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Monitoring Electoral Democracy

The European Research Infrastructure to unlock the true potential of data-driven democracy research

Monitoring Electoral Democracy (MEDem) is a new, evolving European research infrastructure that will enable better, more comprehensive, and highly innovative comparative democracy research on electoral democracies by bringing together and linking data sources on the functioning of democracies, and by building standards and instruments for data collection and analysis.

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MEDem Community

European scholars, (inter)national research groups, networks, institutions, infrastructures & everyone who supports MEDem becomes part of the growing MEDem Community.

MEDem Conference & Workshop 2024

Researchers and non-academic stakeholders gathered at the University of Vienna to participate in the 2nd MEDem Conference & Workshop from February 29 to March 1 2024, where the future of democracy research and the role of MEDem as a research infrastructure in shaping this future were discussed. We thank all attendees for their valuable contributions and lively discussions!

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MEDem gains support from 800+ Democracy Scholars

MEDem gains support from 800+ Democracy Scholars The MEDem community is growing exponentially! With our milestone of acquiring 1000 personal endorsements coming closer, we thank all democracy scholars...

MEDem MEETING IN COLOGNE

MEDem in Cologne: Toward the ESFRI Roadmap 2026 On October 9, 2024, the MEDem Steering Committee and OP-level team gathered at GESIS in Cologne to strategize the next steps toward the ESFRI Roadmap...

MEDem Community Survey

Help Shape the Future of Democracy Research with MEDem: Take Our Survey! The MEDem Community is at the heart of advancing democracy research, and we need your input! We are conducting a short...

MEDem gains support from 400+ Democracy Scholars

MEDem gains support from 400+ Democracy Scholars We have reached another milestone! MEDem would like to thank all democracy scholars who have expressed their support for our infrastructure and our...

The Future of Democracy Research: MEDem Conference 2024

THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY RESEARCH: MEDEM CONFERENCE 2024 February 29 and March 1 2024 mark the dates of the 2nd MEDem Conference & Workshop. Leading researchers and non-academic stakeholders from...

Coming Up: The 2024 MEDem Conference & Workshop!

Coming Up: the 2024 medem Conference! We are thrilled for the upcoming 2nd MEDem Conference, scheduled to take place from February 29th to March 1st at AULA am Campus, University of Vienna! The 2nd...

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