Many developing countries in the world have adopted democratic thought as a political system. Some of these countries have succeeded. Some have not. Do you think that one of the most important reasons is
political culture not social culture?
I think the most important issue is political culture, meaning an agreement in society to resolve political issues with process that are compatible to a democratic system.
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Dear Dr. Nazar Alqahwachi,
From my field of research in international business and trade (not at all political science), I find that the political culture of the voter seems to vary from country to country. Unlike advanced economies (e.g., the G-7), voters from emerging, and even more so frontier economies, tend to be characterized by having materialist values because their struggle for economic and security survival is their primary concern. Taking such context into consideration, I believe the role of political elites is quite crucial because they have a more significant opportunity and ability to shape the structure and functionality of key political institutions and will influence the kind of regime their countries may have, in contrast to that of the general citizenry.
IMHO, from my research perspective, of course, we need to especially consider the attitudes of elites when assessing any political culture models as the processes of democratization in emerging and frontier economies are investigated.
Best,
MG
Voters' awareness of political arena dominating the country is very important at election time. Ignorance and lack of education can make voters prone to political exploitation. Every election is determined by the people who show up at ballot boxes and the ignorance of voters , lack of political culture can be a great threat to a democratic system giving rise to insecurity and chaos.
Representative democracy requires for success a low level of corruption and high law obedience of citizens, plus efficient financial and management sectors.
Dear MG :
Thank you very much for attending this answer, which I describe as deep-thinking and deeply analyzed.
Dear Reza Biria
Your answer is distinctive and very valuable, thank you.
The question should not contain an answer. Often the reaction to this depends not on the essence, but on the degree of conformism of the respondent.
when I wrote above that the most important issue is political culture, then this also means that people use democracy wisely, creatively and abstain from political violence. It requires an agreement in society to resolve political issues with process that are compatible to a democratic system.
I think we should not undermine the role of social culture in democratization. For example, some societies prefer a dominant figure to rule them. For them, an autocratic leader might be preferable. Other societies mostly in the West emphasize on freedom of individual and so democracy is best here. Even democracy itself is an essentially contested concept and what it means in one culture is not what it means in another.
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