MEDem at the VII Polish Communication Association Congress in Katowice   On 22 September 2025, the VII Polish Communication Association Congress opened with a session organized by MEDem’s Service Center for Training and Capacity Building at the Silesian Museum in Katowice. Jakob-Moritz Eberl from the MEDem Headquarters at the  University of Vienna introduced MEDem as …

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Memorandum of Understanding: MEDem and ICPSR Forge Strategic Partnership   We are excited to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MEDem and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). This partnership formalizes a collaboration to drive innovative, large-scale research on democratic processes worldwide. The purpose of the MoU between …

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Kickstarting MEDem Training and Capacity Building: First Workshop held in Katowice   On April 16, 2025 the first MEDem Workshop hosted by the Service Center for Training and Capacity, led by Damian Guzek from the University of Silesia in Katowice. The event marked a significant step in the development of the MEDem Service Center for …

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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 strong, strategic collaboration within the SSH landscape. Recognizing this, MEDem has signed Memoranda of Understanding with leading European infrastructures: ESS-ERIC, SHARE-ERIC, CESSDA-ERIC, CLARIN-ERIC, and GGP. These partnerships mark a …

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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 shaping the future of Democracy Research in Europe: it officially submitted its application for inclusion on the ESFRI Roadmap 2026. The submission is supported …

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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 sincere gratitude to democracy scholars from across Europe and beyond for their invaluable support of our research infrastructure and our advancement toward the ESFRI roadmap. …

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