Institutional Conditions for the Durability of Democracy
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https://doi.org/10.31207/colloquia.v8i0.109Keywords:
democracy, institutions, parliamentarism, presidentialism, social capitalAbstract
This article aims to identify the institutional conditions for the sustainability of democracy. From a comprehensive literature review which spans the general conditions of its emergence and permanence, the discussion introduced by Seymour Lipset, Ronald Inglehart, Juan Linz, and Robert Putnam are covered. The conclusions indicate that formal institutions that diminish political conflict related to electoral competition are positively conducive to the sustainability of democracy. In the other hand, a social capital that emphasizes norms of reciprocity and networks of civil commitment intuitively would affect the survival of democracy.
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