DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16885917
title: Global Consensus Database v1: Complete Database for 230 Countries

description: Overview

Supporting data repository for "The Implementation Responsibility Theorem: Mathematical Foundations for Democratic Institutional Design" submitted to Journal of Public Policy (Cambridge University Press).

Key Findings



Universal delegation penalty: α = 0.109 ± 0.017

Coverage: 547 communities across 230 countries

Robustness: Consistent across multiple survey methodologies and regional contexts


Data Sources and Time Coverage



American National Election Studies (ANES) (2020, 2022): US national election surveys

Afrobarometer (Round 9, 2021-2023): African opinion surveys

Arab Barometer (Wave 8, 2021-2022): MENA region surveys

Asian Barometer (recent wave, ~2018-2020): East and South Asian opinion surveys

Comparative Election Studies (CES) (2021, 2023): European election studies

Canada National Data (2021): Canadian election/opinion data

USA National Data (derived from ANES 2020-2022): US-specific consensus measures


Overall Coverage: 2018-2023, spanning established cross-national survey programs

Repository Structure







 





COMPLETE_Consensus_Database_230_Countries/
├── 01_Raw_Extracted_Data/           # Original survey extracts by source
│   ├── American_Election_Studies/   # ANES data files
│   ├── Afrobarometer/              # Afrobarometer R9 data  
│   ├── Arab_Barometer/             # Arab Barometer Wave 8
│   ├── Asian_Barometer/            # Asian Barometer data
│   └── European_CES/               # European/CES data
├── 02_Processed_Data/              # Cleaned and standardized datasets
├── 03_Analysis_Ready/              # Final analytical datasets
├── 04_Results/                     # Output files and summary statistics
├── Variable_Mappings/              # Documentation of variable transformations
└── Documentation/                  # Complete documentation
    ├── TIME_SCOPE_ANALYSIS.csv     # Data source verification
    ├── ZENODO_METADATA.md          # Upload metadata
    └── README.md                   # This file



Key Files

Primary Database



Complete_Consensus_Law_Database_230_Countries_COMPLETE.csv - Final 230-country database


Analysis Files



USA_Individual_Consensus_Scores_2024_FINAL.csv - US individual-level measures

Canada_Individual_Consensus_Scores_2021.csv - Canadian individual-level measures

MENA_Individual_Consensus_Scores_2023.csv - MENA region measures


Documentation



Consensus_Law_Variable_Mapping.csv - Variable definitions and transformations

TIME_SCOPE_ANALYSIS.csv - Data source time coverage verification


Database Overview



Countries: 230

Communities: 547 analyzed communities

Key Finding: Universal delegation penalty α = 0.109 ± 0.017

Sources: Multiple established cross-national survey programs

Coverage: Global with comprehensive regional representation

Time Period: 2018-2023 (established survey programs)


Variable Summary




Variable
Type
Description




country
Character
Standardized country name


region
Character
Geographic region


consensus_score
Numeric
Primary consensus measure


implementation_responsibility
Numeric
Implementation responsibility alignment


delegation_penalty
Numeric
Calculated delegation penalty (α)


data_source
Character
Original survey source