GOVERNMENT IN SWAZILAND: A UNIQUE APPROACH TO DEMOCRACY

In: The Parliamentarian: journal of the parliaments of the Commonwealth, Band 79, Heft 2, S. 146-150

Abstract

WHILE ITS NEIGHBORS IN AFRICA HAVE ENDURED YEARS OF ECONOMIC CRISIS, POLITICAL TURMOIL, AND CIVIL WAR, THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND HAS REMAINED STABLE AND PEACEFUL. THIS STABILITY IS ATTRIBUTED TO SWAZILAND'S UNIQUE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, "TINKHUNDLA," WHICH MEANS A TRADITIONAL MEETING PLACE. IN MODERN SWAZILAND, THE TUNKHUNDLA HAVE BECOME LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION CENTERS.