A5008073872- Political Conflict and Governance
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Corruption and Economic Development
- International Development and Aid
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Social Media and Politics
- Game Theory and Voting Systems
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Economic Growth and Development
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
- Social Capital and Networks
- Community Development and Social Impact
- Machine Learning in Healthcare
- Economic, financial, and policy analysis
- Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
- Public Policy and Administration Research
- Global Security and Public Health
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes
University of Gothenburg
2015-2024
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2021
Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos
2021
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2021
Democracy is facing challenges across the world, yet suggestions of a global crisis are not warranted. Based on data from largest democracy database ever compiled, Varieties Project (V-Dem), we find that number democracies worldwide declined slightly 100 in 2011 to 97 today, and 16 countries transitioned over last ten years, including Tunisia, Nepal, Nigeria. However, there fair degree volatility. In 2013 alone, five but nine went other way. Worrisome trends include gradual erosion freedom...
This Codebook includes all the variables that V-Dem is compiling in 2020 dataset.
The V-Dem Dataset v11.1 covers 202 countries, with a year coverage: 1789-2020 483 indicators, 82 indices and 5 high-level indices.
We investigate whether and how women's political empowerment relates to technological change, the main driver of long-term economic growth. argue that three aspects – descriptive representation, civil liberties protection, society participation advance change thereby growth through (a) increasing number variability new ideas introduced in economy (b) improving selection more efficient ideas. Drawing on data from 182 countries 221 years, we test various implications our argument. Women's is...
This Codebook includes all the variables that V-Dem is compiling in v14 dataset (2024).
Accountability—constraints on a government’s use of political power—is one the cornerstones good governance. However, conceptual stretching and lack reliable measures have limited cross-national research this concept. To address gap, we V-Dem data innovative Bayesian methods to develop new indices accountability its subtypes: extent which governments are accountable citizens (vertical accountability), other state institutions (horizontal media civil society (diagonal accountability). In...
All variables that V-Dem is compiling are included in the Codebook.
All variables that V-Dem is compiling are included in the Codebook.
This article presents evidence of a global trend autocratization. The most visible feature democracy – elections remains strong and is even improving in some places. Autocratization mainly affects non-electoral aspects such as media freedom, freedom expression, the rule law, yet these turn threaten to undermine meaningfulness elections. While majority world's population lives under democratic rule, 2.5 billion people were subjected autocratization 2017. Last year, qualities decline 24...
All variables that V-Dem is compiling are included in the Codebook.
This Codebook includes all the variables that V-Dem is compiling in 2019 dataset.
All variables that V-Dem is compiling are included in the Codebook.
This study tests the relationship between democracy and population health. Some studies argue that democracies are more likely than authoritarian regimes to provide public goods and, thus, enhance However, recent research has challenged this argument identified good governance as crucial determinant of human development. Using a newly collected dataset covering 173 countries from 1900 2012, our analyses show across models with various specifications, democratic elections have consistent...
Successive multiparty elections in sub-Saharan Africa are associated with incremental democratization. Yet tests other regions less than encouraging. Non-significant findings on Latin America and post-communist Eurasia, as well conceptual criticism regarding the theory's application contemporary Middle East, suggest that this may be a case of African exceptionalism. This article moves these debates forward by posing comprehensive, global set democratizing effect elections. We seek to...
The V-Dem Dataset V9 covers 202 countries, with a year coverage: 1789-2018. 450+ indicators, 81 indices and 5 high-level indices.
Political engagement is deeply enmeshed with online activity. However, there has been a lack of publicly available cross-country datasets enabling researchers and policymakers to understand how politics digital space intersect. This paper introduces the Digital Society Project (DSP), which aims provide systematic, measurement political institutions behavior that manifest or are affected by Using Varieties Democracy infrastructure, DSP provides annual global data from 2000 2021. The dataset...
V-Dem Dataset V7. Most comprehensive dataset on democracy, now covering 17 million data points democracy and 177 countries in the world up to 2016.
Abstract As women's political inclusion has become the international norm, many countries have implemented gender quotas or actively tried to increase representation. Women's is also expected bring positive development outcomes, as women, both voters and politicians, may prioritize policies conducive development. Yet, previous research shown that descriptive representation does not automatically improve governance, various contextual factors influence (female) politicians' ability shape...
Accountability is one of the cornerstones good governance. Establishing accountable governments a top priority on international development agenda. Yet, scholars and democracy practitioners know little about how accountability mechanisms develop thus can be supported by national actors. The present study tackles questions how, in what sequence sub-types develop. We consider not only vertical (elections political parties) horizontal (legislature, judiciary, other oversight bodies) but also...
Abstract Recent decades have seen a surge in women occupying positions of political power. This has been welcomed part as means achieving better policy outcomes for women. We interrogate this proposition, developing “gendered accountability” framework to explain when and how female representation promotes the implementation policies that prioritize. Our empirical analysis applies sub-Saharan Africa, home largest recent expansion women’s representation. find increased legislature is robustly...
V-Dem Annual Democracy Report 2018.
Part I sets forth the V-Dem conceptual scheme. II discusses process of data collection. III describes measurement model along with efforts to identify and correct errors.
V-Dem Dataset V8. Most comprehensive dataset on democracy, now covering 18 million data points democracy and 201 countries in the world 1789-2017.