Politička kultura i političke stranke u Hrvatskoj
Political Culture and Political Parties in Croatia

Author(s): Vladimir Vujčić
Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Centar za politološka istraživanja
Summary/Abstract: Without political culture, it is not possible to understand the relations between citizens and the state. That is why it is important to know how political parties perceive this relationship and how they incorporate it into the agendas of their political activity. The question arises as to how and to what extent political parties in Croatia perceive the importance of citizens' political culture for the development of democracy. More precisely, how do political parties in Croatia perceive the dynamics of the development of democracy, the relationship between citizens and the state, citizens and democracy, and their role in the democratization process. How aware are they of the causal relationship between key factors in the process of developing democracy. Do they think that with their political and institutional engineering, they can achieve the development of an effective (efficient) democracy. These are questions that should be answered at least in theses. Our basic thesis is this: if political parties in Croatia are not aware of the causality of the relationship between the key factors of modernization and democratization of society, and if they misperceive the importance of certain dimensions and types of political culture in that relationship, then they cannot contribute to the democratization of society, but rather involve confusion and frustration in the process itself.

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