Think tank

Varieties of Democracy Institute

V-Dem Institute

Gothenburg, Sweden

The V-Dem Institute headquarters is based at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is the executive management arm of the V-Dem project, which collects and analyses data on the different varieties of democracies around the world. It is mainly responsible for most aspects of the data collection efforts, management and coordination of several large research programmes. It is also responsible for the outreach, dissemination, and collaboration with policy/practitioners’ organisations.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.v-dem.net/institute.html

Address:
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg

Country:
Sweden

Sub-region:
Northern Europe

Areas of focus

Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Balkans, Central Asia, East Asia, Eastern Europe and Russia, North America, Southern Africa, Southern Europe
Operating languages
English , Swedish

Organisation details

Business model
University institute/center
Institutional affiliations
University
Founded by
Founders: Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2022): Staffan I. Lindberg
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Staffan I. Lindberg
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2020): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2022
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 11
Sweden average
 15
Global average
 42
2021
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 13
% Female staff
2022
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 55%
Sweden average
 50%
Global average
 53%
2021
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 33%
% Female researchers
2021
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 33%
Sweden average
 11%
Global average
 16%

Social

Likes (2022)
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 7,846
Sweden average
 8,746
Global average
 32,612
Followers (2022)
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 12,488
Sweden average
 12,034
Global average
 19,179
Subscribers (2022)
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 0
Sweden average
 897
Global average
 5,592
Followers (2022)
Varieties of Democracy Institute
 1,093
Sweden average
 9,979
Global average
 16,270

Data notes

Last updated: 21/04/2022
Rating of data accuracy (find out more): OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
Notes: Organisation has a publications page that was being updated at the time of the OTT review. Specific publication types such as policy briefs can be accessed on separate pages on its website.
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