Political factors
Institutional Regime Variables from Polity IV Indicators of Democracy and Autocracy
| Variable Name | Variable Description | Values |
|---|---|---|
| polity_democ | Institutionalized Democracy | 0 = least / 10 = most democratic |
| polity_autoc | Institutionalized Autocracy | 0 = least / 10 = most autocratic |
POLITY Combined Polity Score POLITY2 Revised Combined Polity Score (p4) DURABLE Regime Durability (p4) PERSIST Number of Years Polity Has Persisted (p4d) 3. Authority Characteristics (Component and Concept Variables)........................... 18 STANDARDIZED AUTHORITY CODES (!66, !77, !88).................................... 19 Interruption Periods (!66) Interregnum Periods (!77) Transition Periods (!88) COMPONENT VARIABLES ................................................................................. 20 Executive Recruitment.............................................................................. 20 3.1 XRREG Regulation of Chief Executive Recruitment 3.2 XRCOMP Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment 3.3 XROPEN Openness of Executive Recruitment The Independence of Executive Authority................................................ 23 3.4 XCONST Executive Constraints (Decision Rules) Political Competition and Opposition........................................................ 25 3.5 PARREG Regulation of Participation 3.6 PARCOMP The Competitiveness of Participation CONCEPT VARIABLES ....................................................................................... 28 3.7 EXREC Executive Recruitment Concept 3.8 EXCONST Executive Constraints Concept 3.9 POLCOMP Political Competition Concept 4. Polity Regime Transitions.......................................................................................... 29 4.1 PRIOR Prior Polity Code (p4) 4.2 EMONTH Polity End Month 4.3 EDAY Polity End Day 4.4 EYEAR Polity End Year 4.5 EPREC End Date Precision 4.6 INTERIM Interim Polity Code (p4) 4.7 BMONTH Polity Begin Month 4.8 BDAY Polity Begin Day 4.9 BYEAR Polity Begin Year 4.10 BPREC Begin Date Precision 4.11 POST Post Polity Code (p4) 4.12 CHANGE Total change in POLITY value (p4) 4.13 D4 Regime Transition Completed (p4) 4.14 SF State Failure (p4) 4.15 REGTRANS Regime Transition (p4)
