Consolidating the values of citizenship and its implications for democratic building, in the Arab countries

Abstract

This research paper focus on analyzing the role of the process of consolidating the requirements and conditions of citizenship in promoting democratic establishment in the countries of the Arab region. What distinguishes democratic governing from other systems of government is the participation of citizens in exercising power and managing the affairs of the state, despite the different and varied manner in which they participate, whether directly or through their representatives in local or national representative councils.

The democratic state is based on making its citizens a part of making public policies and decisions related to their lives without exclusion or marginalization, and the state of citizenship is based on the consecration of civil and political rights, freedom of opinion and expression, equality, justice and transparency.

Therefore, it is not possible to build a state of democratic citizenship in the Arab region, except by consolidating the values and principles of citizenship and providing its requirements and conditions.