dc.contributor.author | Lenhardt, Amanda | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-04-23T11:04:21Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-04-23T11:04:21Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-03-12 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 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 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16558 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Institute of Development Studies | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | K4D Helpdesk Report;986 | |
dc.rights.uri | https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/ | en |
dc.subject | Governance | en |
dc.subject | Politics and Power | en |
dc.title | Defining Characteristics of Democracy in the 21st Century | en |
dc.type | Helpdesk | en |
dc.rights.holder | © Crown copyright 2021 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.19088/K4D.2021.064 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-03-12 | |
rioxxterms.funder | Default funder | en |
rioxxterms.identifier.project | Default project | en |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.19088/K4D.2021.064 | en |
rioxxterms.funder.project | 9ce4e4dc-26e9-4d78-96e9-15e4dcac0642 | en |