Power Sharing
Power Sharing in Belgium
Borders- France, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg
Flemish Region - 591. - Dutch
Wallonia Region - 401 - French
1% Speak - German
Brussels- 801. - French, 20/ - Dutch
Tension b/w the communities
Accommodation in Belgium
Equal representation
special rules
Decentralisation of Power
Community Government
Equal Power
4 times- constitution Ammended
Power Sharing in Sri Lanka
1948 - Sri Lanka became independent
Majoritarian Government
1956 - Act - Recognise Sinhala as the only official language
1983- 2009 - civil war
why is Power Sharing desirable?
Reduces possibility of conflict
stability in political order
Important to democracy
Forms Of Power Sharing:
1) Horizontal - Legislature, Executive, Judicary (Checks And Balances)
2) Vertical- Central, State , Local, Local - self (Federalism)
3) Community- Religious and Linguistical Government
4) Political Parties, Pressure Groups- People
5) Coalition - 2 or more parties form an alliance
Power Sharing in Belgium
Borders- France, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg
Flemish Region - 591. - Dutch
Wallonia Region - 401 - French
1% Speak - German
Brussels- 801. - French, 20/ - Dutch
Tension b/w the communities
Accommodation in Belgium
Equal representation
special rules
Decentralisation of Power
Community Government
Equal Power
4 times- constitution Ammended
Power Sharing in Sri Lanka
1948 - Sri Lanka became independent
Majoritarian Government
1956 - Act - Recognise Sinhala as the only official language
1983- 2009 - civil war
why is Power Sharing desirable?
Reduces possibility of conflict
stability in political order
Important to democracy
Forms Of Power Sharing:
1) Horizontal - Legislature, Executive, Judicary (Checks And Balances)
2) Vertical- Central, State , Local, Local - self (Federalism)
3) Community- Religious and Linguistical Government
4) Political Parties, Pressure Groups- People
5) Coalition - 2 or more parties form an alliance
