Jeffrey K. Staton

Emory University - Department of Political Science

Assistant Professor

Atlanta, GA 30322

United States

University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute

United States

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Scholarly Papers (25)

1.

Unpacking the Rule of Law: A Review of Judicial Independence Measures

CELS 2009 4th Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Jul 2009
Julio Rios-Figueroa and Jeffrey K. Staton
CIDE - Department of Politics and Emory University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 879 (47,565)
Citation 16

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rule of law, judicial independence, measurement

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V-Dem Codebook v11

V-Dem Working Paper forthcoming
Number of pages: 427 Posted: 12 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Oslo, National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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V-Dem Dataset v11.1

V-Dem Working Paper forthcoming
Number of pages: 427 Posted: 23 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Harvard University - Department of Government
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V-Dem Codebook V9

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 389 Posted: 23 Aug 2019
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Oslo, National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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V-Dem Codebook V10

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 406 Posted: 24 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Oslo, National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Legal Institutions and the Democratic Order

3rd Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Papers
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 24 Apr 2008
Jeffrey K. Staton, Christopher M. Reenock and Marius Radean
Emory University - Department of Political Science, Florida State University - Department of Political Science and Florida State University
Downloads 241 (218,175)
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rule of law, democracy, democratic survival, credible commitment

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V-Dem Dataset v7

V-Dem Reference Material, 2017
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 15 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg and University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute
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Costly Citizenship? Dual Nationality Institutions, Naturalization, and Political Connectedness

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jun 2007
Jeffrey K. Staton, Robert Jackson and Damarys Canache
Emory University - Department of Political Science, Florida State University - Department of Political Science and Florida State University - Department of Political Science
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dual nationality, dual citizenship, political behavior

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The Value of Vagueness: Delegation, Defiance, and Judicial Opinions

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Nov 2007
Jeffrey K. Staton and Georg Vanberg
Emory University - Department of Political Science and Duke University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 202 (261,165)
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judicial politics, delegation, vagueness

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Domestic Judicial Institutions and Human Rights Treaty Violation

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 09 Nov 2007
Emilia Justyna Powell and Jeffrey K. Staton
University of Notre Dame and Emory University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 197 (263,557)
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human rights, ratification, compliance

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V-Dem Codebook V8

V-Dem Reference, V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 385 Posted: 03 May 2018
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of California, Berkeley, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Oslo, National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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V-Dem Dataset V6.2

V-Dem Dataset V6.2 (2016)
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 12 Apr 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Downloads 173 (295,628)
Citation 58

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V-Dem Codebook V7

V-Dem Reference Material (2017)
Number of pages: 437 Posted: 16 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School and Emory University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 172 (297,087)
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Managing Expectations

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2010
René Lindstädt and Jeffrey K. Staton
University of Birmingham and Emory University - Department of Political Science
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Campaigns, Judicial Politics, Public Policy, Political Communication, Expectations, Game Theory, Institutions

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Can Courts Be Bulwarks of Democracy?

V-Dem Working Paper 2018:71
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Jul 2018
Emory University - Department of Political Science, Florida State University - Department of Political Science, Florida State University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
Downloads 166 (306,126)
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The Last Pillar to Fall? Domestic and International Legal Institutions

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Nov 2008
Jeffrey K. Staton and Will H. Moore
Emory University - Department of Political Science and Florida State University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 142 (348,357)

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human rights, comparative judicial politics

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Gender Diversity on High Courts

V-Dem Working Paper 2017:54
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Oct 2017
Emory University - Department of Political Science, Emory University, Harvard University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, Emory University and University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute
Downloads 137 (358,176)
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V-Dem Dataset V9

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 23 Aug 2019
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Aarhus University, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Citation 50

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dataset, democracy

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Methodology V10

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 24 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Bergen, University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Texas at Austin, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government
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V-Dem Dataset V8

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 03 May 2018
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute and Harvard University - Department of Government
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Substitutable Protections: Socioeconomic Insulation and Credible Commitment Devices

1st Annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies Paper
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Jul 2006
Jeffrey K. Staton and Christopher M. Reenock
Emory University - Department of Political Science and Florida State University - Department of Political Science
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Credible Commitment, Judicial Trust

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Estimating the Effect of Leisure on Judicial Performance

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 04 Jul 2015
Tom S. Clark, Benjamin G. Engst and Jeffrey K. Staton
Emory University - Department of Political Science, University of Konstanz and Emory University - Department of Political Science
Downloads 91 (479,875)
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V-Dem Codebook V6

V-Dem Codebook V6, March 2016
Number of pages: 446 Posted: 11 Apr 2017 Last Revised: 20 May 2017
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Aarhus University, Stockholm University, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley, Harvard University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, Emory University - Department of Political Science and University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill
Downloads 90 (483,125)
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A Public Strategy for Compliance Monitoring

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6523
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Varun Gauri, Jeffrey K. Staton and Jorge Vargas Cullell
World Bank, Emory University - Department of Political Science and Programa Estado de la Nación
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Environmental Governance, Administrative & Regulatory Law, Brown Issues and Health, Children and Youth, Social Protections & Assistance

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V-Dem Dataset V10

V-Dem Working Paper Forthcoming
Posted: 24 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2021
University of Notre Dame - Kellogg Institute, University of Texas at Austin, University of Oslo - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Varieties of Democracy Institute, Stockholm University, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Florida, University of California, Berkeley - Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science, Emory University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg - Department of Political Science, University of Bergen, University of Texas at Austin, North Dakota State University, University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, Government of the United States of America - Naval Postgraduate School, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Emory University - Department of Political Science, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science, Students, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg - School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg - V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, University of East Anglia (UEA), National Cheng Kung University, University of Oslo and Harvard University - Department of Government

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