Variable: Consensus-Building
QoG Code: (sgi_cb24)
Description:
Consensus-Building category examines the extent to which the government involves relevant experts and societal actors in the early stages of policy development and effectively informs them about its policies. It assesses three equally weighted components: Recourse to Scientific Knowledge (33.33%), Involvement of Civil Society in Policy Development (33.33%), and Openness of Government (33.33%).
Type of variable: Continuous
Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-10-09
Last updated by source: 2024-12-17
Categories:
Political System
Find this variable in:
Standard Cross-section - 2026
Original Dataset
Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
| Dataset |
No. Countries |
| Standard cross-section: |
30 |
This variable has information for these countries:
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- Australia
- Austria
- Belgium
- Canada
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France (1963-)
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- United States
This variable has information from the year 2023 to the
year 2023