Political Parties and Democracy in Theoretical and Practical Perspectives: Political Finance Policy, Parties, and Democratic Development

Added: February 7th, 2018

Integrity

This paper, “Political Finance Policy, Parties, and Democratic Development,” offers an analysis of political finance policy, with a primary focus on societies where democracy is either relatively new or emerging from crisis.

Keywords:

policy, finance, financial policy, political party, parties

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Political Parties and Democracy in Theoretical and Practical Perspectives: Developing Party Policies

Added: February 7th, 2018

Policy Development

“This publication describes some of the approaches that political parties around the world have used to fulfill their policy formulation role. Part I outlines comparative experiences in developing party ideologies, rules, structures and processes that can improve policy processes. In Part II, 12 case studies provide overviews of practical experiences in party policy development around the world.”

Keywords:

policy, policy development, ideologies, policy process

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Empowering Women for Stronger Political Parties: A Good Practices Guide to Promote Women’s Political Participation

Added: February 7th, 2018

Women

This guide aims to identify and categorise the range of actions which political parties can take to support women’s participation during different phases of the electoral cycle, including during the pre and post- election phases. The Guide is targeted to members of political parties, particularly those in leadership roles, and to civil society organizations and gender equality activists. It is also intended to encourage global political party foundations and alliances to embrace gender equality as a norm in their constitutions and their work.

Keywords:

women, gender, gender equality

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A Guide to Political Party Development

Added: February 7th, 2018

Political Parties

“This guide is intended to provide practical insight into political party development programming. Like earlier editions, it attempts to address why political party development is important, how party programs can be conducted and how to tailor projects to specific political environments. In addition, this third edition reflects some of the more recent trends in the Institute’s political party development work. These include an increased emphasis on tailoring assistance to the individual needs of political parties operating within the same political context as well as greater use of guided practice to achieve more sustainable results and impact. Incorporating public opinion research and information communication technology have also become stronger focus in programs, as have policy development, caucus strengthening.”

Keywords:

organizational development, accountability; political parties, parliament, legal framework

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Making Policy

Added: February 7th, 2018

Policy Development

This briefing explains how policy is made in the UK Labour party though Partnership in Power process and describes the institutions that drive the process and shows how all party stakeholders can best engage on the party’s policy development work. Policies in the Labour Party are made through
a process called Partnership in Power
(PiP) which is designed to involve all party stakeholders (including members, local parties, trade unions, socialist societies and Labour representatives) as well as the wider community in shaping party policy and support the relationship between the party in the country and the party in government.

Keywords:

policy, policy development, manifesto, policy process

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