Siyasal partilerin seçim kampanyaları faaliyetlerine karşı seçmenin ilgi düzeyleri: 2015 genel seçimleri örneği (Elector’s level of interest in the election campaign of the political parties: the case of 2015 general elections)

Understanding why certain candidates get nominated is an important aspect of political scientists. This topic is a narrow one and influences a wider variety of subjects such as the political parties, general elections, and even the extent to which the United States is a democratic country. Presidential nominees matter—they become the foremost spokesperson and the personified image of the party (Miller and Gronbeck 1994), the main selectors of issues and policies for their party’s general election campaign (Petrocik 1996; Tedesco 2001), a major force in defining the ideological direction of a political party (Herrera 1995), and candidates that voters select among in the general election. This volume is devoted to presidential nominations and the 2008 nomination specifically.

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Political Knowledge and Misinformation in the Era of Social Media: Evidence From the 2015 UK Election

British Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s0007123420000198 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Kevin Munger ◽

Patrick J. Egan ◽

Jonathan Nagler ◽

Jonathan Ronen ◽

Joshua Tucker

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Political Parties ◽

News Media ◽

Political Knowledge ◽

Public Affairs ◽

Political Information ◽

The Political ◽

Election Campaign ◽

Social Media Platform ◽

Media Platform

Abstract Does social media educate voters, or mislead them? This study measures changes in political knowledge among a panel of voters surveyed during the 2015 UK general election campaign while monitoring the political information to which they were exposed on the Twitter social media platform. The study's panel design permits identification of the effect of information exposure on changes in political knowledge. Twitter use led to higher levels of knowledge about politics and public affairs, as information from news media improved knowledge of politically relevant facts, and messages sent by political parties increased knowledge of party platforms. But in a troubling demonstration of campaigns' ability to manipulate knowledge, messages from the parties also shifted voters' assessments of the economy and immigration in directions favorable to the parties' platforms, leaving some voters with beliefs further from the truth at the end of the campaign than they were at its beginning.

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La transparencia de los partidos políticos como estrategia electoral. Una evaluación de sus promesas y sus páginas web

Tripodos ◽

10.51698/tripodos.2019.44p83-104 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 83-104

Author(s):

María Díez Garrido ◽

Eva Campos Domínguez ◽

Dafne Calvo

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Political Parties ◽

Web Sites ◽

The Political ◽

New Parties ◽

The Public ◽

General Elections ◽

Insight Into

El escenario digital ha impulsado profundos cambios en el entorno político, entre los que se puede distinguir el impulso de la transparencia informativa. La transparencia se ha convertido en uno de los valores democráticos que los políticos quieren demostrar de cara a la ciudadanía, ya que es un signo de legitimidad, evolución y lucha contra la corrupción. Los partidos políticos han introducido la transparencia en sus discursos y argumentarios. Precisamente las formaciones tienen una reputación baja en cuanto a apertura informativa. Este artículo pretende estudiar la introducción de la transparencia en el discurso electoral de los partidos políticos. Para ello, se estudia la presencia de la transparencia en los programas electorales de las principales formaciones políticas españolas durante las últimas Elecciones Generales (2015 y 2016). A continuación, se realiza un análisis de contenido de sus páginas web, que pretende conocer su nivel de apertura informativa. Esta metodología nos permite descubrir si lo que promocionan las formaciones en los programas se relaciona con el desarrollo en sus páginas web. Los resultados muestran las diferencias entre los nuevos partidos y los tradicionales, así como la evolución entre unos comicios y los siguientes. Political Parties’ Transparency As an Electoral Strategy. An Evaluation of Their Promises and Their Websites The digital scenario has produced profound changes in the political environment, and transparency is part of this transformation. Transparency has become one of the most valued aspirations that politicians want to demonstrate to the public, as it is a sign of legitimacy, evolution, and the fight against corruption. Political parties have introduced transparency in their speeches and arguments. At the same time, political formations have a low reputation in terms of informative openness. This article aims to study the introduction of transparency in the political parties’ electoral discourse. To this end, we explore the presence of transparency in the electoral programs of the main Spanish political parties during the last two General Elections (2015 and 2016). Next, we carry out a content analysis of their web sites, which aims to gain deeper insight into their level of informative openness. This methodology allows us to determine if Spanish political parties promote in their programs the same objectives that they put forward on their web sites. The results also show the differences between the new parties and the traditional ones, as well as their evolution between the General Elections in 2015 and 2016.

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USE OF CYBER HATE IN THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS BY THE MAINSTREAM POLITICAL PARTIES OF PAKISTAN

Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews ◽

10.18510/hssr.2021.9232 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 325-332

Author(s):

Ayesha Siddiqua

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Discourse Analysis ◽

Political Parties ◽

Hate Speech ◽

Freedom Of Expression ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

The Political ◽

Electoral Campaigns ◽

General Elections ◽

Cyber Ethics

Purpose of the study: The purpose of the study is to examine the use of cyber hate by the Pakistan’s mainstream political parties. The issue of poll rigging in Pakistan’s General Elections 2013 is examined through discourse analysis of the related tweets. The study also aims at comprehending the extent to which cyber ethics were violated during the digital electoral campaigns. Methodology: Discourse Analysis of the tweets generated from the official Twitter handles of PTI and PMLN leaders was conducted to examine the use of cyber hate by the Pakistan’s mainstream political parties. Violation of cyber ethics was explored through the qualitative interviews of 8 purposively selected social media managers of PMLN, PPP, and PTI. Main Findings: The findings indicated that party leadership/politicians used the elements of cyber hate which included abusive language, provocation, and character assassination against their opponents during the digital electoral campaign in general and regarding the poll rigging issue of Pakistan’s General Elections 2013 in specific. Resultantly the tweets using strong adjectives and metaphors on the political opponents were more frequently re-tweeted and attracted more favorites. Applications of this study: The study can be helpful in various cross-disciplinary areas that focus on the examination of the usage and impact of social media and cyberspace as a medium for hate speech dissemination. The study can significantly contribute to areas related to cyber ethics, digital electoral campaigning, freedom of expression, and political opinion building. Novelty/Originality of this study: The study’s originality lies in its attempt to unfold the foundations of digital electoral campaigning in Pakistan and how cyberhate was used as a pivotal tool for advancing the political narratives in a fragile democratic society.

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13. Small Parties and Law-making

Exploring Parliament ◽

10.1093/hepl/9780198788430.003.0013 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Margaret Arnott ◽

Richard Kelly

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Strong Support ◽

Electoral System ◽

First Century ◽

The Political ◽

General Elections ◽

Parliamentary Procedure ◽

The Uk ◽

Law Making

This chapter discusses the role of smaller parties in the law-making process. General elections in the UK are conducted with an electoral system which militates against the representation of smaller political parties, particularly those having no strong support at the regional level. However, events at Westminster over the last decade have increased the prominence of smaller parties in the operation of parliamentary business. The chapter first considers the role of small parties in the UK Parliament, committees and legislation, as well as their participation in backbench debates before examining how the political and electoral context of Parliament, especially in the twenty-first century, has affected the representation of smaller parties and the ways in which reforms to parliamentary procedure since the 1980s have enhanced the role of the second opposition party. It suggests that Parliament today offers more opportunities for smaller political parties to influence debate and policy, but this remains quite limited.

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Editorial Power, People and Constitutional Engineering

European Constitutional Law Review ◽

10.1017/s1574019606003257 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 325-327

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Political Parties ◽

Political Participation ◽

Social Exclusion ◽

Voter Participation ◽

The Political ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

General Elections ◽

Registered Voters ◽

Elected Representatives

In 2005, a number of alarming reports on voter participation, social exclusion and political participation were published by the Electoral Commission in the United Kingdom. One third of the electorate do not feel represented by any of the political parties. Less than one in five votes had any impact on the outcome of elections in 2001 and 2005. In the 2005 election, 39% of registered voters did not vote. The turnout for general elections has declined significantly since 1997, and elected representatives are held in low esteem.

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An Assessment of the Emergence of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in the 2002 General Elections

Global Political Review - Fall 2018 ◽

10.31703/gpr.2021(vi-i).13 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol VI (I) ◽

pp. 142-153

Author(s):

Jamal Shah ◽

Zahir Shah ◽

Syed Ali Shah

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Turning Point ◽

Election Campaign ◽

National Assembly ◽

Political Force ◽

The Third ◽

Causative Factors ◽

General Elections ◽

History Of ◽

First Time

Though Pakistani politics is heavily influenced by religion assumed to be the reason d'etat of the creation of Pakistan, prior to 2002, religious, political parties had never achieved effective electoral results. The October 2002 elections for the National and Provincial Assemblies were a turning point for the religious, political parties in the history of Pakistan. It was the first time that a conglomeration of six religious, political parties, the Jamaat-i-Islami, the Jamiat-i-Ulema-iPakistan (JUP-N), Jamiat-i-Ahle Hadith (JAH-S), the Jamiat-Ulema-iIslam (JUI-F), Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-S), and the Tehrik-i-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) swept the polls under the umbrella of the Muttahida Majlise-Amal (MMA) (United Council for Action) due to the active support of the Army and America. The alliance emerged as the third-largest political force in the country, with 45 out of the 272 National Assembly general seats. Moreover, the MMA got an overwhelming mandate in the KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KP) and Baluchistan, allowing it to form a government in the KP and became a coalition partner in Baluchistan. The present study is an attempt to answer the question, "what were the causative factors of MMA's emergence and whether it achieved what it promised during the election campaign?".

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From Popular to Partisan Public Sphere: The Political Change of the Coffee Shops in Kepulauan Riau

KOMUNITAS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDONESIAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE ◽

10.15294/komunitas.v11i1.17235 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 119-128

Author(s):

Tri Samnuzulsari ◽

Edison Edison ◽

Wayu Eko Yudiatmaja

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Public Sphere ◽

Political System ◽

The Political ◽

Political Transformation ◽

Coffee Shop ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

General Elections ◽

Coffee Shops ◽

Local Leaders

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the political transformation of the coffee shops in Kepulauan Riau before local leaders election. It is drived by the empirical facts that many coffee shops have transformed to be supporter of one of the candidates of local head government. By using grounded theory and thematic analysis, this study answers the critical questions of why the coffee shops change and what the factors affecting the transformation. A series of interview were conducted on a dozen of informants, consisted of political parties, campaign and success teams of the candidates, Local General Elections Commission (KPUD), Local Election Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), the owners and the visitors of the coffee shop. Evidence of this study points out that the transformation of the coffee shops is the consequences of both political system and political structure in Indonesia. The empirical findings of this study are not only worthwile to the study of public sphere in the context of Indonesian local political setting but also to the practicioners in designing the truthful and fair local general election.

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ELECTIONS-2021: ON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE ELECTORAL PROSPECTS OF NEW POLITICAL PARTIES

AZIMUTH OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATION ◽

10.26140/anie-2021-1001-0006 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (34) ◽

Author(s):

D.A EZHOV ◽

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Russian Federation ◽

Direct Democracy ◽

The State ◽

The Political ◽

Election Campaign ◽

New Parties ◽

Low Level ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

Regional Elections

The article assesses the electoral prospects of new political parties registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in 2020, on the eve of the elections of deputies to the State Duma of the Russian Federation, scheduled for September 2021. Based on the results of regional elections held on a single voting day on September 13, 2020, party rhetoric and documents, the author consistently characterizes the electoral potential of the political parties such as «New People», «For Truth», «Green Alternative», and «Direct Democracy Party». The author's judgments are based on the hypothesis that the current electoral potential of new parties, which is fixed at a relatively low level, does not allow us to consider them as competitive and independent subjects in the election campaign at the start of the campaign. The likelihood of certain new parties receiving deputy mandates due to the victory of their candidates in single-mandate constituencies is emphasized. Special attention is paid to the consideration of methods of forming a pool of supporters of new political parties, determined by the specifics of their functioning.

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Parpol, Pemilu dan Demokrasi: Dinamika Partai Politik dalam Sistem Pemilihan Umum di Indonesia Perspektif Demokrasi

Kosmik Hukum ◽

10.30595/kosmikhukum.v20i2.8321 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 81

Author(s):

Udiyo Basuki

Keyword(s):

Political Parties ◽

Political Party ◽

The State ◽

Political Activity ◽

The Political ◽

Modern Democracy ◽

Mutualistic Symbiosis ◽

General Elections ◽

Democratic Life ◽

Democratic Country

In a democratic country the relationship between the state and the people must be a reflection of a mutualistic symbiosis. This means that these relationships must be mutually dependent and mutually beneficial. This relationship will be evident when the political system developed by a country provides sufficient space for political activities in the community. This space for political activity will give color to democratic life in a country. The principle of democracy and people's sovereignty requires people's participation in the life of the state administration. People or citizens are not only objects, but subjects and play an important role in the life of the state. For this reason, the existence of a representative institution is an absolute that must be fulfilled in a democratic country with people's sovereignty. According to modern democracy, political parties, general elections and representative institutions are three institutions that cannot be separated from one another. That every political party will always strive to gain large popular support during general elections so that the representative institution can be dominated by the political party concerned.Keywords: political parties, general elections, democracy.

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