# DE Democracy Metrics — Source Catalog

**Source ID:** DS-00023
**Record Created:** 2026-04-23
**Cataloger:** Sven / PAI

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## Sources

### V-Dem Institute — Liberal Democracy Index
- **URL:** https://www.v-dem.net/
- **Auth:** None for aggregates; API key for microdata
- **Coverage:** Liberal Democracy Index, sub-indices (rule of law, civil liberties, etc.)
- **Update frequency:** Annual

### Reporters Without Borders (RSF) — Press Freedom Index
- **URL:** https://rsf.org/en/index
- **Auth:** None
- **Coverage:** Press freedom score and ranking, Germany
- **Update frequency:** Annual (May)

### Bundeswahlleiter — Election Data
- **URL:** https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/
- **Auth:** None
- **Coverage:** Voter turnout, party results, constituency data
- **Update frequency:** Per election

### Bertelsmann Stiftung / ALLBUS
- **Coverage:** Democracy satisfaction, institutional trust
- **Update frequency:** Biennial (ALLBUS) / periodic (Bertelsmann)

### More in Common — Die andere deutsche Teilung
- **URL:** https://www.moreincommon.de/
- **Coverage:** Population segmentation (Wuetende, invisible third, etc.)
- **Update frequency:** Periodic reports

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## Dataset

`Data/DE-Democracy-Metrics/DE-Democracy-Metrics.md`

## Connection to DE-Plan

CHALLENGE 1 (epistemic fragmentation), CHALLENGE 2 (authoritarian normalization)