Svend-Erik Skaaning

Aarhus University

Bartholins Allé 7

Aarhus, 8000

Denmark

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1.

Measuring Electoral Democracy with V-Dem Data: Introducing a New Polyarchy Index

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:25
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 02 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
Stockholm University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, Aarhus University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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V-Dem Comparisons and Contrasts with Other Measurement Projects

V-Dem Working Paper 2017:45
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 Apr 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University and Stockholm University
Downloads 1,313 (33,138)
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Systematizing Thin and Thick Conceptions of the Rule of Law

APSA 2010 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 19 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 09 Aug 2010
Svend-Erik Skaaning and Jørgen Møller
Aarhus University and Aarhus University
Downloads 1,115 (42,134)
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rule of law, thin and thick definitions, theoretical hierarchy of attributes, empirical hierarchy of attributes

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V-Dem Dataset v11.1

V-Dem Working Paper forthcoming
Number of pages: 427 Posted: 23 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Electoral Democracy and Human Development

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:9 Edited
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 27 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute and San José State University
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Assessing the Explanatory Power of Typological Theories

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2012
Svend-Erik Skaaning and Jørgen Møller
Aarhus University and Aarhus University
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Typologies, typological theory, explanatory power, pattern-matching, comparative historical analysis

7.

V-Dem Dataset v7

V-Dem Reference Material, 2017
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 15 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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Economic Development and Democracy: An Electoral Connection

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:16
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 27 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2016
University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, San José State University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
Downloads 273 (238,956)
Citation 7

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V-Dem Dataset V6.2

V-Dem Dataset V6.2 (2016)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 12 Apr 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Downloads 231 (281,173)
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Measuring High Level Democratic Principles Using the V-Dem Data

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:6
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 04 Jun 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University and Stockholm University
Downloads 218 (297,259)
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V-Dem Codebook V7

V-Dem Reference Material (2017)
Number of pages: 437 Posted: 16 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School and Emory University - Department of Political Science
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12.

Party Strength and Economic Growth

V-Dem Working Paper 2015:10
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 08 Sep 2015 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
Harvard University, Department of Government, University of Texas at Austin, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Florida, Aarhus University, University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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V-Dem Dataset V9

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 23 Aug 2019
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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dataset, democracy

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Local Democracy and Economic Growth

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:39
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 01 Dec 2016
Carl Henrik Knutsen, John Gerring and Svend-Erik Skaaning
University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin and Aarhus University
Downloads 193 (333,198)
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15.

V-Dem Methodology V7

V-Dem Reference Material (2017)
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 16 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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Varieties of Measurement: A Comparative Assessment of Relatively New Democracy Ratings based on Original Data

V-Dem Working Paper 123
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 May 2021
Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning
Aarhus University and Aarhus University
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Introducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy Dataset: Political Institutions in the Long 19th Century

V-Dem Working Paper 2018:65
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Apr 2018
University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Aarhus University, University of Oslo, Harvard University - Department of Government, University of Bergen, North Dakota State University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Downloads 159 (395,648)
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A Concept-driven Approach to Measurement: The Lexical Scale

APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, American Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Aug 2013
John Gerring and Svend-Erik Skaaning
University of Texas at Austin and Aarhus University
Downloads 152 (410,981)

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Democracy, Democratization, and Civil War

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:34
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 Aug 2016
Aarhus University, Aarhus University, Aarhus University and Aarhus University
Downloads 151 (413,219)
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V-Dem Methodology V6

Methodology V6, March 2016
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 Apr 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Bergen, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA) and National Cheng Kung University
Downloads 140 (439,042)
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V-Dem Dataset V8

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 03 May 2018
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and Harvard University - Department of Government
Downloads 137 (446,717)
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V-Dem Codebook V6

V-Dem Codebook V6, March 2016
Number of pages: 446 Posted: 11 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 20 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Downloads 119 (499,170)
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Civil Society, Party Institutionalization, and Democratic Breakdown in the Interwar Period

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:24
Number of pages: 83 Posted: 04 Feb 2016 Last Revised: 24 May 2016
Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Aarhus University, Aarhus University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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V-Dem Country Coding Units V8

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 May 2018
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
Downloads 91 (603,259)
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International Influences and Democratic Regression in Interwar Europe

APSA 2013 Annual Meeting Paper, American Political Science Association 2013 Annual Meeting
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Aug 2013
Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jørgen Møller and Jakob Tolstrup
Aarhus University, Aarhus University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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V-Dem Methodology V8

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 May 2018
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Durham University - School of Government and International Affairs, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
Downloads 71 (696,549)
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27.

The Lopsided Dynamics of Competitive Elections

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Aug 2011
Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning
Aarhus University and Aarhus University
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Democratization, asymmetrical patterns

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Asymmetrical Constraints on Democratic Regime Types: A Comparative Study

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 18 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2011
Jørgen Møller, Michael Aagaard Seeberg and Svend-Erik Skaaning
Aarhus University, Aarhus University and Aarhus University
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democratization, thin and thick conceptions of democracy, asymmetrical structural constraints

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Going Historical: Measuring Democraticness Before the Age of Mass Democracy

V-Dem Working Paper 2016:38
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 30 Nov 2016
Carl Henrik Knutsen, Jørgen Møller and Svend-Erik Skaaning
University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Aarhus University and Aarhus University
Downloads 55 (793,837)
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V-Dem Organization and Management V7 (2017)

V-Dem Reference Material
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 16 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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31.

Organization and Management V10

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Mar 2020
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
Downloads 51 (822,861)
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The Development of Civil Liberties During the Third Wave: Levels and Sequences

APSA 2012 Annual Meeting Paper
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2012
Svend-Erik Skaaning and Jørgen Møller
Aarhus University and Aarhus University
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Civil liberties, Western liberal hegemony, developmental trends, hierarchical patterns, Mokken scale analysis

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V-Dem Organization and Management V6

Organization and Management V6, March 2016
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 11 Apr 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and University of Gothenburg
Downloads 44 (879,500)
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V-Dem Country Coding Units V6

V-Dem Country Coding Units V6, March 2016
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Apr 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University and University of Gothenburg
Downloads 40 (915,164)
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V-Dem Country Coding Units V7

V-Dem Reference Material, Version 7, May 2017
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 15 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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V-Dem Organization and Management v14

V-Dem Dataset
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 04 Apr 2024
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
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V-Dem Organization and Management V8

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 03 May 2018
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and University of Gothenburg
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V-Dem Organization and Management V9

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 Aug 2019
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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V-Dem Organization and Management v11

V-Dem Working Paper forthcoming
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 12 Mar 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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