Overview
- Examines social capital and transition to democracy in Kurdistan
- Presents a fresh perspective on the challenges that surrounded the transition to democracy in KRI
- Based on a bottom-up approach, it reveals the influences of political culture on the establishment of democratic institutions and norms in a conflict context
Part of the book series: Middle East Today (MIET)
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About this book
This book examines social capital and transition to democracy in Kurdistan. By utilizing the growing literature and Social Capital Theory, the project presents a different perspective on challenges that surrounded the process of transition to democracy in KRI. The work is based on a bottom-up approach as it unpacks the influences of political culture on the establishment of democratic institutions and norms in a conflicting context. The author splits the concept into three main components: trust, social networks and civic engagement and tests them imperially in the context of KRI. The monograph will interest graduate students, researchers and policy makers in the fields of political science, sociology and Middle Eastern Studies.
Reviews
“This book gives remarkable insights into the problems of transition to democracy, using an interesting case study. Dr. Khedir's sociological angle grants us a window into the important and sometimes neglected question of social capital in democratic politics. The weakness of the fast-track transition model becomes evident, as its institutional design proves insufficient for a transition success without supportive social relationships in place.”
— Alex Danilovich, PhD, Senior Associate, Institute on Governance, Ottawa, Canada.
“The simplistic importation of ‘democratic devices’ such as parliaments, as Hewa Haji Khedir demonstrates here in this detailed analysis, is not the same as democratisation. … The lack of sufficient societal trust and effective civil literacy and communications to foster it all undermines the development of adequate mechanisms for accountability, and without accountability there can be no democracy.”— Pippa Catterall, Professor of History and Policy, University of Westminster, London, UK.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Democratization in Kurdistan
Authors: Hewa Haji Khedir
Series Title: Middle East Today
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-42144-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42143-4Published: 17 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-42146-5Published: 17 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-42144-1Published: 16 March 2020
Series ISSN: 2945-7017
Series E-ISSN: 2945-7025
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXX, 198
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Democracy, Middle Eastern Politics, Governance and Government, Regionalism
Industry Sectors: Engineering