BRRIDGE: A Partnership Pioneering Democratic Insights
The BRRIDGE project brings together Matej Bel University (UMB) and three of Europe’s premier institutions: Central European University, European University Institute, and the University Galway. With a focus on enhancing research capabilities in democracy and policy at UMB, BRRIDGE delves into the contemporary challenges to democracy, influenced by shifts in technology, culture, governance, and inequalities. Through this exploration, the project aspires to enrich the democratic landscape in both Slovakia and the broader European context. The technological elements in the work trigger new thinking.
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Jozef Michal Mintal, Kamila Borseková, Lorenzo Cicchi, Vladimír Müller, Róbert Vancel, Patrícia Šimková & Kevin Deegan-Krause
The Volebny Kompas Datasets on Slovak Voter and Party Positions
Our 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.
