Publications
The Berggruen Governance Index
Full reports and executive summaries for each edition of the BGI, along with country reports, thematic briefs, and peer-reviewed articles from the 2023 Global Policy special issue.
Full Reports
- 2026 BGI Executive SummaryThe Four Worlds of GovernanceHelmut K. Anheier, Joseph C. Saraceno, and Edward L. KnudsenDownload PDF
- 2026 BGI Full ReportThe Four Worlds of GovernanceHelmut K. Anheier, Joseph C. Saraceno, and Edward L. KnudsenDownload PDF
- 2024 BGI Executive SummaryDemocracy ChallengedHelmut K. Anheier, Joseph C. Saraceno, and Edward L. KnudsenDownload PDF
- 2024 BGI Full ReportDemocracy ChallengedHelmut K. Anheier, Joseph C. Saraceno, and Edward L. KnudsenDownload PDF
- 2022 BGI Executive SummaryToward a New Understanding of GovernanceHelmut K. Anheier, Markus Lang, and Edward KnudsenDownload PDF
- 2022 BGI Full ReportToward a New Understanding of GovernanceHelmut K. Anheier, Markus Lang, and Edward KnudsenDownload PDF
Country Reports
- BangladeshDevelopment over Democracy? Economic Growth and Political Repression in BangladeshEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2026Download PDF
- HungaryHungary’s 2026 Election: The Fate of ‘Illiberal Democracy’ — The Way of the Future, or a Thing of the Past?Edward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2026Download PDF
- Australian Election‘Lucky’ or Lacking? Economic Development and Political Institutions in AustraliaEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- Canadian ElectionCanada 2025: Governance Challenges Between Resource Reliance and Geopolitical VulnerabilityEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- GermanyGermany 2025: The Slow Decline in Governance Performance Erupts into Crisis of Government as Geopolitics WorsenEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- IndonesiaEconomic Progress or Democratic Distress? Indonesia’s Governance ChallengesEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- Italian ReferendumsSteadying the Democratic Ship — or Sinking It? Economic Stagnation and Political Dysfunction in ItalyEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- MexicoBalancing Progress and Democracy: Mexico’s Governance Under SheinbaumEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- NorwayA Remedy for ‘Dutch Disease’? Natural Resources and Political-Economic Development in NorwayEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- South KoreaProgress and Polarization in South Korea: Remarkable Economic Ascent Masks Lingering FracturesEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- EU Parliamentary ElectionsRight-Wing Populism, the State, and Democracy: Governance Performance & the 2024 European Parliament ElectionsEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2024Download PDF
- Tunisia ElectionTunisia’s Autocratic Resurgence: Political Reforms Without Economic Progress Threatens DemocracyEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2024Download PDF
- U.S. ElectionDemocratic Distortions and a Struggling State: The United States on the Eve of the 2024 Presidential ElectionEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2024Download PDF
- United Kingdom ElectionFiscal Austerity, Economic Stagnation, and Public Scandal: Governance Performance in the United Kingdom Ahead of the 2024 ElectionEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2024Download PDF
- GhanaGhana in a Global and African PerspectiveYuqing Yang2022Download PDF
- KenyaKenya in a Global and African PerspectiveEdward Knudsen2022Download PDF
- NigeriaNigeria in a Global and African PerspectiveYuqing Yang2022Download PDF
- RussiaDebunking the Fallacy? Improving Public Goods Provision Despite Moderate State Capacity and Declining Democratic Accountability in RussiaChristian Fröhlich2022Download PDF
- SenegalSenegal in a Global and African PerspectiveChristian Fröhlich2022Download PDF
- TurkeySame President, Same Problems? Governance Challenges at the Turkish Republic’s CentenaryEdward Knudsen2022Download PDF
- United StatesA Falling Star? The Causes of Declining State Capacity and Democratic Accountability in the United StatesEdward Knudsen2022Download PDF
Thematic Reports
- The Politics of DebtThe Politics of Debt: Cameroon, Malawi, Ivory Coast, the Central African Republic, and TanzaniaEdward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph C. Saraceno2025Download PDF
- G7 & BRICS+Towards a New Global Contestation? Comparing the Governance Performance of G7 and BRICS+ NationsJoseph Saraceno, Helmut K. Anheier, and Edward L. Knudsen2024Download PDF
- The SahelPolitical Instability and Economic Development in the Sahel: Governance in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Sudan Since 2000Edward L. Knudsen, Helmut K. Anheier, and Joseph Saraceno2024Download PDF
- World Economic Forum InsightsGeopolitics and Domestic Governance Performance: Four Global Powers in a Changing World OrderHelmut K. Anheier, Edward Knudsen, Yuqing Yang, and Christian Fröhlich2023Download PDF
2023 Global Policy Special Issue
Open-access articles from “Advancing Governance Research: The Quest for a New Generation of Indicators,” Global Policy Vol. 14, Issue S4 (October 2023), guest-edited by Helmut K. Anheier.
- Introducing the Berggruen Governance Index I: Conceptual and methodological frameworkHelmut K. Anheier, Markus Lang, Edward L. Knudsen2023Read Article
- Introducing the Berggruen Governance Index II: Initial results, 2000–2019Helmut K. Anheier, Markus Lang, Edward L. Knudsen2023Read Article
- Introducing the Berggruen Governance Index III: Implications for theory and policyHelmut K. Anheier, Olga Kononykhina2023Read Article
- A falling star? Origins of declining state capacity and democratic accountability in the United StatesEdward L. Knudsen2023Read Article
- Lessons and challenges of China’s state-led and party-dominated governance modelYuqing Yang2023Read Article
- Debunking the autocratic fallacy? Improving public goods delivery in RussiaChristian Fröhlich2023Read Article
- Unfinished revolutions: The post-Soviet crisis of governance in UkraineChristian Fröhlich2023Read Article
- Stable or stagnant? Political economy and governance in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Germany since 2000Edward L. Knudsen2023Read Article
- India: Developmental challenges faced by a dual economyYuqing Yang2023Read Article
- Escape from the ‘lost decades?’ Governance challenges in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and VenezuelaEdward L. Knudsen2023Read Article
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards better governance and sustainability?Helmut K. Anheier, Christian Fröhlich, Regina A. List2023Read Article
- Advancing governance indicator systems: Lessons learned from the 2022 symposiumHelmut K. Anheier, Regina A. List, Edward L. Knudsen2023Read Article
- Advancing governance indicators: Four ways forwardHelmut K. Anheier2023Read Article
Reports and briefs draw on the BGI edition current at their publication.
