The Important Commonwealth
A Behavioral Indicator
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977129 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James H Polhemus (Deakin University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 469-469 |
| Publication date | 1981-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8833 • E-ISSN: 1468-2478 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2600582 |
| OpenAlex | W2500483811 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
Level of attendance at 22 Commonwealth Prime Ministers/Heads of Government meetings (1944–1979) is used as an indicator to test several propositions concerning the importance of the Commonwealth to its member states. According to the indicator: (1) the Commonwealth has diminished in importance although not to the extent anticipated; (2) it is of more importance to old than to new members; (3) nevertheless, the Commonwealth is of more importance to new Commonwealth states than are the Organization of African Unity or the Nonaligned Movement; (4) the Commonwealth is less important to republics than to dominions or other monarchies; and (5) first generation leaders of new Commonwealth states attach more importance to the Commonwealth than do second generation leaders, especially when the latter have come to power by extraconstitutional means. It is proposed that a watch over levels of attendance is a useful means of monitoring the health of international summit conferencing systems like the Commonwealth
Attendance · Cartography · Commonwealth · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Summit · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law · Public Administration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |