Measuring the Rule of Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6340940 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Svend-Erik Skaaning (0000-0002-8587-8183, Aarhus University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 449-460 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1065912909346745 |
| OpenAlex | W2152086554 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article offers a comparative review of seven rule of law measures. It demonstrates that the measures differ in both form and appropriateness and that the differences have consequences for the empirical results. The shortcomings are, among others, restrictions in scope and availability of disaggregate data, insufficient codebooks, and unjustified aggregation procedures. In most cases, the task of conceptualization is not grounded in theory, and key principles of the rule of law are left out while more inappropriate elements are included. These findings suggest that more precaution is required in the construction and employment of rule of law measures
Computer security · Conceptualization · Economics · Empirical research · Epistemology · Key (lock · Law and economics · Political science · Positive economics · Rule of law · Scope (computer science · Sociology · Task (project management · Computer Science · Corruption and Economic Development · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems · Philosophy · Artificial Intelligence
Preferences or principles? The ‘noncompliance penalty’ and the limits of public support for the rule of law
The Rule of Law in the Real World
Watered down
Environment and ESG Performance
Triangulation of Theoretical and Empirical Conceptualizations Related to the Rule of Law
Uncovering the Rule of Law in European Countries
Conceptualizing and Measuring the Rule of Law in Public Administration—Regulations, Organization, and Decision-Making
Power Sharing and Democracy in Post-Civil War States
Persistent systemic corruption
Constitutional courts as democratic actors and promoters of the rule of law
The forgotten factor—the impact of transitional justice on the development of the rule of law in processes of democratization
Der vergessene Faktor – Zum Einfluss von Transitional Justice auf die Entwicklung von Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Demokratisierungsprozessen
Marketplace of indicators
Conceptualizing and Measuring Rule of Law Constructs, 1850–2010
Qualities before Quantities
Complex Politics in Single Numbers? The Problem of Defining and Measuring Democracy
Democracy, constitutional framework, and human rights
Sub-components of the Rule of Law
The role of freedom of communication in modulating the effect of political participation on electoral outcome in Africa
Validating integration and citizenship policy indices
Institutional complementarity, economic performance and governance in the post-communist world
Institutional context and life satisfaction
Measuring the Rule of Law
Removing Incivility from Google
The Legal Environment and Incentives for Change in Property Rights Institutions
The Rule of Law and Economic Growth
Conceptualizing and Measuring Immigration Policies
Rule of law and economic performance
Perceptions of the Rule of Law
The “Hierarchy of Institutions” reconsidered
The Sensitivity of Country Ranks to Index Construction and Aggregation Choice
Quality of government and public support for taxation for climate change mitigation
Shall the law set them free? The formal and actual independence of regulatory agencies
Judgment and Measurement in Political Science
Power Sharing and the Rule of Law in the Aftermath of Civil War
On the limited interchangeability of rule of law measures
A New Agenda for Immigration and Citizenship Policy Research
Microfoundations of the Rule of Law
An Ordinal, Concept-driven Approach to Measurement
A Comparison of Migrant Integration Policies via Mixture of Matrix-Normals
Natural law and natural rights
Prospects of Democracy
The authority of lawEssays on law and morality
The morality of law
The authority of law
Law, Legislation and Liberty
Measuring Democracy
Measuring Corruption In Eastern Europe And Central Asia
Colonization and the Rule of Law
Measuring Human Rights
Growth and Governance
Growth and Governance
Democracy Today
Veto Players and the Rule of Law in Emerging Democracies
Conceptualizing and Measuring Democracy
The Rule of Law and Economic Development
Liberal Democracy
Social Science Concepts
Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators
The quality of government
The Rule of Law Revival
Inherited legal systems and effective rule of law
| Unique citing works | 40 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |