Politics and democracy can only be contextualised by looking at the factors that has shaped and formed these countries to become what they are now. The features can only be explained by looking at the internal and external environment of those countries. Haynes (1988) state that as well as the social and economic situation  the political establishment of the countries are shaped by number of  things. There are many reasons why small island developing countries face particular problems. Smallness is associated with many negative consequences.

Overextended personnel, small spare/reserve capacity, few specialists attracted or retained, inadequate compensation level, inappropriate and infrequent training, low turnover rate, small establishment, limited promotion and mobility, limited alternative employment, low morale and motivation, low job satisfaction, low productivity, low adaptability to changing conditions, shortage of management skills, low problem-solving capacity, high level of fear and frustration, absenteeism, weak decision making, continued systemic uncertainty, low level of innovativeness and entrepreneurship, excessive routine dependence small size inhibiting the realization of rational-legal management systems are a list of  issues that are part and parcel of being small. In addition to this according to Baker(1992) identify that there is so few opportunities for educated people outside the public sector, that this can encourage a tendency to say what is necessary to keep the job. Conservatism, caution, procrastination, and bureaucratization may easily result from these situations where, often, 30 percent of the working population works for the government.

Lack of trained manpower Skill shortage is another factor that course proper development in the political field. In a small country, there must exist in absolute terms a small pool of skilled persons to perform the indispensable, key roles of the public service. Most researchers who have had experience in the workings of a microstate can recall certain individuals who had unique skills in the context of that country. The relative shortage of skills is then further exacerbated by the tendency to proliferate the number of horizontal and vertical divisions within the public service, in accordance with inherited and emulates gory practice, in pursuit of the norms of "what an administration looks like." In addition to maintaining the basic functions of a public service, all truly sovereign small developing states have to uphold the extremely expensive trappings of sovereignty such as UN membership, the diplomatic corps, some defense posture, and so on. Furthermore, because skilled personnel are so scarce, key persons must perform a broad range of functions, thereby diffusing their attention. In this vein Murray observed a "blurring of job descriptions, often of a quite radical nature between policy and administrative, public and private, public and parasitical board membership; Baker (1992).

Furthermore there is a scarcity of manpower and technical personnel in these governments to perform new, complex functions of national development because of the small size of the population, the difficulties of recruiting and maintaining qualified personnel in view of the scarce financial resources of the public sector and the consequent low levels of the salaries; the difficulties of educating the officials to perform tasks requiring scientific and technical knowledge in view of the lack of opportunities for higher education, and the problem of retaining them when educated or trained externally. They tend to migrate to the larger, developed countries in which they have wider professional horizons, better remuneration for their work and better amenities for them and their families

Social factors are a constant hindrance in the small knitted population of developing countries. Interpersonal relationship.  Kelly (1995) state the network of personal relationship that exists in small states can hasten, complicate and obstruct the communication process. The nature of personal relationship means close contact. Senior officials can be met or accosted through official or unofficial channels and they themselves may use un-othorordox approaches with those they wish to meet. In small states it is impractical to separate personality from function since; quite simply, officials have to interact with their constituents as neighbors, relatives, and friends to a much higher degree. In this context, it would seem that officials are in a climate strongly conducive to unavoidable partiality. In a small society the personalized and multiplex nature of human relationships makes it extremely difficult for partiality to be absent. There is the difficulty of maintaining anonymity. If a difficult, unpopular decision has to be made in the national interest, all may know who is responsible. In a small environment, this may have repercussions in the individual civil servant's life. In tiny societies, all members of the public are a kind of extended family; networks of influence extend everywhere. To secure advances, the civil servant must tread a cautious path.

Social cohesion and community tension is a coexisting factor that course problems for politics and democratic governance. Kelly (1995) argues that small island nations often have strong social cohesion. She states that division that does occur can take a long time to heal. Friendships, family loyalty and community pressures can interfere with decisions and implementation process. Sometimes rivalry created by different of opinion and wishes can lead to the boycott of useful activities consequently limiting the development potential and causing waste of resources. On this issue Baker (1992 state that to a much greater extent than elsewhere, public officials are personally identified with the consequences of each decision, which puts those officials under great personal pressure. The problem has to be faced of how such officials can avoid having to assume a brokerage role for the community or interest group from whom they come. It is difficult for the public servant to hide behind the rule book or blame the consequences on "the politicians," "the government,”. Decisions made or enacted by public officials are much more pervasive in such systems than might be the case in a larger context. "I was only doing my job" carries little weight under these circumstances. "You let us down" does.

So struggling with issues of democracy and proper political conduct is an issue that is common in small island developing countries. For this reason discursive approach in every issue is the most affective way forward. Healthy dialogue, discussion engagement and representation of different levels groups of society in the dialogue is another important factor to overcome the issues and move towards democratic politics.