Measuring Democracy A Bridge Between Scholarship and Politics

Name: Measuring Democracy A Bridge Between Scholarship and Politics
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ISBN: 9780801890932

ISBN-10: 0801890934

ISBN-13: 9780801890932

Edition: 2008

Authors: Gerardo L. Munck, G. L. Munck

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Although democracy is a widely held value, concrete measurement of it is elusive. Gerardo L. Munck's constructive assessment of the methods used to measure democracies promises to bring order to the debate in academia and in practice.Drawing on his years of academic research on democracy and measurement and his practical experience evaluating democratic practices for the United Nations and the Organization of American States (OAS), Munck's discussion bridges the theories of academia with practical applications. In proposing a more open and collaborative relationship between theory and action, he makes the case for reassessing how democracy is measured and encourages fundamental changes in…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



List of Figures and Tables


Preface



Bringing Knowledge to Bear on Politics The Uses and Misuses of Data in Democracy Promotion



Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy An Evaluation of Alternative Indices




Drawing Boundaries The Crafting of Intermediate Regime Categories



Producing and Validating Political Data The Case of the Electoral Democracy Index



Assessing Elections A Methodology for Election Observation Missions



Revisting Concepts Democracy and Other Political Values



Developing Measures Beyond Electoral Democracy


Notes


References


Index