No matter how much the concept of democracy may be distorted the majority of leaders of undemocratic regimes claim that their government is interested in the good of their people. There are great variations amongst countries in regards to how well their regimes fulfill the criteria for democracy or how well institutions of a polyarchy are preserved. After the end of the Cold War, democratization captured the interest of former undemocratic countries and it was postulated that passive authoritarian regimes of the Middle East would soon follow. Yet, stagnation of the democratic process is still the prevailing feature of politics in the Middle East (Huntington, 1991). What conditions benefit the inauguration of democracy and what prevents its stabilization and consolidation have confounded researchers for centuries, who have attempted to identify the
most important factors.
Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 Economic development and democratization
1.2 Purpose and Research Questions
1.3 Contribution
1.4 Hypothesis
1.5 Key concepts
2 Methodology and Material
2.1 Study Approach
2.2 Inductive or Deductive Approach
2.3 Qualitative Study
2.4 Research Design
2.5 Validity and Reliability
2.6 Source Critical Analysis
2.7 Material
2.7.1 Freedom House Index
2.7.2 Human Development Index
3 Theoretical Background
3.1 Modernization Theory
3.2 Institutionalist Theory
3.3 Third Wave Theory
3.4 Towards studying the empirical
4 Empirical Module: The United Arab Emirates
4.1 General Background
4.2 Political System
4.2.1 Supreme Council of Federation
4.2.2 Federal National Council
4.2.3 Federal Judiciary
4.2.4 Local and traditional government
4.3 Political Rights and Civil Liberties
4.3.1 Freedom House Index for the UAE
4.4 Economy
4.4.1 Inflation
4.4.2 Foreign Trade
4.4.3 Human Development Index for the UAE
5 Theory – Factors that influence democratization
5.1 Culture and tradition
5.1.1 Religion
5.2 Economy
5.3 External factors
6 Analysis
6.1 Analysis with regards to empirical facts
6.2 Analysis with regards to theories
7 Conclusions
7.1 Conclusions
7.2 Comparable Areas of Study
References
Appendix 1 – 4
Author: Al-Maawaly, Nura
Source: Vaxjo University
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