V-Dem provides a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects the complexity of the concept of democracy as a system of rule that goes beyond the simple presence of elections. We distinguish between five high-level principles of democracy: electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian, and collect data to measure these principles.

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We are currently looking for four highly motivated, self-driven interns who are interested in democracy as a research area. The duration of the internship program is 10 weeks.

V-Dem data can also be downloaded through the e-infrastructure Demscore that brings together some of the world's largest social science datasets

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