Question

Disscuss the roe of political parties in the determination of outcomes of social division.​

Answer 1

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✴Three factors which determine the outcomes of politics of social divisions:

→ The people's perception of their identities: When this is singular, the accommodation of other identities becomes difficult.

→ Representation of a community by political leaders: While representing a community, if

politicians raise demands that are constitutional, then it is easier to accommodate those demands.

→ The government's reaction: If the reasonable demands of a community are suppressed by the government, then it leads to social divisions, which in turn threaten the integrity of the country.

Answer 2

(i) The outcome depends on how leaders of political parties raise the demands of any community.

(ii) It is easier to accommodate demands that are within the constitutional framework.

(iii) They are not at the cost of another community.

(iv) For example, the demand for ‘only Sinhala’ was at the cost of the interest and identify of the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.

(v) In Yugoslavia, the leaders of different ethnic communities presented their demands in such a way that these could not be accommodated within a single country.