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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.
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!
Joining Forces: MEDem signs Memoranda of Understanding with Key European SSH Research Infrastructures Advancing Democracy Research in Europe requires more than high-quality data—it also depends on...
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...
MEDem Secures Backing from Over 1,000 Democracy Scholars The MEDem community is expanding rapidly and we are proud to announce the achievement of over 1,000 personal endorsements. We extend our...
Coming Up: the 2025 medem Conference! We are thrilled for the upcoming 3rd MEDem Conference, scheduled to take place from September 29-30 at GESIS in Cologne! The 3rd MEDem conference will bring...
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...
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...
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The European infrastructure for unlocking the true potential of data-driven democracy research