Coherence objectivity and measurement the example of democracy

Empirical research on democracy depends upon data. The need for such data has led to the development of measures of democracy. Measurement models are evaluated in terms of their reliability and validity, both of which may be thought of as related to the objectivity of the measure. Using the Varietie...

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Published inSynthese (Dordrecht) Vol. 199; no. 1/2; pp. 1207 - 1229
Main Author Crasnow, Sharon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Science + Business Media 01.12.2021
Springer Netherlands
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Democracy
Education
Empiricism
Epistemology
Logic
Metaphysics
Objectivity
Objectivity in Social Research
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Science
Pragmatics
T.C.: OBJECTIVITY IN SOCIAL RESEARCH
Measurement
Democracy
Political science
Objectivity
Values in science
Coherence
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Summary:Empirical research on democracy depends upon data. The need for such data has led to the development of measures of democracy. Measurement models are evaluated in terms of their reliability and validity, both of which may be thought of as related to the objectivity of the measure. Using the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-Dem) as an example, I consider how assessing reliability and validity of measurement models is challenging and argue that democracy might be understood as measured objectively when it is subject to theoretical, empirical, and pragmatic constraints. I call this coherence objectivity.
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ISSN:0039-7857
1573-0964
DOI:10.1007/s11229-020-02779-w