w/ @janabernhard.bsky.social, @hajoboo.bsky.social, @marikenvelden.bsky.social, @rensvliegenthart.bsky.social, @claesdevreese.bsky.social, and @vanatteveldt.com
01.07.2025 14:15 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A small boat covered with a dark tarp is moored along a sunny canal in Amsterdam, with typical narrow Dutch houses and parked cars lining the waterway under green trees.
A wide sunset view over the cityscape of Amsterdam, seen from a high vantage point, with buildings and tree-lined streets stretching toward the horizon under a soft pastel sky.
Sunny & productive days in Amsterdam! βοΈ The MEDem Infrastructureβs Service Center for Text & Multimedia Data ππΊπ±gathered for a 2-day workshop to discuss services & put plans into action. Important steps forward - one step at a time! βοΈπ #MEDem #DemocracyResearch #EuropeanInfrastructure #DataScience
01.07.2025 14:15 β π 9 π 3 π¬ 2 π 0
Super excited to be speaking at the #MEDemConference2025
26.06.2025 12:27 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π We are excited to announce the #MEDemConference2025 keynote speakers:
@sldelange.bsky.social & @simonsaysnothin.bsky.social β leading experts in European #DemocracyResearch!
Looking forward to their insights & fruitful discussions!
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29β30 Sept 2025
π GESIS, Cologne
26.06.2025 10:58 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
πβοΈ Excited to announce a new #MoU between #MEDem & @icpsr.bsky.social! Partnering to tackle #ICT -related challenges & support data-driven #DemocracyResearch worldwide. ππ Read more on the MEDemBlog: www.medem.eu/mou-icpsr/
26.05.2025 14:51 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Kickstarting MEDem Training and Capacity Building: First Workshop held in Katowice - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
Kickstarting MEDem Training and Capacity Building: First Workshop held in Katowice On April 16, 2025 the first MEDem Workshop hosted by the Service Center for Training and Capacity, led by Damian Guze...
π The first #MEDem workshop hosted by #UniSilesia marked the launch of MEDem's Service Center for Training and Capacity Building. It offered a first look at how MEDem will support the research community through shared resources, methods, and collaborative exchange.
π Read more on our #MEDemBlog π
16.05.2025 12:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
#MEDem is thrilled to join forces with @ess-survey.bsky.social β further strengthening our shared commitment to high-quality data and collaborative research across Europe. π€ π
#MEDem #ESS #EuropeanResearchInfrastructure
06.05.2025 13:24 β π 9 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
We're proud to see #MEDem mentioned in the latest @jcms-eu.bsky.social article by Richard Whitaker, @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social & @kgattermann.bsky.social! The authors call for coordinated survey designβideally within the MEDem frameworkβto better link data across studies and time. πππͺπΊ
29.04.2025 09:56 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
π€Joining forces for #DemocracyResearch! #MEDem has started collaborations with leading European SSH research infrastructures: @ess-survey.bsky.social , @cessda.bsky.social, @ggp.bsky.social, #SHARE-ERIC, and #CLARIN-ERIC! π Read more about this on our blog: www.medem.eu/joining-forc...
17.04.2025 09:17 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Huge step! Congratulations and THANK YOU. Invaluable contribution to the common good!!
10.04.2025 10:15 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Wouldnβt have been possible without the close collaboration with @reiterpazmandy.bsky.social at the Austrian Ministry for Women, Science, Research (BMFWF). And big thanks - of course - to the entire #MEDemCommunity and every individual scholar and #MEDemNetwork that has supported us already.
10.04.2025 10:13 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
As well as all members on the operational level - @jamoeberl.bsky.social, J. Willmann, @janabernhard.bsky.social, @sziaja.bsky.social, @dielea.bsky.social, A. Lindholm, @eliemichel.bsky.social, @sof14g1l.bsky.social, @emeillan.bsky.social, and @andiisto.bsky.social!
10.04.2025 10:10 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Great work by the whole Steering Committee - G. Lutz, @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social, L. De Sio, E. Borghetto, @polhosc.bsky.social, D. Guzek, and @marikenvelden.bsky.social!
10.04.2025 10:10 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Incredibly proud to be part of this! π On 10 April 2025, MEDem β Monitoring Electoral Democracy in Europe β officially submitted its ESFRI Roadmap application, backed by 15 countries. A huge step for democracy research across Europe! πͺπΊ #MEDem #DemocracyResearch #ESFRI
era.gv.at/news-items/d...
10.04.2025 09:03 β π 8 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
We did it! π
#MEDem is now formally established and funded for the coming years. β
Application to the #ESFRI #Roadmap is ongoing. β
Huge thanks to everyone who supported usβover the years, months, weeks, and in the final moments too! π€
A major step forward for #DemocracyResearch. π³οΈ
10.04.2025 09:11 β π 44 π 6 π¬ 3 π 0
Exciting news for #MEDem! ππΎ
10.04.2025 09:18 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
UniversitΓ€t Wien ΓΌbernimmt fΓΌhrende Rolle bei MEDem.
Γsterreich soll kΓΌnftig das Hauptquartier der neuen Forschungsinfrastruktur @medem.bsky.social stellen. Die europΓ€ische Forschungsinfrastruktur verfolgt das Ziel, umfassende und innovative Demokratieforschung zu ermΓΆglichen. ποΈ
10.04.2025 09:22 β π 18 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
A shout out also to @medem.bsky.social: we provide a couple recommendations on how to link survey questions using different data sources in research on EU representation in the future. ππ’π
09.04.2025 15:56 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
MEDem has applied for ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research - Monitoring Electoral Democracy
MEDem has applied for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026: Shaping the Future of European Democracy Research On April 8, 2025, MEDem (Monitoring Electoral Democracy) took a major next step toward shap...
π Big step for #MEDem! Weβve officially applied for the #ESFRIroadmap2026β backed by 15 governments, 1,000+ researchers & 100+ institutions/associations.
One more milestone toward building Europeβs infrastructure for comparative #DemocracyResearch β
Read more on our #MEDemBlog π
10.04.2025 08:58 β π 37 π 16 π¬ 3 π 7
Congratulations to MEDem!
01.04.2025 20:43 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Any events in 2025 will only affect the following version of the dataset, v16, to be released in 2026. Moreover, since the data is updated once per year and for the past year, a countryβs ranking or score on the V-Dem indices cannot change within a year (or version).
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04.04.2025 10:37 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
UCDP/VIEWS Static Datasets β Demscore
The Deadly Electoral Conflict dataset (DECO) is a global, geo-referenced event dataset, based on UCDP data, identifying electoral violence with lethal outcomes from 1989 to 2017.
www.demscore.se/data/static-...
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@medem.bsky.social
08.04.2025 12:25 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
As we prepare to submit our #ESFRI application, #MEDem has reached an incredible milestoneβover 1,000 personal endorsements! π€©π
A heartfelt thank you to all democracy scholars from Europe and beyond for supporting us on our journey towards shaping the future of #data-driven #DemocracyResearch! πβ¨
26.03.2025 12:30 β π 14 π 6 π¬ 1 π 2
π’ Out now! Democracy Report 2025:
25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped?
Read the Report: v-dem.net/publications...
Download the V-Dem Dataset v15: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d...
#DR25 #DemocracyReport2025 #VDemDatasetV15
#Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #PoliticalScience
13.03.2025 09:59 β π 34 π 20 π¬ 1 π 8
There is still a some days left. If ever there was a moment for a #EuropeanDataInfrastructureπͺπΊ for #DemocracyResearchποΈπ³οΈ, it is now.
Help us push this ambitious #CollaborativeInitiativeπ€ across the finish lineβfollow the link below/repost! #Accessibilityπ #HarmonizationπΆ #Linkabilityπ #Reusabilityβ»οΈ
10.03.2025 08:30 β π 24 π 20 π¬ 2 π 0
A European consortium builds a research infrastructure for data and research on democracy ποΈβοΈπ»πποΈ
Want to learn more or support?
Go there π
04.03.2025 08:58 β π 12 π 7 π¬ 0 π 1
We are trying to build the most ambitious infrastrucutre for democracy research - and we need your support !
03.03.2025 12:08 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
2024 Chapel Hill Expert Survey (CHES) β Chapel Hill Expert Survey
We are thrilled to anounce the release of the 2024 CHES-Europe at chesdata.eu/2024-chapel-.... As always, the data are freely available on the website.
Thank you to the hundreds of experts who share their expertise to make these data possible!
03.03.2025 13:13 β π 71 π 41 π¬ 2 π 7
Professor of Data Science and Public Policy | Hertie School Data Science Lab | Elections, Public Opinion, Data
Professor of Political Pluralism
University of Amsterdam | Extremism, populism, radicalism scholar | Board member IISG Amsterdam and Wiardi Beckman Foundation | Allotmenteer | Zeeuws meisje |
One of the largest departments for communication science, ranked as one of the top programs for communication research in Europe, Viennaβs geographic & cultural position and international orientation makes us a key-hub for top-notch research collaboration.
Researcher, Media Research Methods Lab, Leibniz-Institute for Media Research | βͺ@bredowinstitut.bsky.socialβ¬
PhD Candidate, ZeMKI, Bremen University.
May post traces of python and Julia.
Monitoring Social Change in Europe πͺπΊ since 2002 | The European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ESS ERIC) is a biennial survey measuring public attitudes and behaviour.
https://europeansocialsurvey.org
Social science methods. Capacity building. Guitars. More: https://levente.littvay.hu
Professor Digital Media & Society β’ Wageningen University & Research β’ Strategic Communication (COM) group β’ ERCStG β’ NWO VIDI
Nuffield College, Oxford
Co-Director, British Election Study
Director, Nuffield Politics Research Centre
President, British Polling Council
Voting, surveys, explanation, singing β¦
Political Scientist - UniversitΓ© de Lausanne & FORS
Elections | Political Behavior | Parties | Public Opinion
Associate Professor, Political Science Department, University of Barcelona; Digital Media & Politics
I am a Political Scientist working on voting behaviour. Director
www.ics.ulisboa.pt, Editor of European Political Science Review.
PhD Candidate @UniVienna | Media Effects & Migration Researcher | working @UniPrishtina | former journalist|
#Research #MediaImpact
Research professor, HUN-REN CSS and AI National Lab, Budapest, Convenor of comptextconference.org, PI of http://poltextLAB.com AI laboratory & The Babel Machine (babel.poltextlab.com)
Associate professor of political science, Sciences Po, Cevipof, Paris - Voting behaviour - Political representation - Electoral systems
Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at IPS FSV UK β’ 2018/2019 Democracy Visiting Fellow at Harvard Ash β’ co-PI & PA5 leader at SYRI β’ EC member at ECPR
Political scientist, UniversitΓ© libre de Bruxelles (ULB, Belgium)
Professor Political Science, University of Gothenburg. Research director of the Swedish National Election Studies (SNES)
Researcher, Research Engineer, and Lab Manager at the @societal-analytics.nl, @vuamsterdam.bsky.social | Former @sc3team.bsky.social, @mpidr.bsky.social & @unigroningen.bsky.social | Computational Social Scientist.
https://sofiag1l.github.io
Political scientist @gesis.orgβ¬
www.ziaja.xyz
