Download or read book Social Capital, Civic Engagement and Democratization in Kurdistan written by Hewa Haji Khedir and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines social capital and transition to democracy in Kurdistan. By utilizing the growing literature and Social Capital Theory, the project presents a different perspective on challenges that surrounded the process of transition to democracy in KRI. The work is based on a bottom-up approach as it unpacks the influences of political culture on the establishment of democratic institutions and norms in a conflicting context. The author splits the concept into three main components: trust, social networks and civic engagement and tests them imperially in the context of KRI. The monograph will interest graduate students, researchers and policy makers in the fields of political science, sociology and Middle Eastern Studies.