Policy Briefs
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PB #32 | Pandemic Backsliding: A Year of Violations and Advances in Response to Covid-19 | Palina Kolvani, Martin Lundstedt, Amanda B. Edgell, Jean Lachapelle | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 32, July 2021. |
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PB #30 | Case for Democracy: Does Democracy Bring International and Domestic Peace and Security? | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 30, May 2021. | |
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PB #26 | Pandemic Backsliding: Democracy Nine Months into the Covid-19 Pandemic | Palina Kolvani, Shreeya Pillai, Amanda B. Edgell, Sandra Grahn, Stefanie Kaiser, Jean Lachapelle and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 26, December 2020. |
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PB #25 | Pandemic Backsliding: Democracy and Disinformation Seven Months into the Covid-19 Pandemic | Palina Kolvani, Martin Lundstedt, Seraphine F. Maerz, Anna Lührmann, Jean Lachapelle, Sandra Grahn and Amanda B. Edgell | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 25, October 2020. |
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PB #24 | An Update on Pandemic Backsliding: Democracy Four Months After the Beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic | Amanda B. Edgell, Sandra Grahn, Jean Lachapelle, Anna Lührmann, and Seraphine F. Maerz, | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 24, June 2020. |
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PB #23 | Pandemic Backsliding: Does Covid-19 Put Democracy at Risk? | Anna Lührmann, Amanda B. Edgell, Seraphine F. Maerz | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 23, April 2020. |
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PB #22 | Political Accountability: Vertical, Horizontal, and Diagonal Constraints on Governments | Emily Walsh | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 22, March 2020. |
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PB #27 | Case for Democracy: Does Democracy Cause Economic Growth, Stability, and Work for the Poor? | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 27, May 2021. |
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PB #28 | Case for Democracy: Are Democracies Better for Social Protection of the Poor, Gender Equality, and Social Cohesion? | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 28, May 2021. |
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PB #29 | Case for Democracy: Does Democracy Increase Global Health? | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 29, May 2021. |
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PB #31 | Case for Democracy: Do Democracies Perform Better Combatting Climate Change? | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 31, May 2021. |
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PB #21 | Women’s Political Representation and Development | Tatsiana Rahozina | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 21, February 2020. |
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PB #20 | Democracy, Autocracy and Economic Development | Carl Henrik Knutsen | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 20, November 2019. |
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PB #19 | Populism and Autocratization | Lena Günther, Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 19, December 2018. |
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PB #18 | Neopatrimonialism and Democracy | Artem Spirin, Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 18, December 2018. |
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PB #17 | The V-Dem Method for Aggregating Expert-Coded Data | Laura Maxwell, Kyle L. Marquardt, Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 17, May 2018. |
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PB #16 | International Electoral Assistance: Between Enhancing Democratization and Legitimizing Authoritarian Rule | Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 16, March 2018. |
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PB #15 | Elections and Democratization | Thomas Kräuchi, Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 15, November 2017. |
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PB #14 | Information and Revolution | Pelle Ahlin | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 14, November 2017. |
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PB #13 | Measuring Corruption in Sustainable Development Target 16.5 with V-Dem Data | Moa Olin | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 13, October 2017. |
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PB #12 | Measuring the Reduction of All Forms of Violence and Related Death Rates in SDG Target 16.1 with V-Dem Data | Laura Saxer | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 12, October 2017. |
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PB #11 | Measuring SDG Target 16.3 with V-Dem Data: The Rule of Law at the National and International Levels, and Equal Access to Justice for All | Laura Saxer | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 11, October 2017. |
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PB #10 | Measuring Responsive, Inclusive, Participatory and Representative Decision-Making at all Levels in SDG Target 16.7 with V-Dem Data | Laura Saxer and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 10, October 2017. |
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PB #09 | Democratic Institutions at Local and National Levels: Drivers for Economic Development? | Eric Bader and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 9, March 2017. |
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PB #08 | The History and Current State of Direct Democracy in the World | Tolga Tan and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 8, March 2017. |
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PB #07 | Measuring Public Access to Information and Protection of Fundamental Freedoms in Sustainable Development Target 16.10 with V-Dem Data | Janina Schlecht and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 7, January 2017. |
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PB #06 | Democracy and Civil War | Sophie Cassel and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 6, December 2016. |
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PB #05 | Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) | Valeriya Mechkova and Rachel Sigman | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 5.1, May 2018. |
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PB #04 | Measuring women’s political empowerment and investigating the role of women’s civil liberties in democratization | Ruben Dieleman and Frida Andersson | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 4, June 2016. |
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PB #03 | The Role of Legislative Powers for Executive Corruption | Anna Lührmann and Arthur Chisanga | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 3, January, 13 2016. |
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PB #02 | Civil Society and Political Parties Revisited | Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 2, November, 5 2015. |
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PB #01 | Measuring Accountability in Sustainable Development Target 16.6 with V-Dem Data | Frida Andersson, Valeriya Mechkova and Anna Lührmann | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 1, October, 23 2015. |
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BPS #09 | New Global Data on Political Parties: V-Party | Anna Lührmann, Juraj Medzihorsky, Garry Hindle, Staffan I. Lindberg | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Paper, No. 9, October 2020. |
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BPS #08 | LGBTIs Inclusion in Democracy: Trends and Outcomes | Sirianne Dahlum | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 8, May 2020. |
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BPS #07 | Women’s Participation and Influence as Pillar of Democracy | Valeriya Mechkova | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 7, May 2020. |
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BPS #06 | Does Corruption Undermine Democracy? | Brigitte Seim | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 6, May 2020. |
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BPS #05 | Characteristics of the Private Sector and Democracy | Carl Henrik Knursen | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 5, May 2020. |
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BPS #04 | The Importance of the Rule of Law for a Robust, Functioning Democracy | Svend Erik Skaaning | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 4, May 2020. |
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BPS #03 | The Role of Political Parties in Making Democracy Work Allen Hicken | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 3, May 2020. | |
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BPS #02 | Executive Power in the Middle East Abdalhadi Alijla | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 2, January 2016. | |
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BPS #01 | Women’s rights in the Middle East – new data show both improvement and impasseValeriya Mechkova, Frida Andersson, Aksel Sundström and Abdalhadi Alijla | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Briefing Papers Series, No. 1, March 2015. | |
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PB #40 | Internet Shutdowns Shutting Down Democracy | Marika Miner, with Natalia Natsika and Staffan I. Lindberg | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 40, November 2024. |
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PB #34 | Case for Democracy: Democracies Produce More Transparent and Higher-Quality Data | V-Dem Institute | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 34, January 2022. |
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PB #33 | Case for Democracy: Does Democracy Improve Public Goods Provision? | V-Dem Institute | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 33, January 2022. |
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PB #35 | Case for Democracy: Does Democracy Have Dividends for Education? | V-Dem Institute | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 35, January 2022. |
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PB #36 | Case for Democracy: Can Democracy Limit Corruption? | Evie Papada, Marina Pavlova, and Staffan I. Lindberg | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 36, December 2022. |
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PB #37 | Case for Democracy: Does Democracy Promote Gender Equality? | Evie Papada, and Staffan I. Lindberg | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 37, December 2022. |
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PB #38 | Comparing PRC and U.S. Foreign Assistance Approaches | Abhik Pramanik and Brigitte Seim | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 38, September 2023. |
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PB #39 | Democracy Endangered by Online Disinformation | Evie Papada | University of Gothenburg, Varieties of Democracy Institute: V-Dem Policy Brief, No. 39, January 2024. |