scholarly journals Strana svobodných občanů – čeští monotematičtí euroskeptici?

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-91
Author(s):  
Petr Kaniok
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Press Releases ◽  
Single Issue ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
The Media ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
In The Beginning

When, in the beginning of 2009, the Party of Free Citizens was founded, it was believed that the main impulse for establishing a new political party was the generally positive approach towards the Lisbon Treaty adopted by the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) a couple of months before. Thus, since its foundation, the media, commentators and political analysts have labelled the Party of Free Citizens as a single issue Eurosceptic party. This article challenges this prevailing evaluation of the Party of Free Citizens and subsequently confronts the party´s programs and press releases with three concepts – the concept of Euroscepticism connected with the work of Taggart and Szczerbiak, the concept of a single issue party developed by Mudde, and the concept of a niche party brought into political science by Meguide. The article concludes that while the Party of Free Citizens is undoubtedly a Eurosceptic party, both in terms of its soft and hard versions, its overall performance as a political entity does not meet the criteria of Mudde´s concept of a single issue party. As the Party of Free Citizens puts a strong emphasis on European issues (compared to other mainstream Czech political parties), it can, at most, be described as a niche party.

scholarly journals Voting Behavior in Parliamentary Elections in Slovakia

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-408
Author(s):  
Miroslav Řádek
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
University Students ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Exit Poll ◽  
Parliamentary Elections ◽  
The Future ◽  
General Elections ◽  
Final Question

Abstract Department of Political Science at Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin prepared its own exit poll during election day on March 5, 2016. The survey asked seven questions that were aimed at determining the preferences of the respondents concerning not only the current but also past general elections. Interviewers surveyed the choice of political party or movement in parliamentary elections in 2016 as well as preferences in past elections. Followed by questions concerning motivation to vote - when did the respondents decide to go to vote and what or who inspired this decision. The survey also tried to found out how many preferential votes did the voters give to the candidates of political parties and movements. Final question asked about expectations for the future of individual respondents. This article is the information output of the survey. The interviewers were 124 university students and its return was 1,612 sheets. The aim of this paper is to communicate the findings of this unique survey, which is unprecedented in the Slovak political science.

Fighting Elections: Cross-Level Political Party Integration in Ontario

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 871-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lennox Esselment
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Conventional Wisdom ◽  
The Other ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Election Campaigns ◽  
Party Activists ◽  
Local Party

Abstract.Conventional wisdom about the structure of political parties in Canada has emphasized their confederal nature. In other words (and the New Democratic party excepted), parties with identical partisan complexions at the federal and provincial levels are thought to operate in “two political worlds.” This paper argues that election campaigns are a key integrating link between parties. How they fight elections reveals extensive cross-level co-operation, particularly through shared activists (local party activists, party staff and party professionals) and technological expertise. This has the effect of shrinking the space between party cousins and forges unity between them. While there are certain obstacles to electoral collaboration, there are also incentives for these parties to work to maintain and strengthen their ties with their partisan cousin at the other level. These findings make an important contribution by directly challenging the notion that Canada's federal system has led to increasingly disentangled political parties.Résumé.L'opinion communément admise au sujet de la structure des partis politiques au Canada a mis l'accent sur leur nature confédérale. En d'autres termes (exception faite du Nouveau Parti démocratique), on considère en général que les partis à caractère partisan identique au palier fédéral et provincial fonctionnent dans «deux mondes politiques à part». Le présent article avance que les campagnes électorales constituent un facteur d'intégration clé entre les différents niveaux d'un parti. La façon dont un parti dispute une élection révèle un haut degré de coopération entre les organisations provinciales et fédérales, surtout du fait qu'ils partagent des militants communs (militants locaux, personnel politique et professionnels du parti) et leur expertise technologique. Ce phénomène tend à rétrécir l'espace entre cousins du même parti et à bâtir l'unité d'organisation entre les deux niveaux. Même s'il y a des obstacles inévitables à la collaboration électorale, les partis cousins ont de bonnes raisons de veiller à maintenir et à renforcer leurs liens réciproques. Ces conclusions apportent une contribution importante à l'étude des partis politiques, en contestant directement l'idée que le système fédéral au Canada a encouragé les partis politiques de même allégeance à mener leurs activités de manière indépendante.

scholarly journals The Myth of the Angry Voters: Parliamentary Election in Slovak Republic

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48
Author(s):  
Viera Žúborová ◽  
Ingrid Borarosová
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Past History ◽  
National Level ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Parliamentary Election ◽  
Far Right ◽  
The Media

Abstract The recent parliamentary elections which took place in The Slovak Republic in March 2016 opened for many national and international commentators the bottled of demons from the past history of Slovakia. For the first time a Far right extremist political party entered into parliament and held seats there. They gained more than some standard political parties and also were not dubbed as the “black” horse of this election. As they were not measured by public opinion. The main purpose of this article is to analyze the fundamental purpose of voters that had elected this political party and on the other hand the main reason that has opened the parliamentary door to such a political entity that was not visible in the previous electoral periods or played any important role in the independence of Slovak republic. Our main assumption will be that which is taken from the media analysis before the parliamentary election and public opinion research. Our main variable from the external environment will be the migration refugee crisis and the rhetoric of political parties acting at national level. We can assume that this was one of the main reason for the entry of this political party within others which were “hidden” or covered by this crisis and were not mediatized in the media.

Party Leadership and Change in Party Systems: Towards a Postmodern Party State?

1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Von Beyme
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Party Systems ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Party Building ◽  
The Media ◽  
Fourth Wave ◽  
Leadership And Change ◽  
Party State

In Continental Europe a New Debate Has Emerged Over the interpretation of the major changes that have taken place in political parties during the 1990s. A ‘fourth wave’ of democratic party-building originating in Eastern Europe has highlighted a number of new developments. Parties have emerged which are built around leaders, which have few members, are subsidized by the state and which direct their activities towards the media and the electorate rather than towards partyidentifiers. Recent contributions to this debate have sought to transform a picture of the decline of political parties by offering a new image of the party. The future of the party is to be found in what have been variously dubbed ‘professional framework parties‘, ‘media parties’ or ‘cartel parties’.

REKRUTMEN CALON ANGGOTA LEGISLATIF PEREMPUAN OLEH PARTAI POLITIK DI KOTA PEKANBARU PADA PEMILU 2009; Kasus Partai Demokrat, Partai Demokrasi Indonesia Perjuangan dan Partai Keadilan Sejahtera

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Wazni '
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Social Background ◽  
General Election ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Political Recruitment ◽  
Internal Mechanism

This study describes that how women legislative candidates were recruited by political parties atPekanbaru City in General Election 2009. The Democratic Party, The Indonesian Democratic Party –Struggle and The Prosperous Justice Party become cases study. Firstly, The Democratic Party usedinternal mechanism by local patronage type. On other hand, The Indonesia Democratic Party – Struggleused internal mechanism by central patronage type. However, both are an ascriptive style recruitment. Inaddition, The Prosperous Justice Party used internal mechanism by local bureaucratic. But, this style isan achievement oriented recruitment. Finally, in according to Kingsley that political party can consider 7points for recruitment. Namely, social background, political socialization, initial political activity,apprenticenship, occupational variables, motivation dan selection.Key words: political recruitment, women legislative candidates and political party.

Party Unity and Discipline in Canadian Politics

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
J. P. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Individual Member ◽  
Party Discipline ◽  
Party Leaders ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
The People ◽  
Canadian Politics ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual

Anyone with a passing understanding of Canadian politics is aware of the stubborn presence of party discipline in the parliamentary system. It is not a phenomenon that has been left to the stuffy corners of the ivory tower. Political actors and the media have complained about party discipline for decades. Reforms have been proposed; party leaders have promised new ways forward. As a central trait of Canadian Parliament, party discipline has driven away voters—it has even inspired the development of new political parties. What role can Canadian political science play in understanding party discipline 75 years after these familiar sentiments appeared in the predecessor to this journal: “How could this control [party discipline] be destroyed, and the individual member be made an independent critic of government and of legislation, and a responsible servant of the people” (Morton, 1946: 136)? It turns out Canadian political science has much to offer. With the publication of J. F. Godbout's Lost on Division: Party Unity in the Canadian Parliament and Alex Marland's Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada, 2020 has been a monumental year for the study of Canadian Parliament and political parties.

scholarly journals Possible Capture of Votes Fraud in 2015 Local Election in Albania

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-20
Author(s):  
Dorina Bërdufi
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Normal Distribution ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Socialist Party ◽  
Local Elections ◽  
Vote Buying ◽  
Statistical Calculation ◽  
Digit Number ◽  
Socialist Movement

Abstract The paper concentration is on the number of votes each political party acquired in the 2015 local elections. A constant debate and dispute is performed regarding vote counting manipulating, such as vote steeling, uncounted votes, corruption of vote counters, vote buying etc. Thus, statistical calculation on 2015 national results are subject of first digit Benford’s Law application. The result shows that all first digit number groups of parties′ normal distribution rate of votes do not correlate to the 1BL distribution rate. It is clear that there have been a probable vote fraud/manipulation in this election. Out of three main political parties of Albania, being also parliamentary ones, only one the Socialist Party shows lost vote’s number in the group it belongs. Instead the Socialist Movement for Integration and Democratic Party show an increasing one.

scholarly journals Principle of Loyal Opposition: The Case of Political Parties in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Olu Awofeso ◽  
Paul A. Irabor
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Democratic Transition ◽  
The People ◽  
Fourth Republic ◽  
Governmental Power ◽  
The Government ◽  
Democratic Stability ◽  
Ruling Party

Modern understandings of democracy not only suggest a regime in which those who govern are selected through contested elections, but more fundamentally, a system of government in which parties lose elections. Yet, the mechanism of vertical accountability whereby the people can hold the ruling government responsible depends on parties in opposition providing choices for voters while remaining loyal to the idea of governmental power. Adopting the principle of loyal opposition as the basis of this study in the Nigerian context, we try to interrogate whether the duty to serve as “government in-waiting’’ equally affects how the duty to critique the actions of the government is performed. The study further probed; can a ruling party cope with the criticism of the opposition party? To answer these questions, the study argued that it is tempting not to assume that, the institution of political party is still at its lowest ebb despite the successful democratic transition in Nigeria since 1999, and the alternation of political power resulting in the change of party in government from the People’s Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress in 2015. These issues have consequences for the principle of loyal opposition and democratic stability in Nigeria.

Political Parties and the Political System in Iraqi Kurdistan

2020 ◽  
pp. 002190962094154
Author(s):  
Hawre Hasan Hama ◽  
Farhad hassan abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Political System ◽  
Party System ◽  
Charismatic Leadership ◽  
The Political ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Iraqi Kurdistan

The Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a multi-party system which has been held up as a model for democratic pluralism in the whole region. The nature of Kurdistan’s political parties is strongly related to the position of Kurds in Iraq. From the mid-twentieth century, the dominant Kurdish political party in Iraq was the Kurdistan Democratic Party; in a later partisan split the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was born. Moreover, in the last three decades other political parties have come into being, which have all influenced the characteristics of Iraqi Kurdistan’s political system. This paper’s main argument is that Iraqi Kurdistan shares many of the characteristics of its main political parties, including reliance on charismatic leadership, a focus on nationalism, and the lack of transparency. This paper analyzes the primary characteristics of the Kurdish political parties and their influence on the institutional functions of the political system in the Kurdistan Region.

scholarly journals PERILAKU MEMILIH MAHASISWA PADA PEMILIHAN UMUM TAHUN 2014 DI LAMPUNG

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-48
Author(s):  
Hertanto Hertanto
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Democratic Party ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Emotional Attachment ◽  
Emotional Closeness ◽  
Technical Factors

This study aims to: (1) identify trends in students in selecting candidates and political parties, (2) know the reasons students choose candidates and political parties, and (3) explain the factors that led to the student in choosing difficult. To explain the purpose of this study used a behavioral approach choosing (voting behavior). While the types of research using qualitative methods of data collection through interviews and open questionnaires. The results showed that (1) students tend to choose based nationalist political party, the PDI-P, the Democratic Party, and Gerindra. In selecting candidates for the legislature and the executive (the prospective governor/vice governor), students tend to prefer candidates who are well known and have an emotional attachment; (2) The reasons students choose a political party because he felt the presence of emotional closeness with the concerned parties or the candidates (candidates) are carried by the parties concerned. (3) Students assume the 2014 election had a lot of trouble to vote, because it is only 9.58% which assumes no difficulty in choosing. While the cause is considered to be the most difficult in choosing is non-technical factors such as too many candidates, the candidates are not known, ballots that are too big, and not accompanied by photographs candidates (DPRD).

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