If you are already a V-Dem Country Expert, you do not need to take this survey.

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. What is your gender?

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* 3. What is your age?

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* 4. In which country were you born?

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* 5. In which country have you lived the longest?

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* 6. Where do you work currently?

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* 7. Indicate your academic title

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* 8. Which country is your main country of expertise?
This is a country you will be coding if you are selected to become a Country Expert. Preferably, this should be the country that you are from and/or residing in. Also, you should have a documented expertise within one or several of the thematic areas (question 9). For more information about the V-Dem methods and coding, visit our documentation materials.

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* 9. Which country is your second country of expertise?

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* 10. Please indicate your area(s) of special expertise for your selected country (acquired through research and/or work experiences). The areas corresponds to the V-Dem surveys which you (if you are selected to become an expert) would code for your country of expertise. For more information about the themes, visit the codebook.

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* 11. Please add a short biography which displays your expertise in the selected country and themes

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* 12. Please add at least two references (from your professional life)

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* 13. Please list examples of publications in support of your expertise (if any).

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* 14. Please tell us why you want to be a V-Dem Country Expert

Thank you for submitting your application!

We will review your application and we will get back to you only if you are eligible to become a Country Expert. This will take up to six months.

We are very grateful for your application!

You find the existing V-Dem data here.

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