Two-way Analysis of the Relationship between Social Capital and Political Development

Today, social capital has absorbed the attention of many experts in development studies and in social, economic and political fields. In politics literature the concept of political development is the closest concept to the social capital. Thus in the social capital approach, politics is seen from bottom to top. Trust and solidarity discussion, are the long-standing debate in the political development studies. Cohesion, and solidarity in the trust relationship network, play an important role to determine the identity and legitimacy of a political system. In a society where people have a relations based on trust and solidarity , the possibility of public occurrence participation in decision-making , genesis and consolidation of democracy as the most important characteristic of the greater political development. As social capital can influence the political development, political development develops the country in terms of potential human relationships based on power relations. This potential interaction between communities over power, will be expanded by political development. With the interaction of mentioned potentials the organization are created, which they can create better social capital. Naturally areas of participation and trust between the organizations are provided by the interaction, and as a result, social capital is a necessary condition but not sufficient condition for political development. Be sure to follow the political development of increased social capital but social capital increase does not necessarily follow the political development.