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Indicators of Democracy and Autocracy
 
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! Variable Name !! Variable Description !! Values
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! Indicator name*
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! Subcategory I
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! Subcategory II
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! Subcategory III
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! Technical name*
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! Scale*
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! Short description
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! Data origin*
 
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| polity_democ      || Institutionalized Democracy      || 0 = least / 10 = most democratic  
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| [[Institutionalized Democracy. Polity IV.]]
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| Polity
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| Regime Type
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| Democratization
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| polnat_polity_democ
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| Metric
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| 0 = least / 10 = most democratic
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| 3rd Party Data
 
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| polity_autoc      || Institutionalized Autocracy      || 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic
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| [[Institutionalized Autocracy. Polity IV.]]
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| Polity
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| Regime Type
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| Democratization
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| polnat_polity_autoc
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| Metric
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| 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Combined Polity Score. Polity IV.]]
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| Polity
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| Regime Type
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| Democratization
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| polnat_polity_polity
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| Metric
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| -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Combined Polity Score (Revised p4). Polity IV.]]
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| Polity
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| Regime Type
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| Democratization
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| polnat_polity_polity2
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| Metric
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| -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Regime Durability. Polity IV.]]
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| Polity
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| Regime Type
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| Stability
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| polnat_polity_durable
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| Ordinal
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| count (# of years since regime score change > 2 points)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
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| Polity
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_xrreg
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| Multinomial
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| (1)unregulated (2)designational/transitional (3)regulated
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_xrcomp
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| Multinomial
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| (1)selection (2)dual/transitional (3)election
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Openness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_xropen
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| Multinomial
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| (1)closed (2)dual-designation (3)dual-election (4)open
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Executive Constraints (Decision Rules). Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Checks and Balances
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| polnat_polity_xconst
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| Multinomial
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| (1)unlimited authority, through, (7)executive party/subordination
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Regulation of Participation. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_parreg
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| Ordinal
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| (1)unregulated, through, (5)regulated
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Competitiveness of Participation. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_parcomp
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| Multinomial
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| (0)not applicable, (1)repressed, through, (5)competitive
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Executive Recruitment Concept. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_exrec
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| Multinomial
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| 0 = suppressed / 10 = institutionalized electoral
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Executive Constraints Concept. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Check and Balances
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| polnat_polity_exconst
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| Multinomial
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| identical to xconst
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Political Competition Concept. Polity IV.]]
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| Politics
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| Government
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| Electoral Institutions
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| polnat_polity_polcomp
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| Multinomial
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| 10 types, see Addendum C in Polity IV manual
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Electoral democracy index]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_democ_polyarchy_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated high level democracy index, electoral dimension (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Liberal democracy index]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_democ_libdem_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated high level democracy index, liberal dimension (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Participatory democracy index]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_democ_partipdem_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated high level democracy index, participatory dimension (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Deliberative democracy index]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_democ_delibdem_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated high level democracy index, deliberative dimension (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Egalitarian democracy index]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_democ_egaldem_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated high level democracy index, egalitarian dimension (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Rule of law index]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_ruleoflaw_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated mid level rule of law index (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Regimes of the world index (4 categories)]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_regimes_vdem
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| Ordinal
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| Classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Regimes of the world index (10 categories)]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_regimes_ambig_vdem
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| Ordinal
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| More granular classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Lower chamber female legislators]]
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| Politics
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| Legislature
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_fem_legislator_perche_vdem
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| Metric
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| Percentage of female legislators (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Power distributed by gender]]
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| Politics
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| Political Power
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_power_distri_gender_vdem
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| Metric
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| Distribution of political power by gender (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Power distributed by socioeconomic position]]
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| Politics
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| Political Power
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_power_distri_socio_vdem
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| Metric
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| Distribution of political power by socioeconomic position (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Power distributed by social group]]
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| Politics
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| Political Power
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_power_distri_social_vdem
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| Metric
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| Distribution of political power by social group (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Power distributed by sexual orientation]]
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| Politics
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| Political Power
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_power_distri_sexual_vdem
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| Metric
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| Distribution of political power by sexual orientation (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Barriers to parties]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_parties_barriers_vdem
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| Metric
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| Barriers upon political party formation (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Party ban]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_parties_ban_vdem
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| Metric
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| Bans of political parties (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Opposition parties autonomy]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_parties_oppos_auto_vdem
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| Metric
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| Independence of opposition parties of the ruling regime (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Party organizations]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_parties_orga_vdem
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| Metric
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| Permanent organizations of political parties (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Legislative party cohesion]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_parties_cohes_vdem
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| Metric
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| Cohesion of voting of members of the legislature for important bills (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Party competition across regions]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_parties_compe_region_vdem
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| Metric
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| Regional competition of major parties (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Domestic autonomy]]
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| Polity
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| Sovereignty
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_sov_domestic_vdem
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| Metric
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| Domestic autonomy from other states (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[International autonomy]]
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| Polity
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| Sovereignty
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_sov_international_vdem
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| Metric
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| International autonomy from other states (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[State authority over territory]]
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| Polity
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| Sovereignty
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_sov_territory_vdem
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| Metric
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| Percentage of the territory the state effectively controls (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[State fiscal source of revenue]]
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| Polity
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| Sovereignty
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_sov_fiscal_vdem
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| Ordinal
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| Main source of revenue of the central government (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Independent states]]
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| Polity
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| Sovereignty
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_sov_independent_vdem
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| Binary
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| Is the polity an independent state? (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Election dummy lower legislative chamber]]
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| Polity
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| Elections
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| Elections Global
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| polnat_polity_election_dummy
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| Binary
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| Election to lower legislative chamber (yes/no)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Election date lower legislative chamber]]
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| Polity
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| Elections
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| Elections Global
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| polnat_polity_election_date_low
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| Date
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| Date of election to lower legislative chamber
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Regimes of the world index (string)]]
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| Polity
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| Democratization
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_polity_regimes_vdem_str
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| String
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| String version of fourfold classification of political regimes (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Political Constraints III]]
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| Polity
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| Policy change
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| POLCON
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| polnat_polity_polconiii_polcon
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| Metric
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| Index of political constraints (POLCON III)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Political Constraints V]]
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| Polity
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| Policy change
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| POLCON
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| polnat_polity_polconv_polcon
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| Metric
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| Index of political constraints (POLCON V)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Political corruption index]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_corruption_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Executive corruption index]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_corruption_exec_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of the executive (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Public sector corruption index]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_corruption_publ_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption in the public sector (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Regime corruption index]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_corruption_regime_vdem
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| Metric
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| Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of political actors (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Election vote buying]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_election_vote_buying_vdem
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| Metric
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| Evidence of vote and/or turnout buying (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Corrupt activities of members of legislature]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_legislature_corrupt_activities_vdem
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| Metric
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| Evidence of corrupt activities of members of the legislature (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Corrupt activities in judicial decisions]]
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| Politics
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| Corruption
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| V-Dem
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| polnat_politics_corruption_judi_vdem
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| Metric
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| Evidence of corrupt activities in judicial decisions (V-Dem)
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| 3rd Party Data
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|-
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| [[Name of Head of State (HoS)]]
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| Polity
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| Political parties
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|
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| polnat_hos_name
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| String
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| Name of the Head of State (HoS)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Party affiliation of the Head of State (HoS)]]
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| Polity
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| Political parties
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|
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| polnat_hos_party_english
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| String
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| Harmonized, english party name of the HoS party
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Party Facts ID of HoS party]]
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| Polity
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| Political parties
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|
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| polnat_hos_party_id
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| Metric
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| Harmonized party ID of the HoS party
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Name of Head of Government (HoG)]]
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| Polity
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| Political Parties
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|
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| polnat_hog_name
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| String
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| Name of the Head of Government (HoG)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Party affiliation of the Head of Government (HoG)]]
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| Polity
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| Political parties
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|
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| polnat_hog_party_english
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| String
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| Harmonized, english party name of the HoG party
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Party Facts ID of HoG party]]
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| Polity
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| Political parties
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|
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| polnat_hog_party_id
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| Metric
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| Harmonized party ID of the HoG party
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Laakso & Taagepera 1979)]]
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| Polity
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| Political parties
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| Party system
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| polnat_politics_laaktaag_votes
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| Metric
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| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Laakso & Taagepera 1979)]]
 +
| Polity
 +
| Political parties
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| Party system
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| polnat_politics_laaktaag_seats
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| Metric
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| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Taagepera 1997)]]
 +
| Polity
 +
| Political parties
 +
| Party system
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| polnat_politics_taag97_votes
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| Metric
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| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Taagepera 1997)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Taagepera 1997)]]
 +
| Polity
 +
| Political parties
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| Party system
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| polnat_politics_taag97_seats
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| Metric
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| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Taagepera 1997)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Effective number of parties (votes; Golosov 2010)]]
 +
| Polity
 +
| Political parties
 +
| Party system
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| polnat_politics_golosov_votes
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| Metric
 +
| Effective number of parties based on vote share (Golosov 2010)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Effective number of parties (seats; Golosov 2010)]]
 +
| Polity
 +
| Political parties
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| Party system
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| polnat_politics_golosov_seats
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| Metric
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| Effective number of parties based on seat share (Golosov 2010)
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| CRC Compiled Data
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|-
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| [[Communist government, ever]]
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| Polity
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| Regime type
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|
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| communist_ever
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| Binary
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| Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, ever
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|
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|-
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| [[Communist government, by year]]
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| Polity
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| Regime type
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|
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| communist_year
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| Binary
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| Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, by year
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|
 
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POLITY Combined Polity Score
 
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POLITY2 Revised Combined Polity Score (p4)
 
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DURABLE Regime Durability (p4)
 
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PERSIST Number of Years Polity Has Persisted (p4d)
 
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3. Authority Characteristics (Component and Concept Variables)........................... 18
 
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STANDARDIZED AUTHORITY CODES (!66, !77, !88).................................... 19
 
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Interruption Periods (!66)
 
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Interregnum Periods (!77)
 
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Transition Periods (!88)
 
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COMPONENT VARIABLES ................................................................................. 20
 
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Executive Recruitment.............................................................................. 20
 
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3.1 XRREG Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment
 
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3.2 XRCOMP Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment
 
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3.3 XROPEN Openness of Executive Recruitment
 
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The Independence of Executive Authority................................................ 23
 
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3.4 XCONST Executive Constraints (Decision Rules)
 
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Political Competition and Opposition........................................................ 25
 
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3.5 PARREG Regulation of Participation
 
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3.6 PARCOMP The Competitiveness of Participation
 
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CONCEPT VARIABLES ....................................................................................... 28
 
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3.7 EXREC Executive Recruitment Concept
 
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3.8 EXCONST Executive Constraints Concept
 
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3.9 POLCOMP Political Competition Concept
 
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4. Polity Regime Transitions.......................................................................................... 29
 
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4.1 PRIOR Prior Polity Code (p4)
 
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4.2 EMONTH Polity End Month
 
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4.3 EDAY Polity End Day
 
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4.4 EYEAR Polity End Year
 
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4.5 EPREC End Date Precision
 
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4.6 INTERIM Interim Polity Code (p4)
 
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4.7 BMONTH Polity Begin Month
 
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4.8 BDAY Polity Begin Day
 
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4.9 BYEAR Polity Begin Year
 
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4.10 BPREC Begin Date Precision
 
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4.11 POST Post Polity Code (p4)
 
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4.12 CHANGE Total change in POLITY value (p4)
 
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4.13 D4 Regime Transition Completed (p4)
 
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4.14 SF State Failure (p4)
 
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4.15 REGTRANS Regime Transition (p4)
 

Latest revision as of 12:11, 16 June 2024

Indicator name* Subcategory I Subcategory II Subcategory III Technical name* Scale* Short description Data origin*
Institutionalized Democracy. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_democ Metric 0 = least / 10 = most democratic 3rd Party Data
Institutionalized Autocracy. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_autoc Metric 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic 3rd Party Data
Combined Polity Score. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_polity Metric -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic 3rd Party Data
Combined Polity Score (Revised p4). Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Democratization polnat_polity_polity2 Metric -10 = strongly autocratic / 10 = strongly democratic 3rd Party Data
Regime Durability. Polity IV. Polity Regime Type Stability polnat_polity_durable Ordinal count (# of years since regime score change > 2 points) 3rd Party Data
Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment. Polity IV. Polity Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_xrreg Multinomial (1)unregulated (2)designational/transitional (3)regulated 3rd Party Data
Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_xrcomp Multinomial (1)selection (2)dual/transitional (3)election 3rd Party Data
Openness of Executive Recruitment. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_xropen Multinomial (1)closed (2)dual-designation (3)dual-election (4)open 3rd Party Data
Executive Constraints (Decision Rules). Polity IV. Politics Government Checks and Balances polnat_polity_xconst Multinomial (1)unlimited authority, through, (7)executive party/subordination 3rd Party Data
Regulation of Participation. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_parreg Ordinal (1)unregulated, through, (5)regulated 3rd Party Data
Competitiveness of Participation. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_parcomp Multinomial (0)not applicable, (1)repressed, through, (5)competitive 3rd Party Data
Executive Recruitment Concept. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_exrec Multinomial 0 = suppressed / 10 = institutionalized electoral 3rd Party Data
Executive Constraints Concept. Polity IV. Politics Government Check and Balances polnat_polity_exconst Multinomial identical to xconst 3rd Party Data
Political Competition Concept. Polity IV. Politics Government Electoral Institutions polnat_polity_polcomp Multinomial 10 types, see Addendum C in Polity IV manual 3rd Party Data
Electoral democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_polyarchy_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, electoral dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Liberal democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_libdem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, liberal dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Participatory democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_partipdem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, participatory dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Deliberative democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_delibdem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, deliberative dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Egalitarian democracy index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_democ_egaldem_vdem Metric Aggregated high level democracy index, egalitarian dimension (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Rule of law index Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_ruleoflaw_vdem Metric Aggregated mid level rule of law index (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Regimes of the world index (4 categories) Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_regimes_vdem Ordinal Classification of political regimes (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Regimes of the world index (10 categories) Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_regimes_ambig_vdem Ordinal More granular classification of political regimes (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Lower chamber female legislators Politics Legislature V-Dem polnat_politics_fem_legislator_perche_vdem Metric Percentage of female legislators (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by gender Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_gender_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by gender (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by socioeconomic position Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_socio_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by socioeconomic position (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by social group Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_social_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by social group (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Power distributed by sexual orientation Politics Political Power V-Dem polnat_politics_power_distri_sexual_vdem Metric Distribution of political power by sexual orientation (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Barriers to parties Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_barriers_vdem Metric Barriers upon political party formation (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Party ban Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_ban_vdem Metric Bans of political parties (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Opposition parties autonomy Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_oppos_auto_vdem Metric Independence of opposition parties of the ruling regime (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Party organizations Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_orga_vdem Metric Permanent organizations of political parties (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Legislative party cohesion Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_cohes_vdem Metric Cohesion of voting of members of the legislature for important bills (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Party competition across regions Polity Political Parties V-Dem polnat_polity_parties_compe_region_vdem Metric Regional competition of major parties (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Domestic autonomy Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_domestic_vdem Metric Domestic autonomy from other states (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
International autonomy Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_international_vdem Metric International autonomy from other states (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
State authority over territory Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_territory_vdem Metric Percentage of the territory the state effectively controls (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
State fiscal source of revenue Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_fiscal_vdem Ordinal Main source of revenue of the central government (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Independent states Polity Sovereignty V-Dem polnat_polity_sov_independent_vdem Binary Is the polity an independent state? (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Election dummy lower legislative chamber Polity Elections Elections Global polnat_polity_election_dummy Binary Election to lower legislative chamber (yes/no) CRC Compiled Data
Election date lower legislative chamber Polity Elections Elections Global polnat_polity_election_date_low Date Date of election to lower legislative chamber CRC Compiled Data
Regimes of the world index (string) Polity Democratization V-Dem polnat_polity_regimes_vdem_str String String version of fourfold classification of political regimes (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Political Constraints III Polity Policy change POLCON polnat_polity_polconiii_polcon Metric Index of political constraints (POLCON III) 3rd Party Data
Political Constraints V Polity Policy change POLCON polnat_polity_polconv_polcon Metric Index of political constraints (POLCON V) 3rd Party Data
Political corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Executive corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_exec_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of the executive (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Public sector corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_publ_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption in the public sector (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Regime corruption index Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_regime_vdem Metric Aggregated mid-level index of corruption of political actors (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Election vote buying Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_election_vote_buying_vdem Metric Evidence of vote and/or turnout buying (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Corrupt activities of members of legislature Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_legislature_corrupt_activities_vdem Metric Evidence of corrupt activities of members of the legislature (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Corrupt activities in judicial decisions Politics Corruption V-Dem polnat_politics_corruption_judi_vdem Metric Evidence of corrupt activities in judicial decisions (V-Dem) 3rd Party Data
Name of Head of State (HoS) Polity Political parties polnat_hos_name String Name of the Head of State (HoS) CRC Compiled Data
Party affiliation of the Head of State (HoS) Polity Political parties polnat_hos_party_english String Harmonized, english party name of the HoS party CRC Compiled Data
Party Facts ID of HoS party Polity Political parties polnat_hos_party_id Metric Harmonized party ID of the HoS party CRC Compiled Data
Name of Head of Government (HoG) Polity Political Parties polnat_hog_name String Name of the Head of Government (HoG) CRC Compiled Data
Party affiliation of the Head of Government (HoG) Polity Political parties polnat_hog_party_english String Harmonized, english party name of the HoG party CRC Compiled Data
Party Facts ID of HoG party Polity Political parties polnat_hog_party_id Metric Harmonized party ID of the HoG party CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (votes; Laakso & Taagepera 1979) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_laaktaag_votes Metric Effective number of parties based on vote share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (seats; Laakso & Taagepera 1979) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_laaktaag_seats Metric Effective number of parties based on seat share (Laakso & Taagepera 1979) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (votes; Taagepera 1997) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_taag97_votes Metric Effective number of parties based on vote share (Taagepera 1997) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (seats; Taagepera 1997) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_taag97_seats Metric Effective number of parties based on seat share (Taagepera 1997) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (votes; Golosov 2010) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_golosov_votes Metric Effective number of parties based on vote share (Golosov 2010) CRC Compiled Data
Effective number of parties (seats; Golosov 2010) Polity Political parties Party system polnat_politics_golosov_seats Metric Effective number of parties based on seat share (Golosov 2010) CRC Compiled Data
Communist government, ever Polity Regime type communist_ever Binary Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, ever
Communist government, by year Polity Regime type communist_year Binary Communist government with a socialist state-run economy, by year
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