| dc.creator |
Lenhardt, Amanda |
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| dc.date |
2021-04-23T11:04:21Z |
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| dc.date |
2021-04-23T11:04:21Z |
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| dc.date |
2021-03-12 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-05-26T08:45:13Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-05-26T08:45:13Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Lenhardt, A. (2021). Defining characteristics of democracy in the 21st century. K4D Helpdesk Report 986. Brighton, UK: Institute of Development Studies. DOI: 10.19088/K4D.2021.064 |
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| dc.identifier |
https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16558 |
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| dc.identifier |
10.19088/K4D.2021.064 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198392 |
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| dc.description |
This report offers a brief overview of the literature on the defining characteristics of democracy in the 21st century. This report seeks to map out a range of conceptual approaches to understanding democracy, evidence on emerging trends in democratisation, and challenges to realising democracy in its varied forms. The report begins with a discussion on definitions of democracy that have emerged in recent decades (Section 2), highlighting a range of qualifiers that are widely used to differentiate and analyse different democratic regime types. Section 3 summarises trends in key indicators of democracy from widely cited observers – The Economist Intelligence Unit and the V-Dem Institute - and recent trends in public opinion towards democracy, according to World Values and Pew Centre surveys. Section 4 gives a very brief overview of three leading challenges to democracy discussed widely in the literature – gender inequality; the role of media and social media; and declining quality of elections, freedom of expression and civic space. |
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| dc.description |
FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Institute of Development Studies |
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| dc.relation |
K4D Helpdesk Report;986 |
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| dc.rights |
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ |
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| dc.rights |
© Crown copyright 2021 |
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| dc.subject |
Governance |
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| dc.subject |
Politics and Power |
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| dc.title |
Defining Characteristics of Democracy in the 21st Century |
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| dc.type |
Helpdesk |
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