Malkom Khan’s Thoughts on Modernization of Political Culture in Iran

Kamyab Shahriari,Ku Hasnita Ku Samsu

doi:10.5296/ijch.v1i2.6153

Kamyab Shahriari, Ku Hasnita Ku Samsu

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https://doi.org/10.5296/ijch.v1i2.6153

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Abstract

Malkom Khan with his goal in this period of establishing constitutional monarchy gave priority to political culture and criticized the dominant traditional political culture of society. In this period, in addition to paying attention to modernization of political structures and creation of new, modern structures and institutions Malkom Khan also emphasized cultural aspects of society and especially the political culture, by criticizing traditional political culture and attempted to modernize political culture of society. Research result shows that Malkom Khan understood well that the creation of a modern and new political structure must be accompanied by modernization of political culture if the new established structures are to operate effectively and for this purpose he proposed participant political culture instead of subject political culture.

Highlights

According to Almond and Powell (1966) Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes and orientation towards politics among the members of a political system
Research result shows that Malkom Khan understood well that the creation of a modern and new political structure must be accompanied by modernization of political culture if the new established structures are to operate effectively and for this purpose he proposed participant political culture instead of subject political culture
Malkom Khan stepped up his criticizing of the traditional political culture in keeping with the political aim of that period, which was the establishment of a parliamentary constitutional government through mobilizing the people against the Qajars

Summary

Introduction

According to Almond and Powell (1966) Political Culture is the pattern of individual attitudes and orientation towards politics among the members of a political system. In studying any political system, : It needs to know its underlying propensities as well as its actual performance over a given period of time. These propensities or psychological dimension of the political system can be referred as political culture. It consists of attitudes, beliefs, values, and skills which are current in an entire population, as well as those special propensities and patterns, which may be found within separate parts of that population Malkom Khan, with his goal in this period of establishing constitutional monarchy, gave priority to political culture and criticized the dominant traditional political culture of society. This article attempts to examine Malkom Khan’s thoughts on political culture

Criticizing and Desecrating the Political Authority and King’s Authority

Political Culture of Law Demanding

Participant Political Culture as a Modern Element of Political Culture

Conclusion