Para-party organizations ( other Greek: παρα- near, about) are organizations specially created by supporters of political parties . Their goal is to expand the influence of their party on certain groups of the population.
Content
- 1 Types of para-party organizations
- 1.1 Youth
- 1.2 Sports
- 1.3 Professional
- 1.4 Women
- 1.5 Discussion and political clubs
- 1.6 Veteran
- 2 Structure of para-party organizations
- 3 Functions of para-party organizations
- 4 See also
- 5 notes
Types of Para-Party Organizations
Youth
They are created by parties to increase their influence on people aged 18 to 30 years, to educate them in leadership qualities, to prepare a reserve of cadre of party leaders, to expand the ranks of party members and party activists [1] .
Sports
Para-party sports organizations exist in the form of various sections, schools, unions and clubs. They are created to expand the party’s influence in public circles, fond of sports , and to popularize its political program.
Professional
Professional para-party organizations include professional and creative unions organized by parties or led by members of certain parties that have a party influence on them. Often there is the opposite situation, when the trade unions themselves create parties and have a certain impact on them.
Women
Women's para-party organizations are created by political parties in order to organize the women's movement on a party basis.
Discussion and Political Clubs
Political and discussion clubs are created with the money of parties, and often in their premises. They are relevant during acute socio-political crises, coups, revolutions and other events that cause great public resonance.
Veteran
The goal of veteran para-party organizations is to provide all kinds of support to veterans, with their subsequent mobilization at the elective stage [2] .
The structure of para-party organizations
Usually the structure of a para-party organization copies the structure of the party that creates it. To a greater extent this applies to youth organizations. The more or less structural closeness of the party that created it is characteristic of women's associations. Sports and professional organizations have a structure corresponding to the tasks they solve. Political and discussion clubs usually have a free structure [3] .
Functions of para-party organizations
- accelerating the political socialization of voters ;
- propaganda of ideas, ideology, party program;
- assisting parties in the conduct of the election campaign ;
- articulation and aggregation of interests of a particular social group;
- adjustment of the party course based on the feedback mechanism;
- the formation of public opinion in a separate social group;
- maintaining relations between the party bureaucracy and ordinary members [2] .
See also
- Political parties
- Quasi-party organizations
Notes
- ↑ Isaev B.A. Theory of parties and party systems. M .: Aspect Press, 2008.S. 170.
- ↑ 1 2 Lakhtionov K.K. Influence of para-party organizations on the image of the state // http://nkras.ru/vmno/en/issues/2012/4.3/4.3.pdf (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Isaev B.A. Theory of parties and party systems. M .: Aspect Press, 2008.S. 171.