African Public Perceptions of Regional Democracy Mechanisms Across 34 Countries

Harvard Dataverse hosts replication data for a study analyzing sources of public legitimacy for democracy promotion mechanisms by African regional organizations. The data covers public perceptions across 34 African countries, examining factors like perceived organizational usefulness and normative preference for democracy. It supports analysis of how economic outputs and national interest shape support for regional democratic instruments.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between perceived usefulness of a regional organization and support for its democracy mechanisms across 34 countries.
• Model how a normative preference for democracy at home predicts public legitimacy for regional democracy promotion instruments.
• Investigate country-level variations in public perceptions of regional organizations' tangible, often economic, outputs.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a peer-reviewed study published on Harvard Dataverse.
• Analysis is grounded in a multi-country survey covering 34 African nations.
• Focuses on a specific and policy-relevant topic: public legitimacy of regional democracy mechanisms.

Limitations

• The underlying column structure, sample size, and specific survey questions are not detailed in the provided metadata.
• Data may be limited to the specific time period of the original study, which is not specified.
• Findings and data are specific to the African context, limiting generalizability to other regions.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Zlatin Mitkov.

Collection Method

Replication data for a social science study, likely derived from public opinion surveys.

Freshness

The dataset record was last updated on January 18, 2026.

Geography

34 African countries.