Identifying the Impact of Greco-Roman Political Thought and Practice on New Zealand Democracy

This thesis explores the impact of Greco-Roman Political thought and Practice on New Zealand Democracy. It analyses the brief history of New Zealand from the point of colonisation, to the mid-20th century where democracy was a radicalised term.

It considers the political and cultural influences of ancient Greece towards early political New Zealand. This includes an in depth look as to how New Zealand inherited democracy from the British, and from the ‘birthplace’ of democracy, ancient AthensThis thesis focuses on major historical events that led to a pro-democratic outcome. Such events include the World Wars of the 1900s in which the enemy came in the form of totalitarian and autocratic governments.

The subject matter of this thesis is a topic, on which limited info is available. I hope to encourage further researchers to examine the subject and offer their scholarly opinions.