THE WESTMINISTER SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT IN MELENESIA The beginning of colonization was an era seen in which colonized territories began learning and adopting the styles and the systems of their colonizers. The colonizers especially the Europeans bring in new types of ideas which are now seen as parallel to the old system that has been existed for almost the rest of the entire life before being contact with the Europeans. Thus throughout the world people experience different types of colonial contact and the way their territories were administered with different model of governance being adopted. The places around the globe experience different types of governance in which nationalism was the force behind these which sought for self …show more content…
The Westminster system enables a government to be defeated, or forced into a general election, independently of a new government being chosen. For example on august 2011 Somare government was dismissed by the parliament and Peter O’Neill was elected as the new Prime Minister at the floor of parliament. And finally a parliament which can be dissolved and elections called at any time by the parliament alone with absolute majority in favours. As in Melanesia some features are experience by Papua New Guinea and some other Melanesian island as well but these nations amend their constitution on the bases of their own cultural and traditional aspects. The Melanesian Way is in itself a human experience. Cut off from the rest of the world for many centuries, Melanesians nevertheless survived as a people. Now that Melanesians are finally connected with the world, Melanesians suddenly see themselves through the world mirror. Melanesians will see themselves true self image or will see themselves in the images and shadows of others? Should Melanesians choose to ape the West and the East or can they choose to be themselves in their philosophy, their life-styles and their whole beings? Melanesians are responsible for their progress in the modern world now and beyond. Melanesian do
Nationalism can be traced to the nineteenth century, European peoples came to identify strongly with communities they called nations. Members of a nation considered themselves a distinctive people that spoke a common language, observed common customs, inherited common cultural conditions, held common values, and shared common
Nationalism was formed with the idea that a nation is made up of people who are joined together by common language, customs, cultures and history. It held the belief that one should be loyal to the people of their nation, not a king or empire. Nationalists believed that people of a single nationality should unite under a single government. The concept of Nationalism emerged in the French Revolution and was spread to the rest of Europe by Napoleon’s conquests.
I. Nationalism was most effective for the colonized peoples of India and South East Asia
Finally, everyone wants to belong, especially to their country and show their nationalism. Nationalism can be linked to the Renaissance throughout the 14th to 17th centuries and also with the Revolutionary War. The ongoing reasons that motivated people and nations to explore are religion, pride and
Advocates of the parliamentary form of government suggested a few competitive strengths of this system of government. Since it has gained a stable parliamentary majority, the government is able to smoothly process its legislative project. In addition, the government is adequately furnished that it could still choose to adopt measures designed to support the national interests while many strong sectional groups oppose such measures (Dyck, 2012). The prime minister is the leader of this type of government, who is obliged to be responsive to all its people’s demands. Also, the people have the right to vote and replace the prime minister due to any incompetency of governance that does not address and fulfill their desires. This is known as the non-confidence vote; the government may be removed when it has lost confidence in the parliament, and cause the head of state to resign a new government (Dyck, 2012). An example of such measure occurred in Britain on March 28th, 1979. When James Callaghan’s labour government was defeated in the House of Commons just by one vote, it was forced into an early election that was won by the opposition leader Margaret Thatcher (Dyck, 2012). In this case, it can avoid or at least reduce the period of legislative gridlock, because of its flexibility in elections and the power is centered in the country’s prime
Nationalism is way of thinking both political and socially to create a community united by: history, ethnicity, religions, common culture, and language. Numerous effects occurred while establishing a Nationalist community, some effects were a long term impact on Nationalism, and other was short term impacts on Nationalism.
Nationalism was coined back in the 1770’s it has a major role in the shaping many nations throughout the world. Nationalism has many positive and negative aspects to it. Nationalism has the strength to unify people despite their classes. It also has the ability to united people to lead movements against oppressive governments. There is a downside Nationalism can as method to evoke fear. The biggest negative is that most nationalism movement’s inevitably led to some form of conflict. Nationalism is a dangerous movement that can lead to oppression of opposition groups and lead to conflicts.
There is a connection between nationalism and imperialism. Some may say that nationalism led to imperialism, which, for the most part, could be true. Nationalists believed that their country was superior to the others and wanted to expand it. They believed their leader was capable of conquering all of their enemies. ¨The people conquered by these nationalist colonists were often called ‘inferior’ or ‘savages’ that way, leaders could justify taking their land and property.¨
Cabinet has been widely thought to be the most powerful body of the New Zealand government. This belief could have been correct some 20 odd years ago, but has since fallen into antiquity with the introduction of the MMP voting style in 1996 (citation). In a discussion over the realistic power of Cabinet it will be found that the creators of such a body had enough forethought to include several inarguable weaknesses and checks so as to retain a notion of separation of powers. These weaknesses should be both plentiful and convincing enough to leave no doubt that, despite its obvious powers, Cabinet is still second to the supremacy of Parliament.
Nationalism can be described as a mix, multidimensional morally developed or created concept involving a shared common identification with one's Nation. It is more on politically motivated towards working and maintaining self-governance, or full sovereignty, working towards to a specific land or a territory of historical significance to the group such as land and its belongings. In simple Nationalism is a nation command and lead itself, free from foreign influence, it is the concept of self-rule. Nationalism is further formed towards maintaining and developing a Sovereignty based on shared features such as religion, language, race, culture, or either political goals or a belief in a customary ancestry. So its pride towards nation's achievements, and the concept in world history has shown positive and negative impact, moreover in a political dimension it leads either unification or disintegration.
Nationalism is a widely debated ideology that differs based on the historian’s definition. For example, Benedict Anderson attempts to define nationalism as "an imagined political community [that is] imagined as both inherently limited and sovereign"(Anderson, pg 6). Anderson also believes the main causes of nationalism can be
placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations or supranational groups.” The concept of nationalism, essentially an
However, nationalism does not have one single definition, its meaning has evolved as society changes and modernises. Nationalism can “...refer to any behaviour designed to restore, maintain, or advance public images of that national community” (Gries, 2005:9). By the mid-1960s there were two main proposals to understanding nationalism. “In the first, nationalism was an aspect of national history, a sentiment associated with the nation...In the second approach, nationalism was a modern, irrational doctrine which could acquire sufficient power...to generate nationalists sentiments and even nation states” (Gellner, 2008:xx). Nationalism is defined differently by different schools of thought and theorists.
Nationalism is the idea that a people who have much in common, such as language, culture and geographic proximity ought to organize in such a way that it creates a stable and enduring state. Nationalism is tied to patriotism, and it is the driving force behind the identity of a culture. Nationalism had many effects in Europe from 1815, The Congress of Vienna and beyond. In the following essay I will describe many of the consequences of nationalism on European identity, as well as some of the conflicts that it created.
The concept of nationalism is in essence an odd organization that has had significant impacts in world history through shaping the political and social aspects of the society. As an important aspect in the development of the society, the concept of nationalism has basically been analyzed based on its impact on the emergence of nation-states across the globe. In most cases, these analyses have been conducted to determine the influence of nationalism on imperial breakdown i.e. the dissolution of empires. While the actual extent of the impact of nationalism on the imperial breakdown is uncertain, this concept has played a major role in the dissolution of empires. Generally, the transition to nationalism has contributed to significant effects in world history through shaping the political and social aspects of the society.