In particular, it has become very much less obedient to traditional authorities.
To a growing extent the cultures in the East are also experiencing a loss of their traditional authorities.
The pursuit of knowledge without special respect for traditional authorities was characteristic of Frederick and his court.
These traditional authorities play a role in the judicial system, dealing with certain questions of customary law.
The question is, Are we better off with these new authorities than we were with the traditional authorities they supplanted?
The local administrative apparatus is complemented by traditional authorities, which include traditional ethnic kings or chiefs, village chiefs, and heads of family groups.
His object was to build up local government on the basis of traditional authorities, an aim that he pursued with doctrinaire enthusiasm and success.
Traditional authorities were co-opted in the north, where the spread of Western education by Christian missionaries was strongly resisted by Muslim leaders.
As traditional authorities find themselves under siege, citizens increasingly turn to laws and legalisms to resolve their social and political disputes.
As trust in traditional authorities declines, we are increasingly turning to law to regulate the kinds of behavior that used to be governed by manners and mores.
Consider who has cultural leverage in your context: In Sierra Leone for example religious and traditional authorities often have a stronger influence within communities than government.
