Social Causes of Rise of Democracy

Democracy neither rises nor falls spontaneously. The rise and fall of democracy does not solely depend on the desire of some actors, parties and leaders. The construction, destruction and reconstruction of the social relation and structure in the society play a crucial role for the rise and fall of democracy. Democracy gets birth, and grows in a type of socio-economic structure while it falls on the other. Similarly, the international structure also affects to democracy. The bourgeoisie or the middle class is the main agent behind democratization process. The working class mobilization in developing countries often immediately precedes a regime change. So, the working class plays a major role in pushing forward democratic regime. In this paper I shall attempt a quick and preliminary discussion of the major factors for the rise of democracy.

In 2006 an important democratic movement took place in Nepal. This movement raised democracy by abolishing the autocratic regime of King and controlling Maoists’ faith on Peoples’ republican system. The strong bourgeoisie did played an important role for the rise of democracy in 2006. The alliance between urban middle class and peasants is also important for it. The expanding facade of capitalism helps for the rise of democracy. International factor has also played an important role in the movement. At that time, globalization made democracy unavoidable. Individual choice of middle class, peasants, working class, elites, businessmen and other people has also played an important role for the rise of democracy in Nepal in 2006.