Universität zu Köln

Pickel, Susanne, Breustedt, Wiebke and Smolka, Theresia (2016). Measuring the quality of democracy: Why include the citizens' perspective? Int. Polit. Sci. Rev., 37 (5). S. 645 - 656. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1460-373X

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Abstract

New indices measuring the quality of democracy constitute a significant innovation in comparative political science. They might, however, provide a biased perspective because they largely focus on macro-level criteria. Thus, the question is whether the measurement of the quality of democracy can be improved by complementing the evaluations of these indices with assessments based on individual-level survey data. Using data from 20 established democracies in the European Social Survey 2012 and the Democracy Barometer, we compare the understandings and evaluations of the quality of democracy underlying these two measurement approaches. We demonstrate that while the results coincide to a certain extent, individual-level data provide an important complementary perspective that adds to the validity of the measurement of the quality of democracy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Pickel, Susanne UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Breustedt, Wiebke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Smolka, Theresia UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-256428
DOI:	10.1177/0192512116641179
Journal or Publication Title:	Int. Polit. Sci. Rev.
Volume:	37
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 645 - 656
Date:	2016
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1460-373X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Political Science Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25642