Council of Europe – Forum for the Future of

Democracies

Theme 2: Institutions and Democratic Governance

Democracy and Global Governance

Sabine Donner
October 20, 2010
Status Index Democracy – BTI 2010

Overview of Political Systems

Democracies
Defective and highly
defective democracies
Moderate autocracies,
autocracies and failed
states
Strengths and Weaknesses

Detailed Quality Assessment of Political Transformation

Stateness
Monopoly on the use of
Erosion of the rule of law and lack of political and social force
integration State identity
constitute major weaknesses in defective democracies. No religious dogmas
Basic administration
Political Participation
10 Free and fair elections
9 Effective power to govern

8 Association / assembly
7 rights
Freedom of expression
6
Rule of Law
5
Separations of powers
4 Independent judiciary
3
Prosecution of office abuse
Civil rights ensured
2
Stability of Demo.
1 Institutions
0 Democracy performs
Stateness Political Rule of Law Stability of Political and Social Democracy accepted
Participation Democratic Integration
Institutions
Political and Social
Integration
Defective democracies Democracies Autocraci Party system
es Interest groups
Consent to democratic
norms
Social capital
Strengths and Weaknesses

Detailed Quality Assessment of Political Transformation

The weakest indicator score on average was assigned to the Stateness

Monopoly on the use of
prosecution force
of office abuse. The lack of a stable and socially rooted party State identity
system and No religious dogmas
an erosion of trust and social capital also resulted in very low Basic administration

indicator Political Participation

10 Free and fair elections
scores for defective democracies. Effective power to govern
9

8 Association / assembly
7 rights
Freedom of expression
6
Rule of Law
5
Separations of powers
4 Independent judiciary
3
Prosecution of office abuse
Civil rights ensured
2
Stability of Demo.
1 Institutions
0 Democracy performs
Stateness Political Rule of Law Stability of Political and Social Democracy accepted
Participation Democratic Integration
Institutions
Political and Social
Integration
Defective democracies Democracies Autocraci Party system
es Interest groups
Consent to democratic
norms
Social capital
Trends

Detailed Quality Assessment of Political Transformation

The largest decrease in average indicator scores in consolidated Stateness

Monopoly on the use of
and force
defective democracies during the last four years is notable in State identity
the field of No religious dogmas
political participation, with regard to association and assembly Basic administration

rights as Political Participation

10 Free and fair elections
well as concerning the freedom of expression. Effective power to govern
9

8 Association / assembly
7 rights
Freedom of expression
6
Rule of Law
5
Separations of powers
4 Independent judiciary
3
Prosecution of office abuse
Civil rights ensured
2
Stability of Demo.
1 Institutions
0 Democracy performs
Stateness Political Rule of Law Stability of Political and Social Democracy accepted
Participation Democratic Integration
Institutions
Political and Social
Integration
Defective democracies Democracies Autocraci Party system
es Interest groups
Consent to democratic
norms
Social capital
Democratic Prerequisites for Global Governance?

Distribution of Countries and Scores in 128 Developing and Transition Countries

35 44 36 13
Association/Assembly Rights
16 58 40 14
Freedom of Expression
15 62 38 13
Civil Rights
14 50 13 51
Performance of Institutions
30 38 9 51
Commitment to Institutions
3 45 72 8
Social Trust/Social Capital

5 40 68 15
Civil Society Participation

30 67 22 9
Credibility in Intl. Relations
35 67 25 1
Regional Cooperation

10 – 9 (very good) 5 – 3 (weak)

8 – 6 (good) 2 – 1 (very weak)
Prerequisites for Democratic Global Governance?

Distribution of Countries and Scores in 128 Developing and Transition Countries

35 44 36 13
Association/Assembly Rights
16 58 40 14
Freedom of Expression
15 62 38 13
Civil Rights
14 50 13 51
Performance of Institutions
30 38 9 51
Commitment to Institutions
3 45 72 8
Social Trust/Social Capital

5 40 68 15
Civil Society Participation

30 67 22 9
Credibility in Intl. Relations
35 67 25 1
Regional Cooperation

10 – 9 (very good) 5 – 3 (weak)

8 – 6 (good) 2 – 1 (very weak)
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