Replication Data for: Democracy by demand? Reinvestigating the effect of self-expression values on political regime typehttps://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/GNGJQRDahlum, SirianneKnutsen, Carl HenrikHarvard Dataverse2017-04-182017-04-18T11:36:21ZThe notion that cultural characterics influence political regimes remains popular, despite mixedsupporting evidence. In particular, democracy is argued to emerge and thrive in countries where liberal or freedom-oriented values (so-called self-expression values) are widespread. Inglehart and Welzel (2005), for instance, report such an effect, mainly drawing inferences from cross-country comparisons. Yet, cross-country correlations between self-expression values and democracy could stem from different processes. Reinvestigating this relationship, we find no empirical support when employing models accounting for sample-selection bias, country-specific effects, and the endogeneity of values to democracy. Self-expression values do not enhance democracy levels or democratization chances, and neither do they stabilize existing democracies. In contrast, we find indications that a country’s experience with democracy enhances self-expression values.Social Sciences2017-04-18Dahlum, Sirianne2015-08-02CC0 1.0