We are pleased to present the Democracy Report 2022 from the V-Dem Institute. Our report
comes during challenging times as the world is facing a war in Europe, rising tensions in the …

The UN has declared universal health coverage an urgent global goal. Efforts to achieve this
goal have been supported by rigorous research on the scientific, technical, and …

The widespread adoption of emergency powers during Covid-19 raises important questions
about what constitutes a (un) democratic response to crises. While the institutions and …

Summary Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of
morbidity and mortality globally. We aimed to analyse trends in implementation of WHO …

The COVID-19—the worst pandemic since the Spanish flu—has dramatically changed the
world, with a significant number of people suffering from and dying of the disease. Some …

This study attempts to reconcile competing positions in an important debate about the
relationship between regime type and human development. We contend that this empirical …

Excessive use of emergency powers and limitations of media freedoms have raised
concerns that Covid-19 is infecting democracy itself. How do government responses to …

Gradual processes of democratization and autocratization have gained increased attention
in the literature. Assessing such processes in a comparative framework remains a …

The Varieties of Democracy project (V-Dem) pioneered new ways to conceptualize and
measure democracy, producing a multidimensional and disaggregated data set on …

A large body of literature investigates whether increasing the number of women in legislative
office translates into policies that benefit women in society. This research builds upon …