-ste...
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Societal Analytics Lab @societal-analytics.nl · 26/02/2026
Together, we deployed a new instance of AmCAT (amcat4.labs.vu.nl) for the @medem.bsky.social project in Vienna — strengthening infrastructure for open & reproducible computational content analysis.
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Amsterdam Content Analysis Toolkit
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Jennifer Oser @jenny-oser.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
⬇️Thrilled to join as an Inaugural Member of the Israel National Consortium MEDem @medem.bsky.social : Liron Lavi (BIU), @noamgidron.bsky.social (HUJI), Osnat Akirav (ISPSA), @yaelrkaplan.bsky.social (OU), @acavari.bsky.social & Asif Efrat (RU), @ayakter.bsky.social & @liranharsgor.bsky.social ✨
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
🌐 Our colleagues @liranharsgor.bsky.social ky.social, @jenny-oser.bsky.social & @ayakter.bsky.social have formed a National Consortium in Israel 🇮🇱. An important step toward consolidating national efforts! Thank you for your trust & investing in the infrastructural foundations our field depends on 🤝
Graphic announcing Israel joining the MEDem National Coordinators Network. The MEDem logo appears at the top left, with a map of Europe at the top right highlighting participating countries in blue. Below are three circular headshots labeled Jennifer Oser, Liran Harsgor, and Alon Yakter. Under each photo is their institutional affiliation: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, University of Haifa, and Tel Aviv University. At the bottom, the MEDem website (medem.eu) and contact email (info@medem.eu) are displayed.
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European Values Study @evs-values.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
📅Thursday, reading tip day! 🌱Staying on theme with Clean Energy Day, today’s reading tip is: “Right-wing ideology reduces the effects of education on climate change beliefs in more developed countries.” 📄 Explore the full article 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #EVS #Climate #Europe #EVS2026
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European Values Study @evs-values.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
EVS 2026 is underway 🌍🚀 The 6th wave of the EVS combines its historic values ​​time series with a new framework on European Values, addressing democracy, rule of law, sustainability, and Europe in a changing world. Fieldwork started in Dec 2025 and continues across Europe in 2026. bit.ly/45T969x
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European Social Survey @ess-survey.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
As part of the PUSHBACKLASH project, @gesis.org 🇩🇪 have released the #European #Gender Attitudes Harmonized Database. This database includes our #data harmonised with three other major #surveys: Eurobarometer 🇪🇺, @evs-values.bsky.social and @isspsurvey.bsky.social.
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European Gender Attitudes Harmonized Database (1981-2022)
The PUSHBACKLASH European Gender Attitudes Harmonized Database (1981–2022) integrates data from four major European cross-national survey programmes.
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Marvin Stein @marvinstein.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
The datasets from our @protestinstitut.bsky.social project ‘20 years of protest survey data’ are finally online for scientific re-use. We processed 30+ datasets, covering protests on peace, climate, trade, migration, equality & more. Now available @gesis.org 👇 search.gesis.org?source=%7B%2...
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Please share - @pewresearch.org wants to hire a data archivist who will be an advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...
Pew Research Center is seeking a Data Archivist to support our commitment to open science and data transparency. This newly created role will play a key part in enhancing the accessibility, usability, and reproducibility of our research data while continuing to protect the privacy and identity of our survey participants. 

As Data Archivist, you will lead efforts to create and implement best practices for preparing, documenting, and disseminating datasets. These best practices should maximize FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) principles while minimizing disclosure risk. You will work across teams to ensure our data is well-organized and thoroughly documented. 

You will serve as an internal advocate for data users, helping to ensure that our datasets are not only accurate and comprehensive but also easy to discover and reuse by researchers, journalists, and the public.   

This is a full-time, Pew Research Center position. The position is funded by an external grant and limited to a two-year term.   Primary Responsibilities 

Develop optimization procedures to improve discoverability of our datasets on internal and external platforms 

Develop and maintain standards to improve accessibility of our microdata and tab plans by changing/adding formats and/or adding documentation 

Identify metadata documentation best practices and a process to implement those best practices at the Center 

Work with Legal to evaluate most appropriate license to publicly share the Center's survey data, including Creative Common options

Identify and correct processing inefficiencies in our data publication process 

Sit on the internal Disclosure Risk Taskforce 

Document analytical decisions and code to support transparency and replicability, including the development of a RACI chart for publishing code to recreate derived variables that are used in reports but are not included in the microdata 

Manage/create merged time series datasets for select Center datasets 

Identify a process for internally archiving data and projects that are no longer in active use 

Identify and implement a process to assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOI) to microdata 

Prepare and upload public-facing datasets and restricted-use datasets for external sharing. 

Train staff on FAIR principles and best practices in data archiving. Education/Training/Experience 

Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in library sciences, organizational management, or a related field.  

5-7 years of experience with data archiving, database management, or survey research. This may include graduate training at the MA/PhD level or equivalent experience in an applied setting. 

At least 3-5 years of experience applying FAIR and open science principles. 

Background in social science research or data curation. 

Experience in data management, archiving, or research support. 

Familiarity with FAIR principles, Creative Common licensing, data privacy principles, and exposure risk.

Proficiency in metadata standards and documentation tools. 

Experience managing research projects, including working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. 

Experience with statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Stata) and reproducible research workflows. 

 

 

Knowledge, Skill and Workplace Requirements 

Strong organizational and communication skills. 

Detail oriented with exacting standards to maintain accuracy and impartiality in all work products. 

Ability to work independently to carry out special projects from start to finish. 

Ability to balance numerous tasks simultaneously. 

Ability to work collaboratively and collegially with other team members, as well as with staff from other Pew Research Center teams. 

Ability to balance competing priorities and identify optimal solutions 

 

FLSA Status: Exempt  

Compensation: Starting salary is commensurate with experience within the range of $100,000 - $120,000. 

Hybrid Work Schedule: Pew Research Center staff are required to be present in the Center’s Washington, D.C., office three core days weekly (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).  Staff may work virtually from remote locations on other days in a typical work week.
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Marta Kozłowska @mkozlowska.eurosky.social · 12/01/2026
I realised I follow several journals and now I learn about new publications and interesting papers often here first - so I made a Starter Pack with journal accounts in case you wanted to as well. Let me know if I missed an important journal and I'll add it. go.bsky.app/L57tAru
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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 12/01/2026
Call for Co-Editor of @pdyearbook.bsky.social (PDY) - deadline 31st of January 2026. ✅ Are you passionate about data and analysis? ✅ Do you have a strong research background in political parties and governments in Europe and beyond? Find out how to apply - cup.org/4soRGLQ
Advertisement for the Political Data Yearbook, inviting individuals to join the editorial team, with a "Find out more" button.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The #EuropeanDemocracyShield is an important step toward coordinated, evidence-driven democratic resilience in the EU. Its focus on a protected information space, free and fair elections, and evidence-based policymaking aligns closely with MEDem’s mission. We fully support this initiative.
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MEDem welcomes the European Democracy Shield - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
MEDem welcomes the European Democracy Shield The European Commission’s newly presented European Democracy Shield sets a clear agenda for strengthening democratic resilience across the EU. Its emphasis...
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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
📢 New Thematic dataset: 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 The #Demscore v6 update comes with a new thematic dataset on Laws and Liberties. Available for free at the Demscore website: www.demscore.se/data/themati... More info in 🧵1(3) #SocialScienceData #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
📢 Don’t miss the next #CNES Seminar, a deep dive into #migrant #electionstudies!
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European Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
📣 Our Methods School winter programme is now LIVE #ecprms 📆 16 – 27 Feb 2026 💻 Online 🔓 Join the priority booking list by Wed 29 Oct buff.ly/gMBSzZ8 ✅ First pick of courses 🎓 Expert-led training on #quantitative, #qualitative, creative & mixed research methods
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Methods School: 16 – 27 February 2026
Get priority access and book 48 hours early!
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Just 2 weeks to go until our ODISSEI Annual Conference 2025! 🗓️ 4 November 2025 | 📍 Jaarbeurs, Utrecht | 🆓 FREE REGISTRATION Register 👉 odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
🎓 Interested in #PoliticalBehavior, #SurveyData & #ComparativeResearch? @forsresearch.bsky.social & the University of Lausanne 🇨🇭 are hiring a PhD researcher in comparative political behavior — join a great team and contribute to #MEDem’s Service Center for Survey Data! 🗓️ Apply by 9 Nov! 👉
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Opportunités de carrière : Assistant·e·diplômé·e en sciences politiques dans le domaine des comportements politiques comparés (22500)
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
✨ From Data to Impact: The #MEDemConference recap is now online! Two days of exchange, reflection, and collaboration with inspiring voices from media, policy, and academia, innovative tools, & plenty of photo highlights showing the #MEDemCommunity in action 📸 👉 Read the full #MEDemBlog post here:
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From Data to Impact: MEDem Conference 2025 - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
From Data to Impact: MEDEM CONFERENCE 2025 The 3rd MEDem Conference took place at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne. Over the course of two days, researchers, policymakers, ...
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Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) @share-eric.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Do you have a degree in social sciences or a related field? And are you interested in becoming part of Europe's largest social science panel study? Then apply for the position of Survey Specialist as part of the German country team: share-eric.eu/news-events/...
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Job Offer SBI - Survey Specialist (f/m/d) - SHARE-DE
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
✨ Two inspiring days at the #MEDemConference wrapped up with our #MEDemBoD meeting! A big thank you to @gesis.org for hosting us in Cologne — and for the chance to meet one of the city’s most famous residents: Die Maus, star of the legendary German TV show "Die Sendung mit der Maus". 🐭🎉
A group of MEDem team members standing outside in Cologne, gathered around a bright orange statue of the Mouse from the German children’s TV show Die Sendung mit der Maus.A group photo of MEDem team members in front of a screen displaying the MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) logo.
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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Twelve years ago, I used AmCAT for the first time. Today it’s exciting to see it finding its place in @medem.bsky.social 🗳️📊 – and wow, so much hard work has gone into it since then… 😱
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Day 2 of the #MEDemConference at @gesis.org starts with powerful tool demos: 🔍 AmCAT @sof14g1l.bsky.social on enabling large-scale text analysis of media & political debates. 🌐 HarDIS @sziaja.bsky.social on harmonizing and sustaining cross-national democracy data (surveys, parties, experts).
Sofia Gil-Clavel stands at a podium presenting AmCAT at the 3rd MEDem Conference. Behind her, a slide shows the AmCAT team (Kasper Welbers, Wouter van Atteveldt, Johannes Gruber, Sofia Gil-Clavel) with the tagline: “Developed by researchers for researchers, society, and data savvy users.” Logos of MEDem, VU Amsterdam, and the Societal Analytics Lab are displayed at the top.Sebastian Ziaja stands at a podium presenting HarDIS (Harmony in the Democratic Ideological Space) at the 3rd MEDem Conference. A slide behind him shows the HarDIS team (Lea Kaftan, Paul Bederke, Selçuk Timur Uluer) with the logos of MEDem, GESIS Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, and OSCARS (the funding initiative).
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Jakob-Moritz Eberl @jamoeberl.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Somewhat ironically, we have come together to #MakeDemocracyResearchGreatAgain. Always a pleasure – and quite humbling – to see the #MEDemCommunity gather to discuss where @medem.bsky.social should be headed in the coming years. #ResearchInfrastructures ⚙️
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Dr. Andrea Wiesner @andreawiesner.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I really enjoyed the inspiring keynote speeches by @sldelange.bsky.social and @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social at the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org in Cologne! ⭐
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Johannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
@simonsaysnothin.bsky.social at #MEDem Conf: we need to integrate our efforts instead of researchers all building their own datasets and infrastructure. Couldn't agree more!


Integrate

○ Researchers get lost in building fragmented data
infrastructures (case in point: me).
○ specialized collection is fine, but fragmented
dissemination hinders use.
○ Lack of integration blocks comparative research.

Whot I'd like MEDem to build towards

○ Incentivization of shared infrastructures
○ Toolkits to standardize data collection (measurement and interoperability)
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Next at the #MEDemConference – @LorenzoDeSio presents his vision for the #MEDemServiceGatewayHub 🌐 – featuring #ATLAS, our living encyclopedia designed to make democracy data findable, comparable, reusable, and linkable. Discover more about our #MEDemTools 👉 link in bio!
Lorenzo De Sio presents at the 3rd MEDem Conference 2025, standing beside a projection of the MEDem Service Gateway Hub. The slide shows tools including MEDem ATLAS, METEOR, AmCAT, and HarDIS, which support comparative democracy research.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
🚀 Kicking off day 1 of the 3rd #MEDemConference at @gesis.org! From @sldelange.bsky.social discussing radical-right normalization 🗳️ to calls to consolidate democracy data by @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social 📊 — keynotes spotlight why #MEDem matters for democracy.
Sarah de Lange presents at the 3rd MEDem Conference 2025. Behind her, a slide shows the book “The Normalization of the Radical Right” and a quote on how radical-right behavior grows when previously hidden views become socially acceptable.Simon Munzert speaks at the 3rd MEDem Conference 2025 on the past, present, and future of democracy research.
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MEDem @medem.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
They say: once there’s a paper 📝, it’s real… 🎉 #MEDem in #EPS @ecpr.bsky.social The paper outlines how MEDem will strengthen #OpenScience by making data #FAIR in #DemocracyResearch – and how scholars across Europe are joining forces to build a truly open #ResearchInfrastructure ⚙️
Screenshot of the article “Open science in democracy research: the research infrastructure ‘Monitoring Electoral Democracy’ (MEDem)” published in European Political Science. The header shows the journal name, DOI link, and the label “DEBATE.” Below, the title is followed by the author list: Hajo Boomgaarden, Alexia Katsanidou, Sylvia Kritzinger, Georg Lutz, Johanna Willmann, and Jakob-Moritz Eberl. The abstract explains the aims of MEDem as a European research infrastructure to make democracy research data FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable). Keywords listed include open science, FAIR data, ESFRI roadmap, research infrastructure, democracy research, data harmonization, data linking, and data set search. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00534-8
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