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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Is democracy declining? What do citizens think? Has anywhere stemmed or reversed backsliding? On 13 October, hear from @clandwehr.bsky.social, Seema Shah @internationalidea.bsky.social and Jan Teorell @vdeminstitute.bsky.social at our free, online event. Sign up 👉️ ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

The health of democracy in 2026. Tuesday 13 October 2026. 1:00pm–2:00pm. Prof Claudia Landwehr. Dr Seema Shah. Prof Jan Teorell. Chair: Prof Alan Renwick. UCL Constitution Unit.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📢 Apply now for an #internship with V-Dem during spring 2027! We are looking for two interns with an interest in #democracy as a research area, quantitative research, and data collection. More information and application: v-dem.net/about/intern... 📆 Apply by November 1, 2026. #PoliSciSky

Invitation to apply for internships at V-Dem Institute. Includes a QR code that leads to the internship information and application at the V-Dem website.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In Gothenburg? V-Dem Institute Director Steven Wilson will take part in a panel at the Göteborg Bookfair titled 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 – 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆. 📅 Thursday September 24, 15:00-15:40 🌐 Svenska Mässan; H05:26 bokmassan.se/programs/fri... #GöteborgBookfair #bokmässan

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#GoW Swedish Elections and Political Climate Sweden’s national elections took place September 13. This week’s graph looks at some key aspects that surround the election environment, namely polarization and political parties’ use of hate speech and disinformation. 👇 v-dem.net/weekly_graph... #Polisky

A graph showing the development of the V-Dem indicators Party dissemination of false information domestic, Polarization of Society, and Political parties hate speech for Sweden between the years 2010 to 2025. The graph shows a gradual increase in political parties’ hate speech and dissemination of false information, and polarization of society over the last 15 years.

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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📢 Job opportunity! University of Gothenburg is recruiting 25 early-career researchers through the 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. The Department of Political Science, home of V-Dem, is 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭-𝟮 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀. 📅 Apply by October 30, 2026 at direc.to/pmUP #PoliticalScienceJobs

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today is the #InternationalDayOfDemocracy. But what is democracy? Most agree that democracy is some form of “rule by the people”. But it’s open to debate what that actually means in practice, and what should be considered fundamental parts of the definition of democracy.👇 v-dem.net/news/interna...

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

IN NEW ISSUE: How can resilience of democratic procedures, processes & principles be improved? Aurel Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social present a novel conceptualization & measurements of democratic resilience: buff.ly/3eDxbyH (OPEN ACCESS) @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau #polsci #polisky

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Why are some democracies more resilient than others? How can their resilience be improved? Answering these questions requires valid conceptualization and reliable measures of democratic resilience. This study presents a novel conceptualization and measurements of democratic resilience. It differentiates between democratic resilience as regime performance and regime capacity and introduces the Democratic Resilience Capacity Index. The index is the first and only measure available to empirically compare the ability of democracies to become or to remain resilient. We demonstrate the usefulness of our approach for empirical research through an exploratory study of 103 democracies since 2000. We find that resilience capacity strengthens the ability of a democracy to prevent a substantial loss of its democratic qualities and regime breakdown, but not its ability to recover from autocratization. This suggests that different forms of democratic resilience, though temporally connected, depend on different forms or combinations of resilience capacities.

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CEI-Iscte @cei-iscte.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🎙️ O investigador Tiago Fernandes apresentou ao Jornal @publico.pt os resultados do Relatório da Democracia 2026 do @vdeminstitute.bsky.social. A versão portuguesa do relatório foi traduzida pelo CEI e inclui um capítulo dedicado a Portugal. 🔗 bit.ly/4zEPZgE bit.ly/4wOY0wY #Democracia #VDem #CEI

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

🎉The Portuguese translation of the Democracy Report 2026 is out! “Relatório da Democracia 2026: Desvendar a Era Democrática?” includes a new article examining the origins and impact of the far-right in Portugal. Read more and download the translated report here: v-dem.net/news/the-por... #Polisky

Image with four graphs showing the development of the V-Dem variables political polarization, mobilization for autocracy, respect for counterarguments, and mobilization for democracy in Portugal from 2015 to 2025.
The graphs show a significant increase in political polarization, and a sharp increase in pro-autocratic mobilization since 2020. The deliberative dimension of democracy declined, measured by the respect for counterargument variable. Pro-democratic mass mobilization moved from very low levels in 2019 to numerous small-scale events between 2024 and 2025, paralleling the rise in pro-autocratic mobilization.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

In the northern hemisphere, it’s time for a summer break. 🌞 Why not use the well-earned rest to catch up with your democracy reading list? Here are some tips of recent publications from the V-Dem community. Links to the latest books, policy briefs and journal articles in the thread 🧵👇 1(4)

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

#GraphOfTheWeek EU Candidacy and Rule of Law in #Moldova and #Ukraine Moldova and Ukraine have been granted EU candidacy status with improving the rule of law as a condition. This week’s graph shows developments in the rule of law for Moldova, Ukraine, and the EU. v-dem.net/weekly_graph... 🧵1(7)

A graph showing the development of the V-Dem Rule of law index for Moldova and Ukraine from 2013 to 2025, contrasted by the development in the EU as a whole. The graph shows that the Rule of Law Index for Moldova and Ukraine is below the EU as a whole, but that the past-decade trend is positive. However, for both countries, the improvements have stalled in recent years.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

June is #PrideMonth! 🌈 We mark this occasion by visualizing the V-Dem indicator “Power distributed by sexual orientation”, which measures to what extent political power is distributed according to sexual orientation, relative to their share of the population. 🧵1(6) #polisky #PoliSciSky #PolDataSky

A graph showing the development over the last 50 years for six regions in the world. A value of 0 means that LGBTQI+ are entirely excluded and deprived of any real political power, while 3 means that both LGBTQI+ and heterosexuals enjoy a degree of political power that is roughly proportional to their share of the population. All regions show an improvement in the period, with the MENA region scoring the lowest and showing the least improvement. On average the answers are around 1, meaning openly LGBTQI+ citizens have much less political power than heterosexuals. Only Europe is close to 2, meaning that LGBTQI+ citizens have somewhat less political power than heterosexual citizens, with Oceania on a sharp upwards trajectory in the past year, scoring 1.61 in 2025.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Find out what happened at the 4th DEMSOCRE conference, thank you #DEMSCORE, and see you next year again! #polisky #poldatasky #SocialScienceData #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📢 Spanish version of the 2026 V-Dem Institute Democracy Report is out – with a new section examining the advance of far-right political projects in Latin America. Read more: v-dem.net/news/out-now... Download Informe sobre la democracia 2026 ¿El fin de la era democrática? v-dem.net/publications...

Three graphs showing the V-Dem Political Polarization indicator, Liberal Democracy index and Freedom of Expression index for El Salvador, Brazil, and Argentina, for the years 2000 - 2025. The graphs show an increase in political polarization around the time of the beginning of far-right governments in all three countries, and a decrease in the liberal democracy index and especially in the freedom of expression index after far-right governments came into power in all three countries.

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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

How can resilience of democratic procedures, processes & principles be improved? Aurel Croissant & @larslott.bsky.social present a novel conceptualization & measurements of democratic resilience: buff.ly/SAwajGZ (OPEN ACCESS) @vdeminstitute.bsky.social @fau @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @sagepub.com

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Demscore @demscore.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We kick off the fourth DEMSCORE Conference with a welcome from Director @silindberg.bsky.social, University of Gothenburg Pro-Vice-Chancellor Carina Mallard, followed by DEMSCORE Steering Committee Chair @desireenilsson.bsky.social from Uppsala University, and a presentation of all the modules. 1(2)

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Out now: State of the world 2025: unravelling the democratic era? 📢 Read here: doi.org/10.1080/1351... The article analyses recent trends in democracy, autocracy, and regime transformation, presenting six main findings. Read below or watch the video to find out which. 🧵1(8) #PoliSky #PolDataSky

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Democracy researcher in Georgia/Caucasus? Don’t miss the official opening of V-Dem Regional Center Caucasus this Friday! V-Dem Institute Director Steven Wilson is joining the event for a keynote on the state of democracy. 📆 May 29, 4:00 - 5:00 pm, local time. 🌍University of Georgia (Tbilisi). 👇

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

#GraphOfTheWeek Hungary: A U-Turn into a democratic future? 📈 After 16 years under Victor Orbán, Hungary has elected a new government following a landslide victory for Péter Magyar's Tisza party in the national elections on April 12. This week’s graph looks at two key trends between 2010-2025. 🧵1/10

Graph showing the development in Hungary on three V-Dem variables. ‘Legislature opposition parties’ measures oversight and investigatory powers of opposition parties on a scale of 0 (no possibilities) to 2 (high possibilies) and shows a small but steady decline between 2010 to 2025. The variable ‘Mobilization for democracy’ shows that the number of large and small scale protest events for democracy have increased drastically in the same period, apart from a dip during the Covid-19 pandemic, after which participation rebounded strongly. The third variable, ‘Regime opposition group size’, shows that citizens have continued to push back against the government, with growing size of opposition groups throughout the period, and especially from 2024.

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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Very excited to be giving this talk on @vdeminstitute.bsky.social methodology on Tuesday, May 12, in Ulaanbaatar - it should be a great conversation! And thanks to @mongoliafocus.bsky.social for the great discussion (and contacts) that led to it! mongoliafocus.com/2026/03/demo...

Talk "The V-Dem Approach to Measuring Democracy" to be held at 1600 on May 12, at the Open Society Forum Conference Room in Ulaanbaatar.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

May 3rd is the #WorldPressFreedomDay. For this occasion, we use the V-Dem mapping tool to visualize the V-Dem v16 data for the Government censorship effort - media indicator in 2025. To show the differences between the last 20 years, we add a map with data for 2005. 🧵1(7) #Polisky #PolDataSky #Media

Two graphs in the form of world maps, showing the extent governments attempt to censor the print or broadcast media in 2025 and 2005 across the world. The scale ranges from 0 to 4, with 0 meaning that attempts to censor are direct and routine’ to 4 meaning that attempts to censor rarely occur, and if discovered, the responsible officials are usually punished. In 2025, in most of Asia and large parts of Africa governments more often try to censor media. Among the worst affected in 2025 are Chad, Congo, Egypt, and Eritrea in Africa, Afghanistan, China, and Myanmar in Asia, Belarus, Russia, and Turkey in Europe, and Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela in Latin America.
Some of the biggest negative changes between the years 2005 and 2025 can be seen in Afghanistan, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, and the USA. Positive changes between the two years of comparison can be seen in for example Libya, Madagascar, and Sri Lanka.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The #AcademicFreedom Index (AFI) is not just part of the V-Dem dataset; it is also a research project which produces a report on the state of academic freedom in the world every year. You can find some highlights from this year’s AFI update in the video (or in the thread below). 🧵1(11) #Polisky

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝! Postdoc Position at V-Dem Institute and GLD ❗ Applications still open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 15 here: tiny.cc/au61101 #PoliSky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceJobs #AcademicSky

Flag of University of Gothenburg, hanging from the wall of the Department of Political Science building. With and arrow saying: "Deadline extended. Apply by April 15." and the added text: "We're Hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Combined position at V-Dem Institute and Governance and Local Development Institute."

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The Oslo Center @oslocenter.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The recording of our ‘State of Democracy’ seminar with @socentral.no l is now live! 🎥 @vdeminstitute.bsky.social's Marina Nord breaks down the #DemocracyReport2026, showing how global freedom has regressed to 1978 levels and why 74% of the world now lives in autocracy.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

💡What is a V-Dem Country Coding Unit? A V-Dem “country” is a political unit enjoying at least some degree of functional and/or formal sovereignty. Watch the video or read in the thread to find out more. 👇 🧵1(8) #PoliSky #PoliSciSky #PolDataSky #PoliticalScienceData #VDemMethodology #VDemDataset

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🔜 Deadline April 1st! Just one week left to apply for the joint #postdoc position at Governance and Local Development Institute and V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. Application and more details here: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #Academia #Research

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

#DemocracyReport2026 When a country starts to democratize, what aspects of democracy improve? And conversely, when a country becomes less democratic, which aspects decline? The figures show the top 20 indicators that improve in the 18 democratizers, and decline in the 44 autocratizers. 1(4) #Polisky

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

💡 What does V-Dem Data not cover? Watch the V-Dem Methodology video or read in the thread to find out! 👇 🧵1(9) #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #Academia #VDemMethodology #VDemDataset @vdemamlat.bsky.social

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

#DR26 What were the aspects of Democracy that declined in the most countries over the last decade? The figure displays the top 20 indicators that register decline in the largest number of countries between 2015 and 2025. 🧵 1(6) #Polisky #PoliSciSky #DemocracyAutocracy #SocialScience #PolDataSky

A graph showing 20 V-Dem indicators and the number of countries they are declining in. Top of the list is the indicator "government censoship efforts of media" which is declining in 44 countries. More examples of indicators and how many countries they are declining in are mentioned in the post text.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#DR26 The U.S. democracy is currently in a much faster deterioration process than any other democracy in modern times. Within only one year, the USA’s score on the V-Dem Liberal Democracy index (LDI) has declined by 24 %, from 0.75 in 2024 to 0.57 in 2025. 🧵1(4) #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PolDataSky

Graph showing how fast democracy has declined in the USA compared to five prominent cases of autocratization in the last 25 years. The U.S. line show a sharp drop over just two years, while it took Hungary over four years, Serbia eight years, and both India and Türkiye about a decade and Russia almost 14 years to reach the same total drop.

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Kyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This post raises a several important questions about the @vdeminstitute.bsky.social indices that I'll try to discuss broadly, then specifically in the case of Mongolia. Important caveat: I am not a Mongolia expert, so can't speak substantively about the case; I can discuss the V-Dem methodology.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

#DR2026: In 2025, a total of 62 countries are in episodes of regime transformation – autocratizing (red) or democratizing (blue), according to the Episodes of Regime Transformation (ERT) methodology. The color intensity shows the magnitude of the change. Gray = no significant change. 🧵1(3) #Polisky

A map graph showing the 62 countries that are autocratizing and democratizing in 2025. There are 44 autocratizing countries, while only 18 countries are democratizing. Autocratizing countries can be found in all parts of the world, including North America and Western Europe. The map graph also shows that there are many large countries autocratizing, such as the USA and India, while most countries democratizing are small, with the exception of Brazil, Poland and Thailand.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

V-Dem Dataset v16 is out! The dataset includes several hundred indicators along with five indices that measure a country’s overall degree of democracy, according to different definitions of democracy. V-Dem Steering Committee comments on the new data and U.S. ratings: v-dem.net/release-stat... 1(2)

A graph showing a comparison of V-Dem's Electoral Democracy index scores in 2015 and 2025. The graph shows that there are many more countries that have lower scores in 2025 compared to 2015 than there are countries with higher scores. The graph also shows that most countries are about as democratic in 2025 as they were in 2015.

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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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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

💡What does V-Dem mean by 'Liberal Democracy'? The liberal principle of democracy emphasizes the importance of protecting individual and minority rights against a potential “tyranny of the majority” and state repression. Watch the video or see the thread below to find out more 👇 #Polisky #PolDataSky

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

📢 V-Dem dataset version 16, updated with data for 2025, and the V-Dem Institute Democracy Report 2026 will be released on March 17! Make sure to follow us so you don't miss the announcement. @vdemamlat.bsky.social #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScience #PoliticalScienceData #AcademicSky #VDemData

Front pages of V-Dem Institute Democracy Reports stacked on top of each other, with the top one showing the text "Democracy Report 2026: Out March 17" on the front page.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

#GotW Media Self-Censorship in Austria 📉 Media self-censorship often goes hand in hand with government censorship efforts. But this week’s graph shows that media self-censorship can rise significantly without an increase in government censorship. Full text w. references: v-dem.net/weekly_graph... 🧵

Graph comparing the levels of Government censorship of the media, Harassment of journalists, and Media self-censorship in Austria for the years 2014 and 2024. While government censorship has stayed more or less the same, harassment of journalists and in particular Media self-censorship are more prevalent in 2024.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

📢 We are hiring: Combined Postdoc position at V-Dem Institute and GLD! Applications are open for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Application: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... 🧵1(4) #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceJobs #PostDoc

Flag of University of Gothenburg, hanging from the wall of the Department of Political Science building. Added text: We're Hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cross-National Survey Methodology in Political Science. Combined position at V-Dem Institute and Governance and Local Development Institute.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

💡 How does V-Dem assess the levels of democracy in a country? Watch the video or read the thread below to find out! 🧵1(7) #VDemMethodology #VDemData #Polisky #PolDataSky #SocialScienceData #PoliSciSky @vdemamlat.bsky.social @digitalsocietyproject.org

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#GraphOfTheWeek Use of Social Media for Organizing Action 📈 Social media changes how citizens interact among themselves & with their political representatives. This week’s graph shows how often average citizens use social media to organize offline political action (2024). v-dem.net/weekly_graph... 🧵

A map graph showing the global use of social media for organising offline action for all countries in the world. The scale ranges from 0, never or almost never (in deep red), to 4, on a regular basis (in dark blue). The map shows that online organising for offline action is common in most parts of the world, with the exception of some parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Join us and the other DEMSCORE partners in Gothenburg in June for the 4th DEMSCORE Conference!

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

📌Are you a #student interested in #democracy research? Apply now for an #internship position at V-Dem Institute during fall 2026. More information on the V-Dem website: v-dem.net/about/intern... 📆 Application deadline April 12 #SocialScience #ScienceCommunication #Polisky #PoliSciSky

Images of the exterior of the Department of Political Science with the University of Gothenburg flag, and a pro-democracy protest in Thailand with people sitting down and showing a sign with a three finger salute. The images are combined with a short text about applying for an internship at the V-Dem Institute and the deadline for applying.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

📣 We welcome Steven Wilson as Associate Professor at the Dept. of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg and new V-Dem Institute Director. We asked Steven a few questions about his new role, his priorities for V-Dem, and his research interest: v-dem.net/news/new-v-d... More below 👇 🧵 1(3)

Picture of new V-Dem Institute director Steven Wilson, with the quote "As new incoming director, my first priority is to keep doing what V-Dem has been doing successfully for nearly two decades: measure the different dimensions of democracy with the highest scientific rigor. I also bring with me my own research interest in digital politics and cybersecurity, in relation to democracy".

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Altruistic motivations aside, looking at purely self-interested motives of donors, is there still a rationale for supporting democracy abroad? YES, says a new #PolicyBrief from V-Dem Institute: Democracy Aid: What’s in it for Donor Countries? v-dem.net/media/public... 👇 1(3) #Polisky #SocialScience

First page of V-Dem Institute Policy Brief Number 43, showing key insights and policy recommendations.

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We proudly announce the launch of a new V-Dem Regional Center in #Caucasus! 🎉 The V-Dem Regional Center Caucasus, launched this month, is located in Tiblisi, Georgia, and covers the countries of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. #Polisky #PolDataSky #PoliSciSky #Georgia #Armenia #Azerbaijan 🧵1(3)

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V-Dem Institute @vdeminstitute.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Clear Theme to Most Viewed V-Dem Working Papers in 2025 Most read? There has been a high interest in understanding regime change and how to turn around an autocratization process during the year. 🤔 Top 5 most downloaded papers in 2025 in 🧵and video. All papers available at v-dem.net/wp.html 1(6)

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