Book contents
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- I Introduction
- II Maritime Geography
- III European Diffusion
- 8 Democracy As a European Club
- 9 European Ancestry
- 10 Colonial and Post-colonial Eras
- 11 Global Analyses
- IV Alternate Explanations
- V Conclusions
- Appendix A: Variables
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
11 - Global Analyses
from III - European Diffusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 September 2022
Book contents
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- The Deep Roots of Modern Democracy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Detailed Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- I Introduction
- II Maritime Geography
- III European Diffusion
- 8 Democracy As a European Club
- 9 European Ancestry
- 10 Colonial and Post-colonial Eras
- 11 Global Analyses
- IV Alternate Explanations
- V Conclusions
- Appendix A: Variables
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 11 presents statistical tests of the relationship between European ancestry and democracy. A wide range of model specifications is utilized including varying measures of democracy, varying measures and temporal configurations of "Europe," and varying samples. The chapter also replicates previous work in this area and demonstrates how the theory serves to complement extant research. The chapter concludes with some estimates of the causal impact and a discussion of challenges to causal inference in this context.
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- The Deep Roots of Modern DemocracyGeography and the Diffusion of Political Institutions, pp. 287 - 304Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022