"political_institutions" context changes

Add Context chapter; drop in political institutions expanded details; rename "democracy" context to "pro_democracy"; add "pro_autocracy" context

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@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ \section{Context codes that can be used with any category}
 humanitarian & humanitarian assistance generally \\
 asylum & discussions of seeking or granting asylum \\
 legal & courts and judiciary; national and international law, \emph{not} including human rights \\ 
-democracy & actions taken to promote democracy,  both external and internal \\
 human\_rights & explicit mentions of the term human rights not included in the democracy context\\ 
 rights\_freedoms & discussions of political rights and freedoms , restrictions on civil rights, movement, \\
 &\hspace{6pt} gathering etc.\\
@@ -179,7 +178,9 @@ \section{Context codes that can be used with any category}
 cbrn & chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear weapons or attacks  \\
 cyber & cyber attacks and crime\\
 technology & discussions of technological development, new technology, high-tech industry\\
-political\_institutions & Mentions of norms, political institutions, democratic backsliding, political parties, etc. \\
+\hyperref[context:political-institutions]{political\_institutions} & non-routine interactions between formal political bodies, including parties \\
+pro\_democracy & actions taken to promote democracy,  both external and internal \\
+pro\_autocracy & actions taken to promote more autocratic governance, both external and internal \\
 corruption &  misuse/abuse of public office, including corruption, bribery, cronyism, nepotism,\\&\hspace{6pt} or abuse of public office for private gain  \\
 crime & Any discussion of crimes or criminals \\
 illegal\_drugs & criminal possession, distribution, sale, or manufacturing of illegal drugs \\
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 \subsection{Quad category: MATERIAL CONFLICT}
 
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+\chapter{Contexts}
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+Additional details for the general context tags. 
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+\section{Political institutions}\label{context:political-institutions}
+
+Changes in the functioning of formal political institutions and parties in a country, including non-routine interactions between different bodies of government, or with political parties. This context should capture all significant changes, regardless of the direction the changes produce, i.e. whether they move the nature of government towards more democratic or more authoritarian. Instead, the latter should be reflected with additional "pro\_democracy" or "pro\_autocracy" contexts.
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+The "political\_institutions" context works together with the "pro\_democracy" and "pro\_autocracy" contexts to capture the broader concepts of democratic backsliding, autocratization, as well as democratization. 
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item Includes substantive (legal or illegal) constitutional changes that a clearly motivated to either improve or harm political competition or checks on executive authority, e.g. voting rights strengthening or weakening.
+\item Can include pseudo-democratic bodies that function under constraints, e.g. in Russia or Iran, not only very democratic countries.  
+\item Excludes routine interactions without broader implications for the state of democracy or functioning of major formal institutions in a country. 
+\item Can include events that describe extra-systemic steps by major actors (institutions), e.g. autocoups or declarations of states of emergency as a means to resolve political or institutional conflict (Tunisia 2021). 
+\item Includes violations of norms regarding appointments, dismissals, pardons, interactions or relationships between parts of government (Boris Johnson UK family appointments to House of Lords in 2021). 
+\end{itemize}
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+\section{Pro-democracy}
+
+Actions taken to promote democracy or reflecting changes towards more democratic governance.
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+\section{Pro-autocracy}
+
+Actions taken to promote autocracy or reflecting changes towards more authoritarian governance. 
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+
 
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