A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries

Volume: 16 Number: 3 July 1, 2016
  • Senem Kurt Topuz
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A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether different government systems and state forms play a role in determining democracy levels of countries; in other words, to analyze whether a country’s state form and government system make any difference on the current democracy level of the country. Therefore, state forms are examined based on monarchy and republic along with unitary state and federal state categories while government systems are evaluated based on parliamentary system, presidential system, semi-presidential system, and other categories. Hence, aforementioned difference, despite the fact that mathematically federal states have a larger mean value than unitary states, is not found statistically meaningful according to the t-test results that measure the meaningfulness of the difference in all variables that represent democracy level. Monarchies, on the other hand, have a statistically higher level of democracy than republics according to the t-test results. Countries ruled by a parliamentary system among government systems have a statistically meaningful higher level of democracy in terms of functioning of government and political culture variables than countries ruled by presidential, semipresidential, and other systems do. They also have a statistically meaningful higher level of democracy in terms of political participation variable than countries ruled by so-called presidential and other systems do. As for the countries included in the “other” category, it is determined that they have a lower level of democracy in terms of electoral process and pluralism along with fundamental rights variables than other government systems do

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English

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Authors

Senem Kurt Topuz This is me

Publication Date

July 1, 2016

Submission Date

July 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 16 Number: 3

APA
Topuz, S. K. (2016). A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries. Ege Academic Review, 16(3), 461-476. https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY
AMA
1.Topuz SK. A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries. ear. 2016;16(3):461-476. https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY
Chicago
Topuz, Senem Kurt. 2016. “A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries”. Ege Academic Review 16 (3): 461-76. https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY.
EndNote
Topuz SK (July 1, 2016) A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries. Ege Academic Review 16 3 461–476.
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[1]S. K. Topuz, “A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries”, ear, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 461–476, July 2016, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY
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Topuz, Senem Kurt. “A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries”. Ege Academic Review 16/3 (July 1, 2016): 461-476. https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY.
JAMA
1.Topuz SK. A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries. ear. 2016;16:461–476.
MLA
Topuz, Senem Kurt. “A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries”. Ege Academic Review, vol. 16, no. 3, July 2016, pp. 461-76, https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY.
Vancouver
1.Senem Kurt Topuz. A Study on Determining The Difference That Government Systems and State Forms Make on Democracy Levels of Countries. ear [Internet]. 2016 Jul. 1;16(3):461-76. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA95JH47ZY