Institutionalization of Democracy in Political Parties in Bangladesh. Does culture matter?

      Аннотация: The book will investigate into the setbacks in the process of institutionalization of democracy in political parties in Bangladesh. For investigation in the given time period, the research has considered two major political parties in Bangladesh – Awami League and BNP. Both the parties have historical background and experiences of politics, but still they seem to lack internal democracy within. There can be a number of factors affecting institutionalization process in the political parties. However, this research project is considering three factors as independent variables – power distance of the society, patron-client relation and patrimonialism – to analyze nature of organizations, their orientation towards democracy, and practices conducive or detrimental to institutionalization of democracy. Party decision making process according to the party constitutional provisions is the primary focus of the study, in consideration with the participation from the local level and effects of socio-cultural values and norms on party democracy.

Ключевые слова: culture, governance, institutionalization, Internal Democracy, patrimonialism, Patron-Client Relation, power distance