Evaluation of the Relationship of Democracy and Governance: An Empirical Analysis

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Karataş A.

CROATIAN AND COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, cilt.21, sa.4, ss.623-651, 2021 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.31297/hkju.21.4.5
  • Dergi Adı: CROATIAN AND COMPARATIVE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.623-651
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: democracy index, determinants of democracy, governance indicators, good governance, statistical analysis
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Economic, social, political and technological developments have greatly influenced the field of public administration, and new paradigms have been introduced accordingly. Governance, one of these approaches, deals with controversial issues such as changing the state-citizen relationship, strengthening democracy, improving the service provision capacity of the government, and the rule of law, and are discussed at global, national and local levels. Within the scope of this study, the effect of governance on democracy is investigated. Accordingly, the theoretical claim that governance has an impact on democracy is tested with an empirical analysis using quantitative data. In order to test this claim, democracy and governance indices are analysed statistically. Based on these data, various correlation and regression analyses can be made. As a result, it has been determined that governance has a very high effect on democracy. Moreover, there is a high level of correlation and effect between the sub-dimensions of both indices.

Keywords: democracy index, determinants of democracy, governance indicators, good governance, statistical analysis