POSC 4380: European Parliamentary Governments

Article from The Guardian newspaper discussing exit referenda in other EU countries.

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper covering international news for a global audience.

The June 2016 Brexit referendum sent international shock waves, possibly causing adjustments in public
opinion not only in the UK, but also abroad. This study contributes to the understanding of preferences for direct democracy and documents a remarkable case of how – seemingly basic – procedural preferences can, in today’s internationalized information environment, be shaped by high-profile events abroad.

Provides a multidimensional and disaggregated dataset that reflects the complexity of the concept of democracy as a system of rule that goes beyond the presence of elections. The V-Dem project distinguishes between five high-level principles of democracy: electoral, liberal, participatory, deliberative, and egalitarian, and collects data to measure these principles. There are also several graphing tools to aid in data visualization.