Lecture 1 PDF

Title Lecture 1
Course Geopolitics
Institution University of Sydney
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Lect ur e1 Whati sapol i t i c alpar t y ?  Gr oupofpeopl er epr esent i ngcer t ai ni deal s  Commoni nt er es t  Or gani s edpower bas e  For mal i s ed/ i ns t i t ut i onal i s ed  ' Pol i t i csi nAus t r al i ai spar t ypol i t i cs ' -DeanJ aens c h  Al t houghpol i t i calpar t i esar enowt ak enf orgr ant ed,t heywer enot al wa y sr ev er edor gani sat i ons  " Pr agmat i cev ol ut i onofpar t i esi nAus t r al i aandi not herl i ber al democ r ac i es  Apar t yi sabodyofmenuni t ed,f orpr omot i ngbyt hei rj oi ntendeav our s t henat i onali nt er es t ,upons omepar t i c ul arpr i nc i pl ei nwhi c ht heyar eal l agr eed"-EdmundBur k e  " Themoder npar t yi safight i ngor gani s at i oni nt hepol i t i c als enseoft he t er m,andassuc hmus tconf or mt ot hel awsoft ac t i c s"-Rober tMi chel s  " Par t i esl i v ei nahous eof' power ' Thei rac t i oni sor i ent at edt owar dt he ac qui s i t i onofs oc i al' power ' ,t hati st os ayt owar di nfl uenc i ngc ommunal ac t i onnomat t erwhati t sc ont entmaybe"-MaxWeber  " Apar t yi snot …agr oupofmenwhoi nt endt opr omot et hepubl i c wel f ar e' upons omepar t i c ul arpr i nc i pl euponwhi c ht heyar eal lagr eed' .A par t yi sagr oupwhos emember spr omot et oacti nconc er ti nt he c ompet i t i v es t r uggl ef orpol i t i calpower "-J os ephSc humpet er  " Al mos tev er y t hi ngt hati sc al l edapar t yi nanyWes t er ndemoc r at i c nat i oncanber egar dedf ort hepr es entpur pose.Thi smeansanygr oup, howev erl oosel yor gani z ed,s eek i ngt oel ec tgov er nment al offic ehol der s underagi v enl abel "-LeonEps t ei n  Coal i t i onsofel i t es" Apol i t i c alpar t yi sani ns t i t ut i onal i s edc oal i t i on"  Compet i t i onbet weenpol i t i c alpar t i es-t wopar t ys y s t em mus thav e par t yc ompet i t i on  Rel at i ons hi pwi t ht hes t at eands oc i et y-democ r ac y ?Pol i t i c alpar t yas par t yoft hedemoc r at i cpr oc es s Compar i ngpar t i es :Whatdot heydo?  Par t i esar ei ns t i t ut i onst hatbr i ngst oget herpeopl ef ort hepur poseof ex er ci s i ngpowerwi t hi nt hes t at e  Par t i ess eekl egi t i mat emeansf orpur s ui ngt hei rends  Whent heyc anc ont es tel ec t i onsi nt hes t at e,par t i eswi l ldos o  Par t i esar ei ns t i t ut i onst hats eekt or epr es entmor et hanas i ngl e, nar r owi nt er es ti ns oc i et y  Par t i esar egr oupsofpeopl ewi t hs i mi l arbel i ef s ,at t i t udesandv al ues  Buti st hei deaof' par t y ' changi ng ?Dopar t i esr eal l ydot hi s ? Funct i onsofPol i t i calPar t i es  Mec hani s msof' l i nk age' bet weenc i t i z ensandt hes t at e-l i nk i ngt hos e whodon’ thav eacc es st opar l i ament ,par l i amentcandot hat

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Gov er nanc eandpol i t i c alr ec r ui t ment( member s hi ps t r engt hand r epr es ent at i oni npar l i ament ) I nt er es taggr egat i onandar t i c ul at i on( par t yi deol ogyandpol i ci es )-How s houl dwes t r uc t ur esoc i et y ,whatar epeopl ei nt er es t edi ndoi ngi ns i de s oc i et y Pol i t i c alpar t i c i pat i on( s t r uc t ur eandor gani s at i on) Pol i t i c alc ommuni c at i onandeduc at i on Wec anuset hesef unc t i onsofpol i t i c alpar t i est odet er mi neand anal y sedi ffer entt y pesofpol i t i c alpar t i esac c or di ngt ot hei rpr i or i t i es,and t oas s esst hei rst r engt handeffec t i v enes s

Par t ys y s t ems  Ther ear e3mai nel ement sofpar t ys y s t emst hatar ei mpor t ant : 1. Whi c hpar t i esex i s t ?Andwhy ? 2. Howmanypar t i esex i s tandhowbi gar et hey ?Whatl ev elof i nfl uenc edot heyhav e ?Why ? 3. Howdopar t i esbehav e?  Wea r ei nt er es t edi nanal y s i ngwhatf act or ss hapet heseel ement s : hi s t or y ,l aws ,s oc i et yet c . T y pesofPol i t i c alPar t i es  Af ewdi ffer entcl as si fi cat i ons y s t emsex i s t ,butt heyar eus ual l ybas ed onor i gi n,or gani s at i onandi deol ogy  Forex ampl e,wemi ghtl ookatGunt herandDi amond' sc l as s i fic at i onof par t i es o El i t ebasedpar t i es o Mas sbas edpar t i es o Et hni c i t ybas edpar t i es o El ec t or al i s tpar t i es o Mov ementpar t i es St udy i ngandr es ear c h: J our nal s :Par t ypol i t i c s ,Aus t r al i anJ our nal ofPol i t i c alSc i enc e,Aus t r al i an J our nalofPol i t i csandHi s t or y ,J our nalofEl ect i ons ,Publ i cOpi ni onand Par t i es...


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