THE ‘SOCIAL’ IS ESSENTIAL: DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION REVISITED

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Journal: Political International Researches Year:2011 | Volume:3 | Issue:6 Page(s): 14-48

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THE ‘SOCIAL’ IS ESSENTIAL: DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION REVISITED

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This paper problematizes the value and impact of social elements of democracy and democratization. In the first part, I will examine the limits of the liberal and republican paradigms of democracy; I will propose that two social elements of democracy – societal empowerment and social justice are central to the success and consolidation of a substantive democracy. I shall examine Jurgen Habermas’s concept of “deliberative democracy” to explore the social aspects of democracy. In the second part, I will examine two major theoretical trends in the democratization literature: structural theories and the actor-centred theories. I will argue that a third alternative approach better acknowledges the social elements of democratization. This integrative approach keeps an equal distance from vulgar voluntarism and structural determinism; it successfully synthesizes dialectical relations between structure and agency, “causes” and “causers,” and social and political factors/actors. It underlines the value and impact of social movements in democratization. The conclusion argues that why and how the social is essential in the origin and success of democracy and democratization.

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MAHDAVI, MOJTABA. (2011). THE ‘SOCIAL’ IS ESSENTIAL: DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION REVISITED. POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH QUARTERLY, 3(6), 14-48. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/596506/en

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MAHDAVI MOJTABA. THE ‘SOCIAL’ IS ESSENTIAL: DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION REVISITED. POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH QUARTERLY[Internet]. 2011;3(6):14-48. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/596506/en

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MOJTABA MAHDAVI, “THE ‘SOCIAL’ IS ESSENTIAL: DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION REVISITED,” POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND RESEARCH QUARTERLY, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 14–48, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/596506/en

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