Variable: Commitment to Democratic Institutions

QoG Code: (bti_cdi)


Dataset: Bertelsmann Transformation Index

Description:

To what extent are democratic institutions accepted as legitimate by the relevant actors? From 1 to 10.

  1. There are no democratic institutions as such (authoritarian regimes).
  2. Only individual institutions are accepted, while influential actors hold vetoes. Acceptance remains unstable over time.
  3. Most democratic institutions are accepted as legitimate by most relevant actors.
  4. All democratic institutions are accepted as legitimate by all relevant actors.

Type of variable: Categorical

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Last updated by source: 2022-03-17


Categories:

Political System


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Basic Cross-section - 2025 Basic Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 135
Basic time-series: 136
Standard cross-section: 135
Standard time-series: 136

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 2005-2023
Basic time-series: 2005-2023

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This variable has information from the year 2005 to the year 2021