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Measuring effective democracy: A defense

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Against recent criticism, this article demonstrates that the effective democracy index (EDI) has scale properties that are fully consistent with the normative premises of the index’s construction logic. Empirically, it is shown that the EDI deviates from all other indices of democracy in a perfectly intended way that incorporates substantiating qualities of democracy which the other indices neglect. As a result, the EDI outperforms all other democracy indices in its associative strength with key theoretical correlates of democracy, conditional and consequential. From a substantive point of view, the EDI is the most reliable and valid index of democracy that is currently available.

Source: International Political Science Review

DOI: 10.1177/0192512111414682

Authors: Amy C. Alexander, Ronald Inglehart, Christian Welzel

Institutions: Leuphana University of Lüneburg, University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research

Language: English

Topic: Political Theory and Democracy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2128090562

FWCI: 34.54

Cites: 57

Cited by: 82

Related to: 10