%0 Journal Article
%T Measuring Variance in Subnational Regimes: Results from an Expert-Based Operationalization of Democracy in the Argentine Provinces Midiendo la variaci車n de los reg赤menes subnacionales: Resultados de una operacionalizaci車n basada en expertos de la democracia en las provincias argentinas
%A Carlos Gervasoni
%J Journal of Politics in Latin America
%D 2010
%I German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
%X This paper presents an expert-based operationalization strategy to measure the degree of democracy in the Argentine provinces. Starting with a mainstream and ※thick§ definition of regime type, I assess each of its aspects using a subjective or perception-based approach that taps the knowledge of experts on the politics of each province. I present and justify the methodological design of the resulting Survey of Experts on Provincial Politics (SEPP) and conduct a preliminary analysis of its results. Some aspects of the provincial regimes appear to be clearly democratic, while others are mixed or even leaning towards authoritarianism. Moreover, some show little interprovincial variance, while others vary considerably from province to province. An analysis of the central tendency and dispersion of the survey items allows for a general description of the Argentine provincial regimes. Inclusion is the most democratic dimension, while the effectiveness of institutional constraints on the power of the Executive is the most deficient. Electoral contestation is generally free of traditional forms of fraud, but incumbents often command far more campaign resources and media attention than do their challengers. Physical repression is rare, but opponents in some provinces face subtler forms of punishment. While the survey does not uncover any clear cases of subnational authoritarianism, stricto sensu, provincial regimes do vary significantly from basically democratic to clearly hybrid. Este art赤culo presenta una estrategia de operacionalizaci車n basada en expertos para medir el grado de democracia en las provincias argentinas. Partiendo de una definici車n convencional y ※densa§ del tipo de r谷gimen, se eval迆an cada uno de sus aspectos usando un enfoque subjetivo o basado en percepciones, que explota el conocimiento de expertos en la pol赤tica de cada provincia. Se presenta y justifica el dise o metodol車gico de la resultante Encuesta de Expertos en Pol赤tica Provincial (EEPP) y se realiza un an芍lisis preliminar de sus resultados. Algunos aspectos de los reg赤menes provinciales aparecen como claramente democr芍ticos, mientras que otros son mixtos o incluso se inclinan hacia el autoritarismo. Adem芍s, algunos muestran escasa variaci車n interprovincial, mientras que otros var赤an considerablemente de provincia a provincia. Un an芍lisis de la tendencia central y la dispersi車n de los 赤tems de la encuesta permite una descripci車n general de los reg赤menes provinciales argentinos. La dimensi車n m芍s democr芍tica es la inclusi車n, mientras que la efectividad de los l赤mites institucionales al
%K Political Science
%K Argentina
%K Regional Governments
%K Democracy
%K Measurement/Measurement Systems
%K Methodology
%K Survey
%K Committees of Experts
%K 320
%K 321
%K 323
%K 324
%K 982
%K Argentina
%K recent
%K Ciencia Pol赤tica
%K Argentina
%K Gobiernos Regionales
%K Democracia
%K Medici車n/Sistema de Medici車n
%K Metodolog赤a
%K Cuadros Sin車pticos
%K Comit谷s de Expertos
%K Argentina
%K reciente
%U http://hup.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jpla/article/view/274