National Identity and Democracy Ratings

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dc.contributor.authorBush, Sarah Sunn;
dc.contributor.authorPlatas, Melina R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-05T10:22:32Z
dc.date.available2025-05-05T10:22:32Z
dc.date.issued2025-05
dc.description.abstractGlobal performance indicators, such as democracy ratings, are influential tools of global governance and can have a direct bearing on foreign policy, aid, and investment. Many of these indicators rely on expert assessments. Although expert assessments are generally understood to be objective, this article suggests raters’ identities may shape their assessments. It specifically examines how national identity shapes democracy ratings. Two data sources—an original survey of experts on Uganda and the Varieties of Democracy Institute—reveal significant differences in the ratings provided by national and non-national experts. In most cases, ratings by nationals are more positive. This article explores three potential reasons for the difference, finding some support for each: national differences in information access and consumption, national differences in conceptions of democracy, and in-group–out-group bias. The findings have implications for our understanding of global performance indicators, which are overwhelmingly a product of Global North organizations.
dc.identifier.citationBush, Sarah Sunn, and Melina R. Platas. 'National Identity and Democracy Ratings', Comparative Political Studies, vol. 58/no. 6, (2025), pp. 1141-1170.
dc.identifier.issnEISSN 1552-3829
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/11403
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.titleNational Identity and Democracy Ratings
dc.typeArticle
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