General Patterns, Regional Features and the Concept of Non-Western Democracy

Abstract

The article analyzes the approaches to democratization in the Western and non-Western political systems. The author dwells on the methodology for comparative analysis and the system approach, explains the fundamental differences between Western and non-Western political process, taking into account a wide spectrum of socio-cultural, political, economic and ideological factors. The article also examines the peculiarities of the non-Western political systems, their typology and the formation of the concepts of non-Western democracies.

Keywords

• демократия
• демократизация
• запад
• не-запад
• восток
• большая восточная азия
• большой ближний восток
• политическая система
• сравнительный анализ