Varieties of Democracy: Measuring Two Centuries of Political Change

ISBN-13: 9781108440967 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 246 str.

Michael Coppedge; John Gerring; Adam Glynn

Opis

The Varieties of Democracy project rates hundreds of features of democracy and institutions in nearly all countries. This volume answers questions about where the data comes from, how to interpret it, and how to use it responsibly. It is an essential reference for journalists, researchers, teachers, and students who use the data frequently.

Recenzje

'I recommend the inclusion of Varieties of Democracy in any upper-level BA and MA course on research design and methods due to its invaluable service of revealing the thinking that lies behind the application of such methods.' Michael Alvarez, Journal of Peace Research

Spis treści

1. Introduction: the story of Varieties of Democracy Michael Coppedge, Staffan I. Lindberg and Carl Henrik Knutsen; 2. Conceptual scheme John Gerring, Svend-Erik Skaaning, David Altman, Michael Bernhard, Michael Coppedge, Carl-Henrik Knutsen, Staffan I. Lindberg, Kelly McMann and Jan Teorell; 3. Data collection Staffan I. Lindberg, Valeriya Mechkova, Natalia Stepanova, Jan Teorell, Michael Coppedge and Carl Henrik Knutsen; 4. The measurement model and reliability Daniel Pemstein, Kyle Marquardt, Brigitte Seim, Eitan Tzelgov, Yi-ting Wang and Farhad Miri; 5. Dimensions and components of democracy Jan Teorell; 6. Data validation Brigitte Seim, Michael Bernhard, Fernando Bizzarro Neto, Michael Coppedge, John Gerring, Staffan I. Lindberg, Matthew Maguire, Daniel Pemstein, Jan Teorell and Eitan Tzelgov; 7. Explanatory analysis with Varieties of Democracy data Michael Coppedge, Adam Glynn, Carl Henrik Knutsen and Daniel Pemstein.