Democracy for All: Conceptualizing and Measuring Egalitarian Democracy

被引:26
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作者
Sigman, Rachel [1 ]
Lindberg, Staffan I. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Naval Postgrad Sch, Dept Natl Secur Affairs, Monterey, CA 93943 USA
[2] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Polit Sci, Polit Sci, Box 711, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
[3] Univ Gothenburg, Dept Polit Sci, V Dem Inst, Box 711, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden
基金
瑞典研究理事会;
关键词
V-DEM;
D O I
10.1017/psrm.2018.6
中图分类号
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要
Although equality figures prominently in many foundational theories of democracy, liberal and electoral conceptions of democracy have dominated empirical political science research on topics like political regimes, democratization and democratic survival. This paper develops the concept of egalitarian democracy as a regime that provides de facto protection of rights and freedoms equally across the population, distributes resources in a way that enables meaningful political participation for all citizens and fosters an environment in which all individuals and social groups can influence political and governing processes. Using new indicators from the Varieties of Democracy project, the paper develops and presents measures of these important concepts, demonstrates their relationship to existing measures, and illustrates their utility for advancing the study of democracy in ways that more fully embrace the richness of democratic theory.
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页码:595 / 612
页数:18
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