Gradations of Democracy? Empirical Tests of Alternative Conceptualizations

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dc.creator	Elkins, Zachary	en
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-19T02:56:52Z	en
dc.date.available	2013-11-19T02:56:52Z	en
dc.date.issued	2000-04	en
dc.description.abstract	A group of influential scholars has argued emphatically that democracy should be measured dichotomously. This position challenges-on both theoretical and methodological grounds-the widespread practice of measuring democracy with graded scales, a practice which has been endorsed by leading methodologists who study democracy. This article proposes several empirical tests that evaluate the competing strategies. The evidence suggests that, on the whole, graded measures have superior validity and reliability. Hence, we should understand that specific cases correspond to the concept of democracy to varying degrees-degrees that can and should be measured.	en
dc.description.department	Government	en
dc.identifier.citation	Elkins, Zachary. "Gradations of Democracy? Empirical Tests of Alternative Conceptualizations." 2000. American Journal of Political Science 44: 293-300.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22260	en
dc.language.iso	eng	en
dc.publisher	American Journal of Political Science	en
dc.subject	democracy	en
dc.subject	measurement	en
dc.subject	validity	en
dc.title	Gradations of Democracy? Empirical Tests of Alternative Conceptualizations	en
dc.type	Article	en

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