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SCOPE & FRAME1) Role in Society

2) What is Party…, Types, Functions

3) Party Management or Party

institutionalization4) FORWARD

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POLITICAL PARTIES1)Parties & Party System

2)Modern Political Party Management

3)Political Parties & their Relation with Civil Society and Interest Groups

4)Political Parties in Parliament & Government

5)Political Leadership

6)Challenges for Political Parties in Democratic Regimes Functions and Organization in Democratic

Societies

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BUILDING CONCEPT

Constructive

Destructive

3 P PAST

PRESENT

PREFECT

Backward Looking

Forward LOOKING

CHAIN OF DEMOCRACY

Right

REPRESENTATIVE

Election

Government

DIFFERENCES OF GOV… & BUREAUCRACY

Elected

Non-elected

EXECUTIVE

LEGISLATURE

BUREAUCRACY

REQUIREMENT OF A GOVERNMENT’ OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLEo Politics require ideas and valueo Politics require Social Organizationso Politics require Institutionso Politics require Active Citizens

INSTITUTIONALIZATION

RELATED…

MilitarizationDEMOCRACY

GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONALIZATION

Democrative

institutions

Corrupt & Non-effective, Non-

efficiency institutions especially

BUREAUCRATIC INSTITUTIONS

EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES

EXPECTATIONS

① Represent popular interests in organised

politics

② Contribute to policy development and

monitor implementation

③ Function as effective opposition and

ensure regime accountability

④ Ensure political legitimacy

REALITIES

① Often top-down and clientelist with weak

links to people

② Often limited ability to formulate policy and

influence policy-making

③ Often weak organisations with limited

capacity to function as effective opposition

④ Party politics is often seen as non-

representative and ’dirty’

EXPECTATIONS AND REALITIES 1) Represent popular interests

2) policy development

3) Function as effective

4) legitimacy

1) weak links to people

2) limited ability to formulate policy

3) limited capacity

4) non-representative

WHAT IS POLITICAL PARTY?

POLITICAL PARTIES

A POLITICAL PARTY is a team of men seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.

A POLITICAL PARTY is the group of people that is organized for the purpose of winning government power .

Parties are often confused with intetest group or social movements.

ROLE Political parties are central to representative democracy and democratization.

connect society and the state

aggregate and represent interests

recruit political leaders

share political information

socialize citizens into democratic politics

INTERNAL DEMOCRACYPOLITICAL PARTIES WITH INTERNAL DEMOCRACY

Allow members to express their views freely;

Encourage participation of all members;

Promote the membership of women (and other politically marginalized groups);

Tolerate differing ideas;

Abide by agreed upon rules and procedures for decision-making;

Hold leaders accountable to members and supporters.

POLITICAL PARTIES WITHOUT INTERNAL DEMOCRACY

Political parties that lack internal democracy are characterized by:

Isolated and unchanging leadership;

marginalized party members; and

poor internal communication.

POLITICAL PARTIES…

? Political Parties are a Special Form of Social Organization.

-----------Differences b/t Party & CSOs, CBO.

Political Parties

CSOs

RELATION WITH CSO AND INTEREST GROUPS From its origins in the 19th Century,

Political Parties were originally CSOs.

Political Parties can be considered as political organizations of the Civil Society that aggregate the interest of a particular group (or several group), articulate and represent them.

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DISTINGUISH FROM PARTIES

Three Major Features; 1) Do not involve in political competition

2) Mission, objective, programmes, activities and areas of interest are limited

3) More connected

Eg; Trade Union, Bussiness organizations.

LEVEL OF PARTY ORGANIZATION1) Base or Municipal Committees (according to residential area or

municipality)

2) District association or association of an electoral constituency

3) Regional association (according to FEDERAL STATE, Region )

4) National association

DIFFERENTIATION OF PARTIES1)Degree of organization:

2)Socio-political Objective

3) Approach on Social Classes

4)Positioning toward Political System

DEGREE OF ORGANIZATION

1) Electorate Parties;

2)Membership Parties;

SOCIO-ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE; CONSERVATIVE PARTIES

LIBERAL PARTIES

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES

SOCIALIST PARTIES

PARTIES DEFINED BY RELIGION

COMMUNIST PARTIES

APPROACH ON SOCIAL CLASSES POPULAR Parties

Parties of SOCIAL INTETEST

POSITIONING TOWARD POLITICAL SYSTEM Parties CONFORMING to Political System

Parties OPPOSED to the Political System

WHAT IS THE FUNCTIONS OF

POLITICAL PARTIES?Functions…

FUNCTION OF POLITICAL OPINION-MAKING

They articulate and aggregate social interests;

Parties express public expectations and

demands of social groupings

to the political system.

FUNCTION OF SELECTION They recruit political personnel and nurture future generations of politicians;

They select persons and present them as candidates for elections.

FUNCTION OF INTEGRATION They develop political programmes;

Parties integrate various interests into a general political project and transform it into political programme, for which they campaign to receive the consent and support of majority.

Policy MakingPolitical

ProgrammeDevelopme

ntal Projects

FUNCTION OF SOCIALIZATION & PARTICIPATION They promote the political socialization and participation of citizens;

Parties create a link between citizens and the political system;

They enable political participation of individuals and groupings with the prospect of success.

FUNCTION OF EXERCISING POLITICAL POWER They organize the government.

They participate in elections to occupy political charges.

Normally in party democracies, a good part of government authorities arise from political parties.

FUNCTION OF LEGITIMATING

They contribute to the legitimacy of the political system;

In establishing the connection between citizens, social groupings and the political system, the parties contribute in anchoring the political order in the consciousness of the citizens and in social forces.

NEED TO SATISFY CERTAIN CONDITIONS;

1) Principle; Freedom, Justice, Solidarity

2) For collect and aggregate social interest

3) Collect proposals for the organization of society ; represent, discuss, decide and implement.

4) Take part in political discussions with ideas, demands and expectations and actively contribute to the functioning of political institutions.

“Lization…”

Party buildingParty institutionalization

STRUCTURE

ATTITUDE

Hardware Software

PARTY INSTITUTIONALIZATION

Systemness: Organisation and regularity of activities within the party

Value infusion: The extent that party actors and supporters identify with the values of party

Decisional autonomy: Freedom from interference in determining its own policies and strategies

Reification: The extent that the party’s existence is established in the public imagination

FORMULATING POLICY There is a great need to build the capacity of parties so they can:

Identify what they stand for, Distill their principles into policy, Write their manifestos and get their messages across, Run a campaign, Recruit candidates and members, and Convert manifestos into programs for governing.

PARTY MANAGEMENT - OD… organizational development

- Party Member Recruitment

- Communication in Society….internal & external ….. (in party & within parties)

- Capacity Building & Capacity Promoting Party institutionalization…

Personal Contact, Presentation or debate, Activity, Freelance members

Networking

Education and Training of the Party members

EDUCATIONAL WORK Organization of Training Progammes

Preparation of a Training Team

Definition of training targets

Development and composition of suitable material

Selection of Participants

Planning of measures & establishment of cost and flowcharts

Appointment of Lectures and facilitators

POLITICAL TRAINING Basic Values & Principle of the Party

Understanding of the Political issue (local, economic, and social politics, etc)

Preparation for Political Work for taking on political functions in the parliament

1. Preparation of functions 2. Handling of the media3. Membership promotion4. Election Campaigns 5. Raising of Funds

Membership Fees

Donations

Membership Fees

Donations

Income from party assets

Membership Fees

Donations

Income from party assetsOther Sources of income (eg;

Publication)

Membership Fees

Donations

Income from party assetsOther Sources of income (eg;

Publication)

PARTY BUDGET

“ Each political party exists for the benefit of the people and not for

itself. Political parties, their members and

leaders are therefore more than ever required to

face this responsibility”

Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor and Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany after the WWII

CONCLUSION

Parties should gain in public trust.

Thus,

Party Building include the important role

to make TRUST BUILDING with PEOPLE.

Especially, in times of change this political leadership must be responsible and visible for the citizens and connected to the interests and demands for the citizens.

SUPPLY DEMAND

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People Orientated Politics

THERE IS NO DEMOCRACY

WITHOUT POLITICAL PARTIES.

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Key Role & Key rule