The Statehood Index "StIx": Measurement Instrument and Analysis of Stateness

国家和国家性质是政治学分析的中心对象。由于科学界越来越多地使用指标来量化国家状况并区分国家脆弱性的类型，衡量国家状况的指数也变得越来越重要。然而，基于聚合测量的定量研究很少关注数据的质量以及概念和方法实施之间的匹配。“STIX状态指数：测量工具与分析”研究项目旨在缩小这一研究空白。立体化的制度中期国家概念是建立在法律垄断、暴力垄断和行政垄断的基础上的。法律的垄断性对于STIX的概念和衡量都是至关重要的，现有的指数没有考虑到这一点。此外，将非正式机构纳入概念和衡量解决了一个研究空白，这一差距在理论上已经被捕捉到，但在方法上尚未得到充分发展。新的指数“STIX”以“民主的多样性”数据集为基础，涵盖了从1900年到2020年的时间范围，包括200多个州，在案例数量和衡量日期方面都超过了现有的指数，并以概念和理论上连贯、方法上严格和透明的方式解决了衡量方面的具体挑战。此外，STIX提供了适合进行长期分析的数据，例如探讨不同形式的国家地位与时间因素有关的原因和后果，或区分体制稳定阶段和转型阶段。此外，该项目的一个目标是提供一个主页，提供在线分析工具，包括概念和方法信息和编码簿，并提供生成的数据，以确保免费使用。这使进一步研究和致力于社会政治问题成为可能--例如在发展合作中。在数据和分数汇编之后，S通过使用新指数分析选定的问题来证明数据的可用性：识别状态的弱化子类型、状态转换和稳定性的模式以及对国家-政权-关系的分析。

State and Stateness are central objects of analysis in the political sciences. Indices for the measurements of stateness have simultaneously gained importance, since the scientific community increasingly uses indicators to quantify stateness and to differentiate between types of state fragility. However, quantitative research based on aggregated measurements only sparsely pays attention to the quality of the data and the fit between concept and methodological implementation. The research project "The StIx Stateness Index: Measurement Instrument and Analysis" aims to close this research gap. The three-dimensional institutional medium-range concept of the state is based on the monopoly on the law, violence and administration. The monopoly of law, which has not been taken into account in existing indices, is crucial for both concept and measurement of StIx. In addition, the inclusion of informal institutions in conception and measurement addresses a research gap that has been theoretically captured but not yet adequately developed methodologically.Based on the “Varieties of Democracy” dataset, the new index “StIx” encompasses a timeframe from 1900 to 2020 and includes more than 200 states, exceeding existent indices both in terms of case numbers and measurement dates and addresses the measurement-specific challenges in a conceptually and theoretically coherent, methodologically rigorous and transparent manner. Furthermore, StIx provides data suited for long-term analysis, e.g. to explore the causes and consequences of divergent forms of statehood in relation to the time component, or to differentiate between phases of institutional stability and phases of transformation.In addition, a goal of the project is to provide a homepage with tools for online analysis, including conceptual and methodological information and codebook, as well as offering the generated data to ensure free usability. This enables further research as well as commitment to socio-political issues - as in development cooperation. After the compilation of the data and scores, the data´s usability is demonstrated by analysing selected questions with the new index: identifying diminished subtypes of stateness, patterns of state transformations and stability and analysis of the state-regime-nexus.