party building
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SCOPE & FRAME1) Role in Society
2) What is Party…, Types, Functions
3) Party Management or Party
institutionalization4) FORWARD
LOOKING
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
STRUCTURE
SYSTEM
Human
Principle
idea Political will
Political View
SocietyReality
true
Policy
Program
Project
STRUCTURE
SYSTEM
Human
Principle
idea Political will
Political View
SocietyReality
true
Policy
Program
Project
Money
STRUCTURE
SYSTEM
Leadership
Principle
idea Political will
Political View
SocietyReality
true
Policy
Program
Project
Money
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
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
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
SOCIO-ECONOMIC OBJECTIVE; CONSERVATIVE PARTIES
LIBERAL PARTIES
SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTIES
SOCIALIST PARTIES
PARTIES DEFINED BY RELIGION
COMMUNIST PARTIES
POSITIONING TOWARD POLITICAL SYSTEM Parties CONFORMING to Political System
Parties OPPOSED to the Political System
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.
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
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.