The renaissance of political culture

Abstract

This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book provides the historical background, tracing the evolution of political culture from ancient to modern times. It analysis of the historical role of political culture in politics and political theory leaves off in the late nineteenth century, precisely when the new field of cultural anthropology begins. It discusses cultural anthropology here termed as the national character studies. It reviews detailed report occurred in 1963 with the publiction of Almond and Verba’s The Civic Culture. It deals with the criticisms of political culture. It chronicles what has been called the Renaissance of Political Culture. It focuses on the latest iterations of political culture studies, identity politics, and constructivism. Political culture usually refers to the values and beliefs of a whole society while identity politics focuses on subgroups; but there is no reason why one could not study the political culture of subgroups.