The role of political culture in the process of democratic transition in the Arab countries

Abstract

The current study aims to highlight the role and extent of the ability of the political culture approach to bring about the process of democratic transformation in the Arab countries, and to determine the nature of the relationship between the prevailing political culture pattern and the nature of the existing political system in any Arab country, as well as to identify the nature of the democratic transformation that can be achieved. In order to demonstrate this, we dealt with the following elements: constructing the problem of the study, raising its questions and proposing its hypotheses, defining the objectives and importance of the study and defining the concepts on which it is based, the impact of political culture on the political system, the challenges of democratic transformation in the Arab countries, and finally demarcating and strengthening the values ​​of political culture in democratic construction.

Among the results reached is that political culture has a significant role and influence in the process of democratic transformation, and for the success of the process of transformation, the style of the prevailing Arab political culture must be compatible with the style and shape of the existing Arab political systems, by establishing a new political culture based on the inculcation of democratic values ​​through upbringing. And enhancing the political participation of citizens.