We are pleased to invite you to a public lecture and discussion with Kyle L. Marquardt on the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) approach to measuring democracy.
TOPIC:
THE V-DEM APPROACH TO MEASURING DEMOCRACY
Guest Speaker
KYLE L. MARQUARDT
Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen
Project Manager for Measurement and Methods at the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project.
Democracy is one of the world’s most discussed ideas, yet one of the hardest to measure. This lecture explores how the V-Dem Project measures democracy through hundreds of detailed indicators and expert assessments across countries over time. Using Mongolia as a case study, Prof. Marquardt will discuss how democratic concepts are translated into measurable data and what these measurements reveal about political systems today.
Date: May 12, 2026
Time: 16:00
Venue: Open Society Forum Conference Room
Open to the public. The lecture will be delivered in English.
