Variable: No Interference of Religious Dogmas

QoG Code: (bti_nird)


Dataset: Bertelsmann Transformation Index

Description:

To what extent are legal order and political institutions defined without interference by religious dogmas? From 1 to 10.

  1. The state is theocratic. Religious dogmas define legal order and political institutions.
  2. Secular and religious norms are in conflict over the basic constitution of the state or are forming a hybrid system.
  3. The state is largely secular. However, religious dogmas have considerable influence on legal order and political institutions.
  4. The state is secular. Religious dogmas have no noteworthy influence on legal order or political institutions.

Type of variable: Categorical

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Last updated by source: 2022-03-17


Categories:

Political System Religion


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Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 135
Standard time-series: 136


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