Civil Society and the Democratic Transition: A Critical Reading

Abstract

Democratic deficit is a term synonymous with democratic intractability, a chronic intractability that cannot be overcome, as demonstrated by the fact that despite the global transformations, regional and domestic, the Arab homeland has not budged or taken any meaningful step towards democracy, despite the transition of around 40 of the world's states into democratic regimes since the end of the Cold War. The authoritarian state is still operating by means of oppressive agencies to preserve the submission of society in this region of the world.