• A select number of groups (business, labor, NGOs) interact with government to make policy. (powershow.com)
  • RWI's partnerships with academic institutions, state actors and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have in the past four years changed in order to adapt to the circumstances following the state of emergency declared by the government in July 2016, and the shrinking civic space for human rights actors. (lu.se)
  • NGOs have been known for their role in gap filling for the government. (who.int)
  • A positive relation between the government and NGOs is an indispensable to help in reaching a higher level of health care provision and accessibility. (who.int)
  • This study aims at determining the factors affecting the relation between the government and NGOs working in the health sectors in Palestine for better health sector performance. (who.int)
  • A positive relation between governments and NGOs is indispensable to help improve health care provision increase accessibility to health services and achieve UHC. (who.int)
  • The new government was a two-party coalition between country's two biggest political parties Reform Party and Centre Party. (wikipedia.org)
  • Tunisians no longer believe that parties can provide solutions for the country's problems and are again turning to the streets to seek redress of their grievances. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Even though the country's two major political parties agree the current immigration system doesn't work, they have been divided on how to overhaul a system that has been a political wedge issue for decades. (gilmermirror.com)
  • The International Republican Institute claims to be a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to 'advance freedom worldwide by developing political parties, civic institutions, open elections, good governance and the rule of law. (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • Founded in 1987 as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, IFES has developed and implemented comprehensive, collaborative democracy solutions in more than 100 countries. (powerbase.info)
  • was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them - about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. (gilmermirror.com)
  • In Belgium, partitocracy has reached its highest level of elaboration, with complex interactions between citizens, candidates and elected representatives, parties as well as parliaments and governments. (i6doc.com)
  • As highlighted by the Policy Brief, greater transparency in political finance can only be achieved by engaging all stakeholders such as political parties, oversight agencies, parliaments and civil society actors. (idea.int)
  • For more than 15 years, International IDEA has been engaged in convening national dialogues and generating consensus on reforms of regulatory frameworks, developing the capacity of key political finance actors such as parliaments, oversight agencies and political parties, and producing comparative knowledge to set the global agenda on money in politics. (idea.int)
  • In March 2015, the ruling Reform party, led by Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas, won the parliamentary election In October 2016, Estonian parliament elected Kersti Kaljulaid as the new President of Estonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • In November 2016, the new chairman of the Centre Party Jüri Ratas became the new Prime Minister of Estonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since 2016, political parties have benefited from $145 million in tax credits to their donors. (cbc.ca)
  • Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill, whose office will oversee the state's primary in April, said, "The Iowa caucus is an excellent reminder of why important elections should be run by trained, skilled and experienced state and local election administrators, not political parties. (wallstreetwindow.com)
  • A lack of information on how much money circulates in and around elections, where resources are coming from and how they are spent could facilitate corruption and undermine integrity of political participation and representation. (idea.int)
  • Emerging democracies often lack the institutional capacity and political will to manage elections or educate their citizens about democratic politics. (powerbase.info)
  • IFES seeks to bring transparency to elections by involving civil society in the process (in observer training, negotiations with national election commissions, etc.) and by incorporating anti-fraud mechanisms, such as political finance instruments, transparent ballot boxes, or inking voters' fingers. (powerbase.info)
  • IFES has produced the Election Guide website, which enables the monitoring of elections, the election process, and information about parties. (powerbase.info)
  • The emphasis is on the process or mechanics of elections and not on the nature of the political system. (powerbase.info)
  • The 2011 uprising marked the beginning of multiparty competition in Tunisia-the country had a de jure multiparty system since 1987, but the government party, the Rassemblement Constitutionnel Démocratique (RCD) dominated all elections, banning potential competitors like the Islamist Ennahda Party. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • However, after the 2019 elections, the assembly elected as speaker Rached Ghannouchi, the head of Ennahda and one of the major political figures in the country, creating a third center of power, causing more tensions. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • They were essential to elections for the constituent assembly and in the formation of the troika, the three-party alliance that governed the country until 2013. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Partitocracy and intra-party ideological agreement. (i6doc.com)
  • It was no longer a matter of a pact with a stongman, but rather of supporting whichever politician or political party best furthers the interests of the Church - and sometimes of trying to undermine those that don't. (concordatwatch.eu)
  • About 400 made reference to some political party or politician, and they were roughly equal between the main political parties, but we should not have sent [them] because the Foreign Office does not allow us to make any party political comment, nor does Scottish charity law. (dailyrecord.co.uk)
  • Gus Hall (1910-2000) was an activist, politician, and prominent member of the Communist Party of the United States, and was one of the people arrested in the 1949-1958 Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders. (yale.edu)
  • The head of the Centre Party, Jüri Ratas, formed the government together with Conservative People's Party and Isamaa, while Reform Party and Social Democratic Party became the opposition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Far-right Conservative People's Party came second with 16,1 % and the third was the Centre Party with 15% of the vote. (wikipedia.org)
  • It should never have been spewing out political attacks on the Labour Party and the Labour movement. (dailyrecord.co.uk)
  • She was the National Publicity Secretary of labour party, Nigeria. (iri.org)
  • She was the National Women Leader of the Labour Party before she took the bold step to contest for the post of Publicity Secretary, a position reserved for men. (iri.org)
  • It will also be a useful guide for practitioners seeking to better understand the position of parties in a democratic system. (e-elgar.com)
  • Following the last year's Memorandum of Understanding between International IDEA and the OGP , both organizations are committed to work closely together in supporting public and private institutions in the areas of political finance, citizen engagement and gender. (idea.int)
  • Though one of John McCain's goals as chairman of the organization has been to increase private funding for the IRI, the overwhelming majority of funds for the organization comes from two public sources, the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID). (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • As one of the world's premier democracy and governance assistance organizations, IFES provides targeted technical assistance to strengthen transitional democracies. (powerbase.info)
  • In October 2007, IFES awarded the "Charles T. Manatt Democracy Award" to the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza. (powerbase.info)
  • The smaller parties that were allowed to function merely added a façade of democracy to a de facto single party regime. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The number of parties is a threat to Tunisian democracy. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The crisis of the parties is turning into a crisis of democracy. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Webb rigorously explores the different types of party systems that exist, the role of socio-political cleavages and electoral systems in shaping them, their evolution over time, and their significance for government and the wider functioning of democracy. (e-elgar.com)
  • There are both formal procedures through laws, rules, regulations, as wel as deliberate political actions and security measures that undermine human rights work, and block and curtail a vibrant democracy. (lu.se)
  • The research question is how early stage authoritarian governments influence the space for civil society in well-developed democracies and how this process develops when conditions for society change. (degruyter.com)
  • Richard S. Katz discusses the essential role that political parties play in modern democracies, with politics taking place within and among parties. (e-elgar.com)
  • This Advanced Introduction by a leading scholar covers all major aspects of political parties in parliamentary and presidential democracies. (e-elgar.com)
  • This book offers a clear and concise introduction to the contexts and implications of political party interactions in contemporary democracies. (e-elgar.com)
  • Politics in Estonia takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Estonia is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. (wikipedia.org)
  • He succeeded prime minister Rõivas whose government lost a parliamentary vote of no-confidence. (wikipedia.org)
  • In the parliamentary election of 2019, five parties gained seats at Riigikogu. (wikipedia.org)
  • Her previous government had lost its parliamentary majority after the center-left Center Party left the coalition. (wikipedia.org)
  • In March 2023, the Reform party, led by Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, won the parliamentary election, taking 31,4% of the vote. (wikipedia.org)
  • After decades of relatively good cooperation of politics with many CSOs, from 2017 to 2019, a right-wing populist government brought about massive changes in the social climate, in civil society's political participation, and in the economic situation of critical organizations critical of the government. (degruyter.com)
  • While the movement cannot now be called anti-capitalist, not in the way that the anti-globalization protests of the 1990s and 2000s were, nevertheless, Occupy's populist, anti-corporate politics are infused with a profound radicalism expressed in its intense moral repugnance toward the existing system. (newpol.org)
  • In 1984, US became embroiled in one of the region's most public and profound political scandals. (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • Analysing the significant diversity found between political parties, Katz illustrates the profound impact that the legal definition and organisation of parties can have on a democratic system. (e-elgar.com)
  • Gender-targeted political finance measures can be introduced to promote the participation and representation of women and marginalised groups. (idea.int)
  • She is the Chairperson of the Women Political Participation Technical Working Group. (iri.org)
  • The organization of Shiv Sena, a regional political party, in Maharashtra, an industrial & economically prosperous state in India, was formed to encourage regionalism. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Because of the controversy about succession of Bal Thackeray, his nephew too has started his own party on the basis of regionalism & 'Marathism. (theseoultimes.com)
  • But for the last few months, this Thackray family is giving air to the regionalism for their political rivalry & showing cruelty to Non-Marathas, that reveals that their patriotism is a mere show & nothing else. (theseoultimes.com)
  • The central government should severely deal with such regional leaders who encourage regionalism. (theseoultimes.com)
  • This paper examines this tension by discusses the largely taken for granted notion of Maldivian Muslim nationalism, while focussing on the religious-nationalist rhetoric surrounding the controversial transfer of government in 2012. (lu.se)
  • The Occupy activists have shown little interest in liberal organizations, the Democratic Party, political candidates, or liberal nostrums. (newpol.org)
  • Conservative leadership candidates Erin O'Toole (left) and Peter MacKay (right) have both voiced their opposition to their party applying for the emergency wage subsidy program. (cbc.ca)
  • These reimbursements are worth 50 per cent of eligible expenses for national parties that receive at least two per cent of the vote, and 60 per cent for individual candidates who obtain at least 10 per cent of the vote in their constituency. (cbc.ca)
  • The reimbursement to parties for the 2015 federal election (the last for which data is available) totalled $60.7 million, while another $42.7 million was paid out to individual candidates. (cbc.ca)
  • Schlesinger accomplishes a . . . task which few scholars of American politics attempt: presenting an institutional analysis which links all levels of government. (umich.edu)
  • Thus Schlesinger succeeds in putting some meat on the bare bones of the Schumpeterian conception of parties as organizations that compete for public office by offering highly relevant tools to help scholars understand what sorts of organizations parties are. (umich.edu)
  • This Advanced Introduction will be essential reading for students and scholars in political science, public policy, leadership, and international politics. (e-elgar.com)
  • This Advanced Introduction provides a stimulating entry point for both students and scholars seeking to better understand the multiple faces of contemporary party politics. (e-elgar.com)
  • To an increasingly influential group of scholars and journalists, though, the higher contribution limits were a welcome development: Letting political parties raise more money should not be seen as driven solely by "the petty motives of the party hacks," as one political scientist, Ray La Raja of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, put it, but as a positive social good . (democracyjournal.org)
  • Webb identifies the major areas of study of parties and party systems and explains the major debates scholars have about each of them. (e-elgar.com)
  • Further, they show both the vulnerability of civil society regarding framework conditions - e.g. posed by the pandemic - and politics but also its strategies of resilience. (degruyter.com)
  • Based on that, the effects of a right-wing populist government and those of both the following coalition and the pandemic will be analysed. (degruyter.com)
  • Pandemic or no pandemic, political parties receive taxpayer subsidies worth tens of millions of dollars every year - a sum that will rise in 2020 when the four national parties receive the emergency wage subsidy to make up for a shortfall in donations. (cbc.ca)
  • Significant political organizations and their leaders. (nationmaster.com)
  • Founded in 1983, the NED is an organization that has come under significant scrutiny, much like the IRI. (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • Furthermore, during the years that the presumptive candidate chaired the IRI, the organization has chosen ironic means to 'advance freedom:' training corrupt opposition leaders and providing funds to groups that effectively undermine often democratically-elected officials that the US government views unfavorably. (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • It is allied with the right-wing opposition to the Workers' Party government of former President Ignacio Lula da Silva and current President Rousseff.It and other corporate media outlets have begun to intervene in the demonstrations, imposing slogans and demands against Rousseff and the PT government. (workers.org)
  • If that, too, is impossible, then the Vatican can occasionally send to a given Government special Papal representatives on particular occasions. (concordatwatch.eu)
  • Staff and representatives of these human rights actors (organizations) face the risk of arrest and/or imprisonment for their overt criticism of government policies. (lu.se)
  • To meet these needs, IFES provides comprehensive assistance to governments, political parties and civil society organizations in election planning and administration, electoral law development, and voter education. (powerbase.info)
  • This book covers all major aspects pertinent to democratic party systems including the origin of parties, electoral systems, cleavages, the way parties organize and how this all relates to democratic government. (e-elgar.com)
  • It introduces to the study of political parties by drawing on the major contributions to research, which makes it a truly advanced introduction in that it engages superbly with relevant scholarly debates. (e-elgar.com)
  • This is a charity registered in Scotland and overseen by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, funded by UK Government contributions. (dailyrecord.co.uk)
  • I n December 2014, in the must-pass legislation known as the "CRomnibus," Congress raised the limit on contributions that political parties could accept for their conventions and their headquarters. (democracyjournal.org)
  • The links listed below start with official general information websites about Canadian governments and laws, then websites related to specific government accountability issues, and finally other websites helpful for tracking what is happening in Canadian politics and for holding governments accountable. (dwatch.ca)
  • Sweeping in coverage, this volume provides an insightful, high-level survey of the internal organization of parties, the contours of party systems, and the centrality of parties within democratic politics. (e-elgar.com)
  • This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way. (nationmaster.com)
  • A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction. (nationmaster.com)
  • Political science and sub-fields such as public administration, international relations, and law, offer students a wide range of avenues to fulfill an interest in public affairs. (mtsu.edu)
  • Programs in Political Science and International Relations offer preparation to students for a wide range of careers in government, law, public service, public affairs, international affairs, non-governmental organizations, and education. (mtsu.edu)
  • Students of political science also use their skills in the private sector, especially in the areas of international business, trade, and labor. (mtsu.edu)
  • Minors are available in Political Science, International Relations, Public Policy and Management, Paralegal Studies, and Political and Civic Engagement. (mtsu.edu)
  • When to this is added the influence that the Vatican can exercise on the various Catholic parties and Catholic Governments, and on national and international assemblies, it becomes evident that the power of this great diplomatic-political centre is felt throughout the world. (concordatwatch.eu)
  • According to International IDEA's Political Finance Database , about 31 per cent of countries currently impose limits on the amount of money a party can spend, and over 45 per cent restrict individual candidate spending. (idea.int)
  • International IDEA and the OGP stand ready to offer assistance to the countries currently discussing the adoption of OGP National Action Plans, particularly concerning the potential adoption of commitments to advance political finance transparency. (idea.int)
  • Not your typical political scandal, Senator McCain's dirty little secret is his longtime involvement with the International Republican Institute (IRI), an organization that operates in 60 countries and is budgeted by millions of US taxpayer dollars each year. (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • These are the dubious auspices under which the International Republican Institute was founded, fitting when considering what the organization was to become - a covert operation to advance right-wing policy under the guise of promoting freedom. (thirdworldtraveler.com)
  • She won the inaugural 2022 International Women's Day Awards on Excellence in Political Leadership and Governance. (iri.org)
  • Both stimulating and incisive, the Advanced Introduction to Party Systems will be an indispensable read for academics and students in politics and public policy, political geography and geopolitics, international relations, and leadership studies. (e-elgar.com)
  • Uhlin, Anders (Civil society activism and international organizations. (lu.se)
  • When carrying out its functions, the WHO FCTC Secretariat cooperates with the relevant departments of WHO, other competent international organizations and bodies, as well as non-governmental organizations accredited as observers to the Conference of the Parties (COP), the governing body of the Convention. (who.int)
  • reserve in our communication and behaviour in a manner that is consistent with our status as personnel of an international organization. (who.int)
  • And while this government is not as neoliberal - that is, committed to privatization and cutting government programs, etc. - as the prior rightist governments were, its reforms have not changed the class basis of economic power in Brazil. (workers.org)
  • We are responsible for our actions and decisions, and we are accountable to the Organization for them. (who.int)
  • And treading this path, there remained an alliance for many decades between Shiv Sena of Bal Thackeray & another 'Hindutvavadi' national party, Bhartiya Janata Party, to take hold of the power, that are still on. (theseoultimes.com)
  • In fact, the two decades of regional party importance has shown the big leaders what they are in politics. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Drawing upon his decades long work contributing to the contemporary study of political parties, Katz provides a concise and sophisticated analysis. (e-elgar.com)
  • Legislative power is wielded by the Parliament, executive power by the Government and judicial power by the courts. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Gus Hall Papers contain the professional papers of Hall throughout his time as secretary-general and president of the Communist Party of the United States of America as well as his personal correspondence to his family during his time in jail. (yale.edu)
  • Different levels of authoritarian politics in different phases of the last 8 years - the recent phase intertwined with the Covid-19 crisis - are analysed in terms of their impact on civil society frameworks. (degruyter.com)
  • The results shed light on the complex interplay between civil society and the government. (degruyter.com)
  • With its more recent developments, Austria offers a good illustration of the interplay between civil society and politics because the country has experienced disruptive changes in the political landscape. (degruyter.com)
  • In 2013, however, the parties lost their influence on the political process, ceding the initiative to civil society organizations, and they never fully re-established it. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • With confidence in the elected Constituent Assembly and the parties at a low point, the initiative for solving the impasse passed to the civil society organizations in the Quartet for National Dialogue. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and academicians experience a range of different government measures that put legal constraints on human rights work. (lu.se)
  • The framework for the political institutions of Estonia is provided by the Constitution of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Vabariigi põhiseadus). (wikipedia.org)
  • The role of parties needs to be understood in the framework of the formal system created by the constitution. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The WHO FCTC Secretariat is hosted at the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (who.int)
  • For example, over 30 countries currently adopt some forms of gender-targeted public funding to promote the nomination and election of women into politics. (idea.int)
  • Perry's work with women leagues of political parties in Uganda has enabled them to develop strategic plans, gender responsive policies and to advocate for women's rights and gender equality within political parties. (iri.org)
  • Organizations with leaders involved in politics, but not standing for legislative election. (nationmaster.com)
  • Before graduating with a degree in political science (pre-law concentration) and a minor in criminal justice, Slatton finished up his paid internship, obtained through MTSU's legislative intern program, knowing that he had successfully crafted and lobbied for a bill that passed both houses of the General Assembly - a feat veteran Capitol staffers told him may very well have been a first for an intern. (mtsu.edu)
  • They have engaged in dialogue with the government and have often been involved in legislative processes. (degruyter.com)
  • Political finance transparency as part of the Open. (idea.int)
  • Transparency in the funding of political parties and election campaigns plays a key role in advancing global anti-corruption agenda. (idea.int)
  • The adoption of commitments on political finance transparency as part of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) is an important step in that direction. (idea.int)
  • For example, greater transparency in political finance supports the control of campaign spending. (idea.int)
  • Similarly, greater transparency in political finance sheds light on the difficulties faced by women, youth and other marginalised groups when raising necessary funds to run for political office. (idea.int)
  • The Code aims to promote, enhance, and sustain an enabling and ethical environment leading to trust, transparency, and respect across the Organization. (who.int)
  • In July 2022, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas formed a new three-party coalition by her liberal Reform Party, the Social Democrats and the conservative Isamaa party. (wikipedia.org)
  • In April 2023, Kallas formed her third government, which included, in addition to Reform Party, also the liberal Estonia 200 and the Social Democratic (SDE) parties. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because every priest is de facto an agent of the Vatican and can collect reliable information about the local conditions of his parish - or, if he is a bishop, of his diocese - or, if he is a primate, of his nation - the Vatican, to which all these data are sent, is one of the best centres of information of an economic, social, and political character in the world. (concordatwatch.eu)
  • But Mejía discovered that her brother's murder and the death threats weren't enough to claim asylum in the U.S. - they needed to prove a fear of persecution based on their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion. (gilmermirror.com)
  • June 24 - When the Free Fare Movement (MPL) in Sao Paolo, Brazil, initiated a call on social media for a demonstration on June 6 to protest an increase of public transport fares in the city, no one imagined the enormous response it would elicit and its political repercussions. (workers.org)
  • Most leftist political parties, trade unions and social movements such as the Landless Movement (MST), those representing Afro-Brazilians, LGBTQ, women, youth, Via Campesina and many others have joined the mobilizations called by MPL and other spontaneous demonstrations. (workers.org)
  • She is a renowned Party Management Strategist and is the President, Women in Politics Forum (WIPF), a non - Partisan Organization with a United Nations Economic and Social Council Status (ECOSOC). (iri.org)
  • These are spectacular and embodied events, often drawing extensive public attention, serving expressive and strategic purposes, and contributing to social and political change. (outhistory.org)
  • mostly formal and have some other political or social function in addition to the particular interest. (powershow.com)
  • The overall aim of this paper is to describe and analyze the creation of identity in social media for Muslim organizations in post-war Sri Lanka. (lu.se)
  • What role does social media play among Muslim organizations in Sri Lanka? (lu.se)
  • The use of social media among different Muslim organizations reflects what happens in society. (lu.se)
  • Correspondence, writings, printed materials, clippings, and other papers of the American Immigration Conference Board, an anti-communist organization devoted primarily to severely limiting immigration. (yale.edu)
  • The Parliament of Estonia (State Assembly) elected a Riigivanem who acted both as Head of Government and Head of State. (wikipedia.org)
  • For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. (nationmaster.com)
  • In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government. (nationmaster.com)
  • Party officials have less training and experience in administering the vote than do state and local election administrators who oversee most of the primaries. (wallstreetwindow.com)
  • This year, the brand-new technology, lack of training and overconfidence by the state party amounted to a perfect storm. (wallstreetwindow.com)
  • State and local governments responded to the movement with police repression resulting in the arrest of 3,000 activists in a dozen cities in the first weeks. (newpol.org)
  • CSOs in Austria have traditionally been deeply involved in political decision-making and welfare state arrangements. (degruyter.com)
  • Attempts are done to crush these separative movements with the help of state governments & local administration by the government of India. (theseoultimes.com)
  • The nephew Raj Thackeray is using his political energy in such a way that he wants to defeat his uncle Bal Thackeray in state politics. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Thus we do not have an analysis of congressional parties, or a look at state-based organizations, but rather a theory which tells us how and why party units develop around each office, and the circumstances under which units will or will not be cooperative or cohesive. (umich.edu)
  • These books and articles vary greatly in tone and depth, ranging from Cain's cool-eyed analysis of paradoxes in dozens of aspects of political reform at the state and federal level, to Grumet's nostalgia for the era when handshake agreements were made in adjoining chairs in the Senate barbershop. (democracyjournal.org)
  • Paul Webb's Advanced Introduction provides the definitive review of the state of political parties and party systems today. (e-elgar.com)
  • The nation-state is undoubtedly the most important political formation in the world today. (lu.se)
  • This rhetoric seemed somewhat surprising, as the state sees itself as the principal custodian of Islam in the archipelago, and as the government neither had any intention nor any legal ground to change that. (lu.se)
  • The leader of the Reform Party Andrus Ansip was the Prime Minister of Estonia since 2005 until 2014. (wikipedia.org)
  • In March 2014, after the resignation of Ansip, Taavi Rõivas of the Reform Party became new prime minister. (wikipedia.org)
  • On 26 January 2021, Reform Party leader Kaja Kallas became Estonia's first female prime minister, making Estonia the only country in the world to currently be led by both a female President and Prime Minister. (wikipedia.org)
  • La Raja's argument fits into a more comprehensive challenge to many of the assumptions and unexamined verities of those who aspire to reform the American political process, whether from the left, center, or even the Tea Party right. (democracyjournal.org)
  • The main obstacles to reform would seem to be the inertia of the political system itself, and the power of partisans, lobbyists, and donors who benefit from the existing campaign finance system, from patronage, and from "crony capitalism," rather than any cogent political theory. (democracyjournal.org)
  • 1Malaysia is a government initiative under Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, standing for a belief in national unity - irrespective of race or religion. (aljazeera.com)
  • The tweets put out by the Integrity Initiative were exposed by the Sunday Mail in December, sparking a furious row across British politics. (dailyrecord.co.uk)
  • The rightist forces, seeing the success of the calls to action and without a prospect of winning in the 2014 presidential election against the PT and restoring full neoliberal politics - which would include revoking benefits for the very poor, expanding privatization and having closer cooperation with U.S. imperialism - began to intervene in the demonstrations. (workers.org)
  • A new party could be registered easily, and the lack of a minimum vote threshold in the proportional representation system encouraged endless proliferation. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • The study of the aggregate results of the interaction between ambition and opportunity gives a portrait of the way a political system recruits, advances and socializes, politicians, traditionally the business of political parties. (umich.edu)
  • By adopting the extremist thoughts of Bal Thackeray, the Bhartiya Janata Party might have enjoyed the power but with the main role of regional party Shiv Sena. (theseoultimes.com)
  • Political parties played an important role at the beginning of the transition. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • In contemporary Sri Lanka Sinhala nationalistic organizations like Bodu Bala Sena have made a great impact on the debate on what role religion should have in the country. (lu.se)
  • Even Ennahda, once a well-organized party with a clear ideology, is facing a crisis of leadership and is torn between its president's drive to rebrand it as a "Muslim Democratic Party" and its deep Islamist roots. (wilsoncenter.org)
  • Perry has empowered women outside politics who aspire for leadership in associations like Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU). (iri.org)
  • The correspondence reflects these involvements and contains many letters exchanged with American political radicals, labor leaders, and anarchists from the early 20th century. (yale.edu)
  • For example, in both India and China, with two economies that increasingly depend on globalization, we see a strengthening of nationalism, understood here as the cultural politics that has the nation as its subject and its object . (lu.se)
  • The fact that the two most important 19th century secular ideologies that still dominate our contemporary world, namely communism and liberalism, pose as trans-or inter-national modes of political practice shows that nationalism is always to be understood in relation to "the other" and "to the world. (lu.se)
  • With regard to its South Asian neighbours, the significance of the Maldivian case is that the conjuncture of religion and nationalism is hardly challenged, but rather evoked, played out and reinforced in the political realm. (lu.se)
  • Richard Katz's book provides an authoritative and highly erudite tour of the world of party politics, surveying the key concepts and theories that populate the literature, and leavening the analysis with a wide variety of empirical examples and subtle reflection. (e-elgar.com)
  • In itself, partitocracy can be simply defined as a political regime where power is - in an excessive degree - in the hands of political parties. (i6doc.com)
  • This is a much-anticipated study by one of the world's most pre-eminent authors in the field of party politics, and it does not disappoint. (e-elgar.com)
  • Much of the material relates to Stokes's activities and involvement with various radical groups, including the American Communist Party and the Socialist Party. (yale.edu)
  • Her motivation is knowing that her contribution towards Women Empowerment and Political Inclusion is yielding result, as well as being able to support the less privileged in the society. (iri.org)
  • Paul Webb's Advanced Introduction to Party Systems expertly draws upon major theories and concepts, existing literature, and cutting-edge empirical evidence to present an authoritative contribution to the field of party systems. (e-elgar.com)