Abstract
As a result of the dramatic events of recent years, social scientists have devoted increasing attention to explaining what causes democratization as well as what makes democracies vibrant and successful over the long term. Yet, whereas a generation ago most scholars tackling these issues stressed economic, political, or institutional factors, today societal and cultural variables are in vogue. This article argues that examining societal and cultural variables in isolation from their broader context leaves fundamental questions unanswered and misinterprets some of the most important dynamics of political development. To know whether civil society activity will have positive or negative consequences for democratic development, we need to marry an analysis of societal and cultural factors to the study of political institutions.
Keywords
InstitutionalisationDemocratizationPoliticsCivil societyDemocracyContext (archaeology)Political sciencePolitical economyIsolation (microbiology)SociologySocial scienceDevelopment economicsLawEconomics
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- 1997
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- article
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 562-574
- Citations
- 183
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Sheri Berman
(1997).
Civil Society and Political Institutionalization.
American Behavioral Scientist
, 40
(5)
, 562-574.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764297040005003
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- 10.1177/0002764297040005003