Predicting Democratization Across the Globe by Bruce George AbstrAct: Countries that possess democratic characteristics are those countries that tend to have freedom and have more resources available. However, countries that are not democratic are those countries that do not have the freedoms that democratic countries possess. Democratization allows freedoms, rights, civil liberties and the ability to live a quality of life in a normal society. People in a democratic society will have those freedoms and liberties versus those countries that do not. This study will attempt to answer the question, “What are the factors that predict levels of democratization across the globe?� This paper consists of four sections: a literature review, a data and methods section, a findings section, and a conclusion. The literature review provides the analysis about what the scholars say about democratization. In addition, the data and methods section states my hypotheses along with the variables that are going to be in the study. There is a summary of my data and my unit of analysis as well. Furthermore, the findings section explains the results of the dependent and independent variables that were used in the study along with different tables, charts, and graphs. Finally, the conclusion provides a summary about the factors that make a country democratized.
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