Vedanta - Good Global Governance

BAHA'I WRITINGS





Growing numbers of people today have become cynical about their governmental systems.An alternative to these trends can be found in the experience of the Baha'i community . Baha'is have established a distinctive system of global selfgovernance that protects personal freedom and safeguards the prerogatives of the community , striking a singular balance between individual initiative and the common good.Utilising a combination of freely elected councils and a complementary institution of appointed advisers, the system is far more `democratic' than the methods by which most parliaments or other representational systems operate. The decision-making process too g process too is distinctive.Known as consultation, its method is non-adversarial, seeking to build unity of purpose by encouraging free expression of views and by striving for consensus based on established principles.
This system consists of elected councils, operating at global, national and local levels.The membership is drawn from the people, the institutions are vested by the Baha'i sacred writings with legislative, judicial and executive functions. The system is composed of individuals appointed for the purposes of propagating and protecting the Baha'i faith operating under the guidance of the head of the faith, counsel and encourage individual Baha'is and elected institutions.
They play a vital role in assisting community plans, promoting learning, fostering individual initiative, encouraging individual freedom and diversity of expression, while ensuring the protection of the faith against schism.