powersharing-belgium and sri lanka

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Power Sharing

By Mr. SiddharthChandrasekar


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Communities & Regions of Belgium

BrusselsCapital

Region Dutch werea Minority

Wallonia40% - French

Rich &Powerful

Flemish59% - Dutch ene!t ofe"ucation

an"econo#ic

"e$elop#ent

German%


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Ethni Communities of Sri !anka

Sri !ankan"amils

'ccupy ( &) *in"u+ &

Mu+li#+

Sinhalese

,4% -u""hi+t

#ndian"amils*in"u+ &Mu+li#+

Muslims%

"amils.%

Both

Sinhalese& "amil,% -

Chri+tian


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Reasons for $lienation

of Sri !ankan "amils %Maoritarianism in Sri !anka


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Rea+on+/

'ominane of Sinhaleseommunity due to maority

()*+ $t made Sinhala as theonly o,ial language

Preferential -oliies faouring

Sinhalese in uniersity -ositionand o/s

State to -rotet and foster

Buddhism


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Po+ition of ri 1an2an3a#il+/

1aunche" political partie+ an"+truggle+ for recogniing 3a#il a+ anocial language

De#an"e" autono#y

)6ual opportunity in e"ucation an"7o+

Political organiation wa+ for#e""e#an"ing an in"epen"ent38M1

))18M


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Ciil War0Causes

oth +i"e+ +tarte"

"i+tru+ting each other

E1ets

ocial:Cultural & )cono#ic

+etac2


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Power Sharing

/y

$ommodation

inBelgium


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Power haring - elgiu#

)6ual nu#er of Mini+ter+ fro# Dutch an" French

+pea2ing area+ in the Central ;o$t (o +ingle co##unity can #a2e "eci+ion+ unilaterally

3ran+fer of power fro# the centre to the +tate tatego$t will not e a +uor"inate to the centre

eparate go$t in ru++el+ with e6ual repre+entationfor the French an" the Dutch

For#ation of C'MM


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Power Sharing 2 Result

"he ountry unitedres-eting the

feelings of di1erentommunities andregions.


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Belgium & Sri !anka

i#ilaritie+> oth are "e#ocracie+

Di?erence+> Power +haring arrange#ent i+"i?erent

@hat i+ uni6ue aout elgiu#A

1ea"er+ ha$e realie" that unity of thecountry i+ po++ile only y re+pecting thefeeling+ an" intere+t+ of "i?erentco##unitie+ an" region+

@hat wa+ the "rawac2 in the +y+te#followe" y ri 1an2aA

Do#inance of #a7ority co##unity -

inhale+e y refu+ing to +hare power with


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Why is Power Sharing desira/lein a 'emoray3

Prudential

Re"uce+ conBict+etween

+ocial group+ taility of politicalor"er etter outco#e

Moral t i+ the +pirit of"e#ocracyPeople ha$e the rightto e con+ulte" forgo$erning practice+ Power +haring i+$aluale


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@hy in a "e#ocracy +houl" political power e

"i+triute"A

People are the +ource of all power

People rule the#+el$e+ throughin+titution+ of +elf go$ernance

Due re+pect i+ gi$en to "i$er+e group+ an"$iew+

8ll ha$e a $oice in +haping pulic policie+


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Summary0Amongst different organs of

Govt. legislature, executive and

judiciary

Amongst Govts. at

different levels

Different Social

groups, religious/

linguistic

Political parties ,pressure

groups and movements

influence those in power

Horizontal distribution as it allowsdifferent organs to exercisedifferent powers

A general govt. forthe entire country-called Centre andgovts. at the

provincial/regionallevel. Federal Govt.

Accoodates socialdiversities who wouldfeel otherwisealienated.

Foration of coalitionGovt. when different

parties for alliances

!o organ gets unliited powers "tate Govt. #nfluence of interest

groups-businessen$industrialists$ farers andindustrial wor%ers.

&ach organ chec%s the other Constitutionaldistribution of powerto the state and centre

'esults in balance of power "ae with (anchayatand )unicipality

All inisters /Govt. officialsareresponsible to parliaent/stateasseblies

*ertical division ofpower

+udges can also chec% the wor% ofother organs

A syste of chec%s and balances

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