Staffan I. Lindberg

Staffan I. Lindberg is Professor and Founding Director of the V-Dem Institute (2013-2025); PI of Varieties of Democracy; Founding Director of the national research infrastructure DEMSCORE; 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 70 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.