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ID166004
Title ProperIntroducing the Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset
Other Title InformationPolitical institutions in the long 19th century
LanguageENG
AuthorTeorell, Jan ;  Wig, Tore ;  Knutsen, Carl Henrik
Summary / Abstract (Note)The Historical Varieties of Democracy dataset (Historical V-Dem) contains about 260 indicators, both factual and evaluative, describing various aspects of political regimes and state institutions. The dataset covers 91 polities globally – including most large, sovereign states, as well as some semi-sovereign entities and large colonies – from 1789 to 1920 for many cases. The majority of the indicators come from the Varieties of Democracy dataset, which covers 1900 to the present – together these two datasets cover the bulk of ‘modern history’. Historical V-Dem also includes several new indicators, covering features that are pertinent for 19th-century polities. We describe the data, coding process, and different strategies employed in Historical V-Dem to cope with issues of reliability and validity and ensure intertemporal and cross-country comparability. To illustrate the potential uses of the dataset we describe patterns of democratization in the ‘long 19th century’. Finally, we investigate how interstate war relates to subsequent democratization.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of Peace Research Vol. 56, No.3; May 2019: p.440-451
Journal SourceJournal of Peace Research Vol: 56 No 3
Key WordsDemocracy ;  Democratization ;  Political Institutions


 
 
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