Perhaps the most significant factor slowing the progress of human societies is the political element and a lack of knowledge about contemporary issues. The political factor is present in all social relationships and within all states, organizations, and socio-economic and cultural institutions. It is this political factor that determines the nature of the relationship between the state, societies, and peoples, in addition to various heritage, value-based, economic, historical, cultural, governmental, and civil factors, as well as the influence of foreign powers that shape the role of politics in our modern issues. The socio-cultural, economic, and psychological reality imposes constraints on thinkers, especially those with creative ideas. Because of this constraint, a great deal of thought remains unexpressed, lingering in the mind and not coming to light except through awareness and understanding of the political, social, and economic dimensions as contemporary issues that require analysis and comprehension. Since many social problems can only be addressed and solved by frank, objective, bold, and critical thinking that shuns ambiguity, keeping such thought confined is a great loss for society. The more a society is characterized by social democracy, the greater the quantity of expressed ideas with these qualities. A people unafraid of the consequences of expressing their ideas is a people that enjoys greater freedom, pride, and dignity because it is not accustomed to suppressing its thought, repressing its personality, or subjugating it. Rather, it is a people open to discussion, dialogue, and research into its critical contemporary issues through the roots of its authentic culture. No human mind is ever closed or static, as the human mind is inherently interactive. Due to its interactive nature, it is active and open. Human minds differ from one another in their stability and capacity for change, their degree of openness or closedness, their speed of development, and their interaction with other minds and the data around them.

• Weight: 0.82 kg
• Dimensions: 17 × 24 cm
• ISBN: 978-9957-12-674-2