Welcome to the RUCARR Distinguished Speaker Series October 20!

Staffan I. Lindberg: “Global Trends According to Democracy Report 2026: Going from Bad to Worse?”

Speaker:

Staffan I. Lindberg is Professor of Political Science and Founding Director 2012-2025) of the V-Dem Institute; PI of Varieties of Democracy; Founding Director of the national research infrastructure DEMSCORE (2019-present); Wallenberg Academy Fellow alumni; co-author of Varieties of Democracy (CUP 2020), Why Democracies Develop and Decline (CUP 2022) as well as other books and over 80 scientific articles as well as numerous reports, policy briefs, and think-pieces; extensive experience as consultant on development and democracy, and as advisor to international organizations, ministries, and state authorities. Lindberg is the principal author of the annual Democracy Report, the Case for Democracy and numerous policy briefs out of the V-Dem Institute. ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-7390

Abstract:

In this talk, Professsor Lindberg shows evidence on the extent of autocratization in the world the last 25 years. How far has it gone? What is driving it? Can it be stopped and how? Based on V-Dem’s 31 million data and numerous scientific publications including the annual Democracy Report, this talk takes stock of the present and what might be the future.

Moderator: Dr. Michel Anderlini, Malmö University

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