Political Culture Paradigm
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Political Culture Paradigm. / Welzel, Christian Peter (Mitwirkende/r).
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Hrsg. / William R. Thompson. Band 1 1. Aufl. New York / USA : Oxford University Press, 2016. (Oxford Research Encyclopedias).Publikation: Beiträge in Sammelwerken › Lexikonbeiträge › Forschung
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Political Culture Paradigm
A2 - Welzel, Christian Peter
A2 - R. Thompson, William
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - The concept of political culture plays a critical role in the comparative study of democracy. Its major contribution is understanding the societal roots of democracy and how these roots transform through cultural change. Various cultural changes in post-industrial societies converge in a fundamental transformation of democratic ideals: the notion of the model citizen shifts from an “allegiant” to an “assertive” participant in politics. This cultural shift has far-reaching consequences, making democratic politics more mass-driven. Recent evidence suggests that non-democratic regimes also depend on their political culture: these regimes are stable as long as emancipatory desires for freedoms remain limited to small segments of the population. If, however, such desires spread throughout large parts of the population, non-democracies run into trouble and become more likely to undergo a transition to democracy.
AB - The concept of political culture plays a critical role in the comparative study of democracy. Its major contribution is understanding the societal roots of democracy and how these roots transform through cultural change. Various cultural changes in post-industrial societies converge in a fundamental transformation of democratic ideals: the notion of the model citizen shifts from an “allegiant” to an “assertive” participant in politics. This cultural shift has far-reaching consequences, making democratic politics more mass-driven. Recent evidence suggests that non-democratic regimes also depend on their political culture: these regimes are stable as long as emancipatory desires for freedoms remain limited to small segments of the population. If, however, such desires spread throughout large parts of the population, non-democracies run into trouble and become more likely to undergo a transition to democracy.
KW - Politics
KW - Demokratieforschung
KW - Politische Kulturforschung
KW - Gender and diversity
KW - Political Culture
KW - Democracy
UR - http://politics.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-67?rskey=kwrg9D&result=5
U2 - 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.67
DO - 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.67
M3 - Articles for encyclopedia
VL - 1
T3 - Oxford Research Encyclopedias
BT - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
PB - Oxford University Press
CY - New York / USA
ER -