Is the good polity attainable? - Measuring the quality of democracy

António Costa Pinto; Pedro C. Magalhães; Luís De Sousa

doi:10.1057/eps.2011.45

Is the good polity attainable? - Measuring the quality of democracy

António Costa Pinto, Pedro C. Magalhães, Luís De Sousa

University of Lisbon

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Abstract

This article introduces a discussion on defining, measuring, and assessing the quality of democracy. Providing a short overview of the papers of the Symposium, it places them within a broader context of current academic debate on various methodological, theoretical, and policy outreach dimensions of the topic.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	447-455
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Political Science
Volume	11
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/eps.2011.45
Publication status	Published - Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

competition
democratisation
quality of democracy

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