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New publication in the European Journal of Political Researchh
As political identities become more fragmented and individualised, how can we best understand the shifting linkages between citizens and parties? A new paper by our…
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New Publication in the Journal of Conflict Resolution
How does U.S. military education build influence among foreign officers? A new paper by our Institute researcher Ilker Kalin jointly with Carla Martínez Machain from…
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Institute for Democracy Partners with MIT on AI and Democracy Research
We are happy to share that the Institute for Democracy at Matej Bel University (UMB) is joining forces with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)…
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The Volebny Kompas Datasets on Slovak Voter and Party Positions
Jozef Michal Mintal, Kamila Borseková, Lorenzo Cicchi, Vladimír Müller, Róbert Vancel, Patrícia Šimková & Kevin Deegan-Krause (2024)
The article introduces two datasets from the Volebný Kompas project: the first, is a collection of 134,699 voter responses on 39 key issues, obtained through the Volebný Kompas voting advisory application for the 2023 snap Slovak Parliamentary Elections. The second dataset details the positions of 11 political parties on the same issues. Together, they provide a comprehensive view of Slovakia’s political landscape before a pivotal election which resulted in a dramatic change in government composition. As freely available and validated resources, these datasets can serve as an essential tool for understanding and navigating the evolving landscape of post-socialist democracies.
