Socialization and Motivation Synthesis.pptVIP

Socialization and Motivation Topic 6—October 6 Khurram Butt David Bell Socialization and Motivation “Traditional” and “modern” are neither incompatible nor internally consistent terms Argues that no single, uniform set of processes bring modernity Not simple dichotomies but Heterogeneity and interpretations to be analyzed Socialization and Motivation The idea of change in developing societies as a linear movement from traditional past toward a modernized state Involves several significant assumptions that are questionable For example, the linear model assumes that existing institutions and values-tradition-impedes change and are obstacles to modernization Socialization and Motivation Explores the uses of tradition and modernity as explicit ideologies in the politics of developing nations Primarily draws on India Explains concepts of development and modernization as being generalized The view that tradition and innovation are necessarily in conflict is overly abstract and unreal Socialization and Motivation Fallacies in the Assumptions of traditional-modern polarity Developing societies have been static Tradition is consistent Tradition is homogeneous Old is replaced with the new Tradition and modern forms are always in conflict Tradition and modern are mutually exclusive Modernization weakens traditions Socialization and Motivation Desire to be modern-desire to preserve tradition These function as ideologies Are not always in conflict Modernization is often linked to an upsurge in traditionalism Tradition may be changed, stretched and modified For new elites of developing nations its not overcoming tradition but of finding ways to blend modernity and tradition Socialization and Motivation In the past comparative public administration CPA Creating an institutionalized knowledge base to aid in making better decisions Tied to changing foreign assistance programs (USAID) Provided models and frameworks But few empirical conclusions on the appropriateness of systems an