SS1 First Term Government Lesson Note – Basic Concepts: Communalism and Feudalism

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WEEK 6                                                                    

TOPIC: BASIC CONCEPTS

CONTENT

1. Communalism: Meaning and Features.
2. Feudalism: Meaning, Features, Merits and Demerits.

Sub-Topic 1: MEANING OF COMMUNALISM

Communalism can be defined as a system of collective ownership of property and co-operation among members of a community in the execution of development projects.

In a communal society, members pursue a common goal jointly. The idea of communalism is to promote societal oneness and love in which equality is regarded as the order of the day. It involves embracing and returning to the traditional unit of political administration in order to integrate all forms of economic, political and social aspects of life of the people without any form of exploitation and divisionism. In this system every individual shares a common sense of belonging and participates in steering and developing the affairs of the community. Countries like Tanzania, China, India, Ethiopia are known for the practice of communalism.

FEATURES OF COMMUNALISM

1. Collective ownership of property: Communalism is a principle and practice of a traditional system involving collective ownership and sharing of resources and properties among the people.
2. There is co-operation among members in the execution of development projects:
3. There is greater autonomy for the community: The community is granted the widest degree of autonomy with distinct identity.
4. Members of a communal society share common culture and identity.
5. Ownership of private land is not permitted by any member of the communal society.
6. Members of a communal community have blood relationship.

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