Variable: Deliberative democracy index

QoG Code: (vdem_delibdem)


Dataset: Varieties of Democracy Dataset version 13

Description:

Deliberative democracy index
Question: To what extent is the ideal of deliberative democracy achieved?

Clarification: The deliberative principle of democracy focuses on the process by which decisions are reached in a polity. A deliberative process is one in which public reasoning focused on the common good motivates political decisions - as contrasted with emotional appeals, solidary attachments, parochial interests, or coercion. According to this principle, democracy requires more than an aggregation of existing preferences. There should also be respectful dialogue at all levels - from preference formation to final decision - among informed and competent participants who are open to persuasion. To make it a measure of not only the deliberative principle but also of democracy, the index also takes the level of electoral democracy into account.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2023-09-05
Last updated by source: 2023-02-22


Categories:

Political System


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 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: 173
Basic time-series: 184
Standard cross-section: 173
Standard time-series: 184
OECD cross-section: 38
OECD time-series: 40

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1946-2022
Basic time-series: 1946-2022
OECD time-series: 1946-2022

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