CPO-2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Polity Data Series, Autocracy
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Provides an annual evaluation of democracy and autocracy. From these two measures it provides a polity score. *countries with polity scores of 6 10 are typically classified as democracies. Countries with scores of -10 -6 are typically classified as dictatorships. Ranges from -10 10: competitiveness of executive recruitment, openness of executive recruitment, executive constraints/decision rules, regulation of political participation, competitiveness of political participation. Each attribute is worth a different number of points. When calculating a democracy or autocracy score, each attribute is weighted differently. Country is awarded 0-4 points for each of 10 questions. Country is awarded 0-4 points for each of 15 questions. Take these points and place on a 1-7 scale. Political rights right to vote and compete for office, etc. Civil rights freedom of speech, amendments, the constitution, etc. It is a(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:374)ual evaluatio(cid:374) of the state of (cid:862)global freedo(cid:373). (cid:863) Based on scores for political and civil rights, freedom house classifies countries as free, partly.
