Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017
The fundamental principle of meaningful comparative analysis of corruption featuring cross-national survey data is that countries are equally represented across time. Yet, since 1989, this principle has been consistently violated. This article examines (a) the extent to which country coverage is une...
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| description | The fundamental principle of meaningful comparative analysis of corruption featuring cross-national survey data is that countries are equally represented across time. Yet, since 1989, this principle has been consistently violated. This article examines (a) the extent to which country coverage is uneven in 45 European countries in cross-national survey projects with items on corruption during 1989–2017 and (b) the dynamics of the change of inequalities in country representation. I examined a total of 89 survey waves of 21 international survey projects, including the Eurobarometer, the European Social Survey, the International Social Survey Program, the World Values Survey, and others. The results show that the differences in representation between European countries are systematic, significant, and rising. The Post-Soviet country group is particularly underrepresented both in specialized surveys on corruption and in general surveys with corruption items. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a994d8e3949f47a2a3ce82aa29ecb0552022-12-21T23:49:43ZengThe Ohio State University LibrariesAsk2544-07992018-01-012718710410.18061/ask.v27i1.0005Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017Ilona Wysmułek0Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, WarsawThe fundamental principle of meaningful comparative analysis of corruption featuring cross-national survey data is that countries are equally represented across time. Yet, since 1989, this principle has been consistently violated. This article examines (a) the extent to which country coverage is uneven in 45 European countries in cross-national survey projects with items on corruption during 1989–2017 and (b) the dynamics of the change of inequalities in country representation. I examined a total of 89 survey waves of 21 international survey projects, including the Eurobarometer, the European Social Survey, the International Social Survey Program, the World Values Survey, and others. The results show that the differences in representation between European countries are systematic, significant, and rising. The Post-Soviet country group is particularly underrepresented both in specialized surveys on corruption and in general surveys with corruption items.https://kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/86991Cross-national researchcorruptionsurvey methodologycountry representationEurope |
| spellingShingle | Ilona Wysmułek Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017 Ask Cross-national research corruption survey methodology country representation Europe |
| title | Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017 |
| title_full | Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017 |
| title_fullStr | Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017 |
| title_short | Europe of Uneven Data: Country Representation in International Surveys on Corruption, 1989–2017 |
| title_sort | europe of uneven data country representation in international surveys on corruption 1989 2017 |
| topic | Cross-national research corruption survey methodology country representation Europe |
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