Proposition 078 – Class 1: change within existing order

Political change may take place within an existing circle civilisation and institutional order without changing relevant elements of either of them class 1.

• Explanation. In this class of political change, competing actors struggle over alternative deci­sions already regarded as possible and legitimate within the existing conceptions, norms, goals and institutional order. The outcome may lead to different decisions, rules or actual conduct with­out requiring changes to relevant elements of the dominant circle civilisation. This is the kind of political struggle that occurs, for example, in parliaments, general meetings and consultations. A discussion concerning, for example, the rate of value added tax may lead to a different decision without requiring changes to relevant civilisation elements or institutions.