Factors of the Prevalence of Authoritarianism and the Push on Democratization in the Middle East

One of the constant concerns about systematization in the West Asian region has been the lack of a favourable political model for the countries of this region. All the fundamental challenges in the Middle East stem from a lack of legitimate governance which promotes authoritarianism and the fall of democracy. The traditional structure, weakness of civil and cultural society, lack of economic, political and social development, compatibility or incompatibility of religion with democracy, the structure of non-democratic systems in the Middle East and psychological factors are the most important obstacles for the democracy. Also, Slower-than-expected economic growth, unfavourable socio-economic indicators such as inflation, unemployment, high poverty and inequality, lack of economic diversity, eruption of corruption, high probability of war and civil strife, and repressive and authoritarian regimes are the main reasons for promoting authoritarianism in the Middle East.