Category: Measurement
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Cross-National Measures of Political inequality of Voice
Dubrow, Joshua Kjerulf. 2010. “Cross-National Measures of Political Inequality of Voice.” ASK: Research and Methods 19: 93-110. ABSTRACT Social scientists have long argued that political power is a key dimension of stratification, yet few empirically analyze political inequality or explicitly discuss the methodological implications of their measures of it. Political inequality is a distinct dimension…
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Notes on Winters and Page’s “Oligarchy in the U.S.?”
In this post, I summarize the article “Oligarchy in the U.S.,” by Winters and Page (2009). Winters and Page: Oligarchy in the USA Winters and Page (Hereafter, WP) argue that all modern democracies, regardless of level of democracy, can be oligarchies. Oligarchy and democracy can, and do, “coexist comfortably” (731). WP ask whether the U.S.…
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Notes on Piven and Cloward’s (2005) Discussion of Power Resources
What are power resources? Piven and Cloward (2005) discuss power resources. They write: “…it is perhaps the most important dispute in the discussion of power. What are to be regarded as power resources?” (36) Distributional approaches Weber: “all conceivable qualities of a person and all conceivable combinations of circumstances may put him in a position…
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Defining and Measuring Political Resources
What is the definition of political resources? The definition and measurement of political inequality requires a definition of political resources. Let’s start with a definition of political inequality. Political inequality is structured differences in political influence over government decisions, and the outcomes of those decisions. There are two main points about political resources: Are political resources…
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