Politics of Social Divisions Video Lecture - Class 10

politics of social divisions in this
module you will learn about politics of
social divisions social divisions do not
operate in a vacuum but in a certain
socio-political environment if political
parties compete on the basis of social
divisions then it may result in
political divisions these political
divisions may be dangerous to the
democracy let's understand this through
Yugoslavia's experience Yugoslavia had a
bitter experience during its political
division with religious and ethnic
demands being raised ultimately it led
to Yugoslavia disintegrating into six
independent countries do you think
political divisions are always dangerous
let's explore further there are three
factors which determine the outcome of
political division perception of
identity the way demands are raised
governments response to demands
perception of identity the outcome of
social division depends upon how people
identify themselves do they assert
singular an exclusive identities or
acknowledge multiple identities
exclusive identities like in only single
line Srilanka and only Moratti in
Maharashtra led to social unrest and
conflicts the way demands are raised if
the demands are within the
constitutional framework and not at the
cost of other communities they are
likely to achieve their objectives Sri
Lanka's majority assertion of only
singular led to the Tamil unrest which
turned into a horrible civil war
governments response to demands it is
believed that if the rulers or
governments are willing to share power
and resources with the minority
community it can avoid tensions and
unrest on the other hand if the
government uses force to suppress
reasonable demands
it may result in civil unrest and
disintegration obstacles in the
political expression of social divisions
sometimes when marginalized deprived and
discriminated sections of society do not
find a peaceful and democratic way of
expression and may choose a violent path
the next light movement in India to some
extent is an example of violent
expression of social divisions however
it should be kept in mind that among all
the means available to us democracy's
the best possible way to accommodate
contradictory demands let's recall what
we have learnt social divisions are
natural and exist in every society
social divisions may acquire political
expressions contradictory political
expressions of social divisions may lead
to social unrest reasonable demands
should be accommodated within the
constitutional framework democracy
provides an opportunity to all to voice
their concerns and reduces the
possibility of conflicts