Faṣlnāmah-i Pizhūhish/hā-yi Rāhburdī-i Siyāsat (Feb 2015)
The Impact of Building Culture on Political Development in the Shiite Political Culture
Abstract
Development is a course ensuring constant improvements in all realms of humanlife, both material and spiritual, humans should, in ultimate development, achievea life relying upon their abilities and human culture along with expansion of circleof positive options. Development could be discussed both historically and in termsof developmental goals and is challenged by the Islamic thought in a compulsorycourse, but in the cultural-ideal course, development is fundamentally a uniqueprocess which not only benefits from the common denominator of the rational,fixed principles of development, but may also be applied given the social culture.Culture is a human entity and its survival depends on humans' awareness,determination and will – the humans who are the key elements in a society.Therefore, achieving well-developed conditions, which is a political andgovernmental decision, needs cultural foundations. Viewing humans, society,religion, life and time can serve as an important factor in logical analysis andinterpretation of political development on the one hand, and survivinginstitutionalization of politics on the other.Meanwhile, Shiite political culture which considers a logical link and positiveinteraction between religiosity and politics believes that using the fundamentalelements and components of rationality, freedom, and dynamic endeavors, onecould not only maintain the fundamentals and principles of Islam but also promoteits efficiency in relation to development in general and political development inparticular.
