Civic Maturity For Participatory Democracy

The term ‘civic maturity’ is used to describe those people who are well equipped with cognitive, affective and evaluative knowledge, skills and orientations and a democratic government that adheres to its own constitution, processes and institutional culture. The maturity of Nepalis as per the changing ecological, social, economic and technological circumstances of post-traditional world is vital to liberate them from what Immanuel Kant calls three-fold tutelage: first, socialisation of family tutelage where children are raised as minors confined to unconditional love, feverish affection, joy and playfulness, not allowing them to think, chose, judge and act according to their preference and talent and gain experience in life. They have to follow others examples.