Elite Political Culture as Problematic for Liberal Democracy in Pakistan
A Critical Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22096097 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohammad Ashfaq (0000-0003-2644-6783, Islamia University of Bahawalpur), Yasmin Roofi (Islamia University of Bahawalpur) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 235-241 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of South Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2307-4000 • E-ISSN: 2308-7846 |
| Publisher | EScience Press Inc (Publications) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.33687/jsas.009.03.3929 |
| OpenAlex | W4206236792 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The elite political culture of Pakistan is comparatively feudalistic in nature as the base of power in the state. Political culture may be defined as how many people participate in the political procedure. It is a system of beliefs upon which a large majority of people agree. The history of the political culture of Pakistan has witnessed the domination of multiple elite groups. These major elites had influences on the political system. Gaetano Mosca, the founder of the Italian school of elitism enumerated the personal traits of these ruling elites, operating centrally as direct power holders of the body politics, The purpose of this research is to critically study the elite political culture and problematics created by this group for liberal democracy. This research will present the concept of elite political culture and how it emerged in the politics of Pakistan. It will also conclude that how elite political culture distorted or eclipsed specifically the smooth functioning of the liberal democratic political system of the state and society in general. For the completion of the proposed study, both primary, as well as secondary sources, have been used. While undertaking any research a peculiar methodology is applied to obtain the objectives of the study. Historical, narrative, descriptive, analytical and conceptual research methodology is applied. This is a descriptive analysis of elitism and presents this concept through different authors who treated this subject in different manners
Democracy · Elite · Elitism · Political culture · Political economy · Political science · Political system · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
| Highly cited | No |
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