Measuring the Quality of Democracy:
A Global Comparison

David Campbell
Associate Professorial Lecturer
The George Washington University
Elliott School of International Affairs
dfjc@gwu.edu
 

Friday, December 10, 2004, 12 to 2 p.m.
1957 E Street, Rm 311
 

Abstract:

The presentation will explain different possibilities for measuring the quality of democracy in global comparison. Some additional thoughts will be provided on the concept of political left/right swings and their empirical measurement.

Recommended papers:

David F. J. Campbell / Miklós Sükösd (eds.) (2003). Global Quality Ranking of Democracies: Pilot Ranking 2000. Vienna: Global Democracy Award


David F. J. Campbell / Miklós Sükösd (eds.) (2002). Feasibility Study for a Quality Ranking of Democracies. Vienna: Global Democracy Award

Short Biography:

David F. J. Campbell is an Associate Professorial Lecturer at the Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, and also a Research Fellow at the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Studies (IFF), University of Klagenfurt, and a Lecturer at the University of Vienna.
He co-edited Demokratiequalität in Österreich: Zustand und Entwicklungsperspektiven (2002), and his articles have been published in Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Cybernetics and Systems: An International Journal, and International Journal of Technology Management. His two main current research interests are the measurability of democracy in global comparison and the knowledge-based economy and society.