power sharing

power sharing

1. is spirit of the democracy

2. need of power sharing

   • improvement in food resorces
   • helps in reducing the conflict between various social groups.
   • helps in avoiding the tyranny of majority.
   • essential to respect the spirit of democracy.
   • Maintaining the spirit of democracy

3. Forms of Power Sharing:

   • Power Sharing in Different Organs of Government:
   • power sharing at different lv.
   • Power Sharing Among Social Groups
   • Power Sharing Among Various Pressure Groups

4. Majoritarianism in Sri Lanka

   • independent country in 1948
   • Sinhala community
     • dominance over government
       • MAJORITARIAN measures
         • establish Sinhala supremacy.
         • Act was passed to recognise Sinhala as the only official language
           • 1956
           • disregarding Tamil.
           • preference given to Sinhala
             • university and govt. jobs
             • protect and froster buddhism
     • virtue of their majority.
   • Ethnic Communities of Sri Lanka
     • Sinhalese
     • Muslim
     • Indian Tamil
     • Sri Lankan Tamil
       • MAJORITARIAN measures
         • felt
           • none of the major political parties are sensitive to there lang. and culture
             • launched parties and struggles
               • Tamil as an official language,
               • regional autonomy
               • equality of opportunity in securing education and jobs
               • state
                 • independent Tamil Eelam (state) in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka
             • The distrust between the two communities ended in a CIVIL WAR.
               • caused a terrible setback to the social, cultural and economic life of the country

5. Belgium' state

   • 59 per cent
     • Flemish region
     • speaks Dutch language
       • resented
   • 40 per cent
     • Wallonia region
     • speak French
       • minority
       • rich and powerful
   • one per cent
     • Belgians
     • speak German
   • city Brussels
     • 80 per cent
       • French
     • 20 per cent
       • Dutchspeaking.

6. Accommodation in Belgium

   • recognised the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities.
   • amended their constitution four times so as to work out an arrangement that would enable everyone to live together within the same country
     • number of Dutch and French-speaking ministers shall be equal in the central government.
     • powers have been given to state governments of the two regions of the country.
     • Brussels has a separate government
       • both the communities have equal representation.
   • community government
     • people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking – no matter where they live