Difference between revisions of "Competitiveness of Participation. Polity IV."
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which alternative preferences for policy and leadership can be pursued in the political arena. | which alternative preferences for policy and leadership can be pursued in the political arena. | ||
|coding = <b> Political competition implies a significant degree of civil interaction, so polities which are coded Unregulated (1) on Regulation of Participation (PARREG) are not coded for competitiveness. Polities in transition between Unregulated and any of the regulated forms on PARREG also are not coded on variable PARCOMP. </b> | |coding = <b> Political competition implies a significant degree of civil interaction, so polities which are coded Unregulated (1) on Regulation of Participation (PARREG) are not coded for competitiveness. Polities in transition between Unregulated and any of the regulated forms on PARREG also are not coded on variable PARCOMP. </b> | ||
| − | <br>Competitiveness is coded on a five category scale: | + | <br> Competitiveness is coded on a five category scale: |
<br> (0) Not Applicable: This is used for polities that are coded as Unregulated, or moving to/from that position, in Regulation of Political Participation (variable 2.6). | <br> (0) Not Applicable: This is used for polities that are coded as Unregulated, or moving to/from that position, in Regulation of Political Participation (variable 2.6). | ||
<br> (1) Repressed: No significant oppositional activity is permitted outside the ranks of the regime and ruling party. Totalitarian party systems, authoritarian military dictatorships, and despotic monarchies are typically coded here. However, the mere existence of these structures is not sufficient for a Repressed coding. The regime's institutional structure must also be matched by its demonstrated ability to repress oppositional competition. | <br> (1) Repressed: No significant oppositional activity is permitted outside the ranks of the regime and ruling party. Totalitarian party systems, authoritarian military dictatorships, and despotic monarchies are typically coded here. However, the mere existence of these structures is not sufficient for a Repressed coding. The regime's institutional structure must also be matched by its demonstrated ability to repress oppositional competition. | ||
Revision as of 17:08, 9 December 2019
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| Data type | Numeric |
| Scale | Multinomial |
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| Technical name | regime_polity_parcomp |
| Category | Polity |
| Label | Competitiveness of Participation |
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The competitiveness of participation refers to the extent to which alternative preferences for policy and leadership can be pursued in the political arena.
Coding rules
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Bibliographic info
Citation: Marshall, Monty G., Ted Robert Gurr, and Keith Jaggers. 2017. Dataset Users’ Manual. Polity IV Project. Political Regime Characteristics and Transitions, 1800-2016. Center for Systemic Peace. [1].
Related publications: related publications
Misc
Project manager(s): project managers
Data release: data release
Revisions: revisions
Sources
sources
