emily berg, rodrigo gonzalez, and morgan williams economic development and international politics...
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Emily Berg, Rodrigo Gonzalez,and Morgan Williams
Economic Development and International Politics
INAF 100-14
Question
How does a government's domestic policies affect flag coloration?
Hypothesis More democracy more colors
Hypothesis
Examples
Brazil
China
Poland
Name Year Colors Ethfrac
Coa Dem Polity2 Ourdem
China 1949 2 0.11845
0 0 -8 0
Brazil 1992 4 0.11845
1 1 8 1
Poland 1919 2 0.02812
0 1 8 1
Methods
Research all flags
Research type of government when flag was last modifiedPolity Democracy Ourdem
Evaluate and analyze
Description of DataNegative relationship and not statistically
significant
Description of Data
Description of Data
Importance and Implications
Interesting to us Flags representative of national
identityFlags conveying messages
Vexillology
Importance and Implications
As stated by Otero (1994), “…la asunción de la bandera como símbolo del país, así como la expresión de sentimientos de apego hacia la misma.”
“…the adoption of the flag [acts] as a symbol of the country, as well as an expression of the people’s attachment to it.”
Future Work
Focus on progression
Correlation between losing or gaining a color and change in polity/democracy
Add symbols to our study
Colors as symbols
Take It Away…
How does a government's domestic policies affect flag coloration?
We thought there was: more colors= more democratic
Our hypothesis is incorrect
Future work