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

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-10-10
Last updated by source: 2022-02-21


Categories:

Political System


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Basic Cross-section - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 136
Standard cross-section: 136
Standard time-series: 137


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