The World System and Unconsolidation of Democracy

The contribution of internal and external factors on the operation of democracies is one of the most controversial debates in democratization studies. General rules about the role of internal and external variables on democracies، due to their distinctiveness and specific identities، are hard to be established. However، historical examination could result in analyzing effective mechanisms of the variables’ effects، and knowing that mechanisms can pave the way for providing statements that are more general. Through analyzing the effects of dependency and the world system of economy on Iran، Turkey and Korea in a historical span of 1800 to 1961، this article attempts to explain the conditions of economic instability and failure of democratic consolidation in them from 1941 to 1961. The paper shows evidences on how the operation of democracies is shaped by the historical structure of the world system، their own path of history، and the interaction of internal and external factors.