Subjective measures of liberal democracy

被引:162
作者
Bollen, KA [1 ]
Paxton, P
机构
[1] Univ N Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27515 USA
[2] Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH 43210 USA
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D O I
10.1177/0010414000033001003
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Using democracy in empirical work requires accurate measurement. Yet, most policy and academic research presupposes the accuracy of available measures. This article explores judge-specific measurement errors in cross-national indicators of liberal democracy. The authors evaluate the magnitude of these errors in widely used measures of democracy and determine whether their results replicate during a 17-year period (1972 to 1988). Then, they examine the nature of these systematic errors, hypothesizing that three different processes-(a) the information available for rating, (b) the judges' processing of this information, and (c) the method by which a judge's processing decisions are translated into a rating-could create error The authors find that for the 17-year period from 1972 to 1988, there is unambiguous evidence of judge-specific measurement errors, which are related to traits of the countries. In the conclusion, the authors discuss the implications for democracy research and for other subjective measures.
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页码:58 / 86
页数:29
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