DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND ELECTIONS

Democratization Democratization process involves the political reforms to ensure that the principles of democracy are achieved. One major indicator of democratic reforms is to have democratic elections. Elections An election is the process of choosing/selecting person by vote for a given position especially in political office Democratic elections are elections held in an atmosphere in … Read more

LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN TANZANIA

Meaning Local governments are political and administrative agents through which development of towns, district, municipals and cities can be obtained. Short history of the development of Local Authorities in Tanzania The local government system in Tanzania has had a long history. The early forms of local self-government were based on chiefdoms and sub-chiefdoms, and following … Read more

DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND PRACTICES

The meaning of the concept The term “democracy” even in a purely descriptive sense, means different things to different people. Much has been debated on what is democracy and democratic value. Since Aristotle formulated the phenomenon called “democracy”, many philosophers have meditated and written about it with the result that much misunderstanding of its meaning … Read more

GLOBALIZATION

TOPIC 2: GLOBALIZATION | CIVICS FORM 4

GLOBALIZATION The contemporary countries of the world are no longer isolated from other on matters which are occurring in the planet earth. They share some socio- cultural values which are good or bad depending on the moral judgment of the given country, but also shares policies, law and regulations. This interconnectedness have been influenced with … Read more

THE COMMONWEALTH

THE COMMONWEALTH Beside of UN as a big power, other organ is the Commonwealth. The commonwealth is a voluntary association of Independent States which were formerly part of the British Empire. The member of commonwealth could be British protectorates, colonies or dominions. Background of the commonwealth The origin of the commonwealth can be traced from … Read more

TERRORISM

TERRORISM

TERRORISM TERRORISM Nature and causes of Terrorism An International peace and understanding is unattainable at present conjuncture. This is caused by the presence of many factors which explicitly threat the world peace and understanding. Among of these factors includes natural cause like presence of diseases such as Malaria and HIV/ AIDS, environmental hazards such as … Read more

INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING

INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING Many nations faces different problems  man made  one and others being influenced by natural phenomenon .Besides of these problems, facing  human races also the needs of the people differs in  space and time as well. That means there should be some measures in addressing problems facing the human being and fulfilling … Read more