DEMSCORE: Research infrastructure for Democracy, Environment, Migration, Social policy, Conflict, and Representation

Democracy, Environment, Migration, Social policy, COnflict, and REpresentation (DEMSCORE) is making Sweden the home of the “James Webb” telescope of the social sciences, accelerating and advancing (inter-)national research and large-scale comparative analyses on complex societal challenges facing Sweden and the world, including how to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

DEMSCORE focuses on: 1) building a world-leading hub for contextual data based on a first-rate e-infrastructure with user-friendly access to data, documentation, and online visualization tools; 2) securing and expanding Sweden’s world-leading role in methodological development by harmonizing gold-standard protocols of data collection, processing, provision, and documentation; and 3) implementing an active outreach program aimed at both the academic and policy/practitioners’ communities.

As a result, DEMSCORE is becoming the leading global center for the provision of curated contextual time-series data across many countries. The Swedish Research Council approved funding for Phase I (2019) and Phase II (2021).

In the following application (DEMSCORE 2.0), we request continued funding of the joint modules (Modules 1–6) as well as the underlying data infrastructure modules (Modules 7–11).

This funding will allow us to maintain, develop, and refine this powerful resource, and ensure that this unprecedented and exceptional opportunity will not be lost.