CSES Module 6 First Advance Release

CSES Module 6 focuses on the theme ´Representative Democracy Under Pressure´ with questions tapping citizens´ views on the functioning of the democratic system and perceptions of system outputs, gender representation, preferences for government and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Module is scheduled to officially be in data collection from 2021 to 2026.<br>The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) is a collaborative program of research among election study teams from around the world. Participating countries include a common module of survey questions in their post-election studies. The resulting data are deposited along with voting, demographic, district and macro variables. The studies are then merged into a single, free, public dataset for use in comparative study and cross-level analysis.

The CSES project focuses on respondents´ behavior and attitudes during the time of a national election, with a particular emphasis on voting and turnout. Each CSES Module consists of a nationally-representative post-election survey and additional variables about the context of the overall country and electoral system within which the respondents find themselves. Every five years a new CSES Module is designed with a different substantive theme selected to address essential questions in electoral studies and social science.