Kim H Bui

Democracy in Greece, 1974 - 2009: Democracy in Greece, 1974 - 2009: Comparing the Database of Political Institutions and Freedom House Kim H Bui

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Western Europe, grade: 1.3, Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH, course: Comparative Political Systems, language: English, abstract: This paper seeks to determine whether Greece has been a democratic country in the period of 1974 - 2009 using two measures of democracy-the Freedom House and the Database of Political Institutions. A brief introduction of the two measures will first be given, followed by the categorization of Greece according to each measure. Finally, the paper will discuss merits and demerits of each measurement to come to the conclusion regarding which type of regime Greece possesses and which measure is more accurate.