Variable: Participatory democracy index

QoG Code: (vdem_partipdem)


Dataset: Varieties of Democracy Dataset version 13

Description:

Participatory democracy index
Question: To what extent is the ideal of participatory democracy achieved?

Clarification: The participatory principle of democracy emphasizes active participation by citizens in all political processes, electoral and non-electoral. It is motivated by uneasiness about
a bedrock practice of electoral democracy: delegating authority to representatives. Thus,
direct rule by citizens is preferred, wherever practicable. This model of democracy thus takes suffrage for granted, emphasizing engagement in civil society organizations, direct democracy, and subnational elected bodies. To make it a measure of participatory 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 - 2025 Basic Time-series - 2025 OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD 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: 172
Basic time-series: 175
Standard cross-section: 172
Standard time-series: 175
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1946-2023
Basic time-series: 1946-2023
OECD time-series: 1946-2023

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This variable has information from the year 1946 to the year 2022