KONRAD-ADENAUER-STI FTUNG
WORKI NG WI TH POLI TI CAL
PARTI ES TOWARDS
PROGRAMMATI C POSI TI ONS
ON ENVI RONMENT AND ENERGY
I. Why? – Neccessity of Party Programmes
II. How? – Elaboration of Party Programmes
III. Idendity – The Political Spectrum
IV. Examples – Different Political Platforms
Why?
I. Why? – Neccessity of Party Programmes
Initial Situation: many parties pay little attention to the development of party programmes
Reason: parties are mostly identified through their representatives rather than through their programmes
Why?
OBJECTIVE
Why: The party programme proves whether a party can find solutions to social concerns with political suggestions
Why?
What is a Party Programme?
= global document presenting long-time ideas and actions (political ambition, basic values, mission for the country in every aspect of society)
≠ electoral programme ≠ position papers
designed with regard to a specific election
political views with regard to certain policies
Why?
Importance of Party Programmes
Enabling party members to know and defend the basic party lines in public
Developing a line of communication to the citizens and voters
A political platform can win an election if it represents the majority of the electorate
How?
II. How? – Elaboration of Party Programmes
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How?
Top-Down Approach
= deductive reasoning
starts with the big picture and breaks down from there into smaller segments
Executive makes the decision; lower levels are bound by it
pro: efficiency, responsibilities are clearly definedcontra: little acceptance of lower level
Bottom-Up Approach
= inductive reasoning
starts in great detail and links the elements together to larger sub-levels
Grassroots make the decision; decisions arise from their joint involvement
pro: high level of expertise, better feeling of what is neededcontra: lack of transparency
How?
Elaboration of Party Programmes
Top-Down as well as Bottom-Up Approaches can be used for the Elaboration Process
But: highest number of affiliates should participate in the elaboration of the basic programme or at least give their approval!
Identity
III. Identity – The Political Spectrum
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Identity
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Identity
Question
What is your political
compass?
How do you know what you are?
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Set of Policies:
• Economy / Taxes
• Education and Youth
• Culture
• Public Health
• Transport
• Sports
• Employment
• Social Welfare
• Environment
• Energy
• Climate Change
Identity
Identity
Environment As part of creation, man is responsible for nature and the environment; the preservation of the natural environment is an element of responsible freedom
No profiling in the environmental topic
Energy Traditionally primary vote in favor of safe and affordable energy looking at the economic and industrial location
Identity
Environment Generally hesitant to impose environmental restrictions on businesses to favor free trade
National thought: protection of the father-land and its intact environment and home
Energy Energy policy is focused on the concept of autarky and public services regarding the own nation
Domestic energy sources stand therefore in the foreground and are supposed to be reinforced and exploited
Identity
Environment Environmental protection should be regulated by the state
Environment and economy are seen partly as a contrast and partly as an innovative combination serving social development
Energy In favor of an innovative energy policy that does not threaten the industrial base and jobs
Research and development of an alternative energy sector should be encouraged
Identity
Environment Environmental policy is not a central topic
It has become more interesting through economic opportunities and successes such as a growing green-tech industry
Energy The basic principles of energy policy primarily follow the requirements from the perspective of the economy: low-cost, secure, available
Identity
Environment Environmental policy is the trademark and identification profile of the Greens
They are trying to work on all fields against the growing environmental damage
Energy Committed to a rapid transformation of the energy industry to low emission renewable energy options such as solar and wind power, energy efficiency and conservation measures
Strong anti-nuclear movement
Party Programmes emerge out of the identity of a party
The identity of a party is particularly the result of its historic background
Identity
Examples
IV. Examples – Different Political Platforms
Examples
http://cdp-philippines.org/cms/about-cdp/political-platform/
Examples
http://www.greenparty.in/
Examples
http://www.gerakan.org.my/my_ideology.asp
Examples
http://www.kas.de/wf/doc/kas_13533-544-2-30.pdf
Understanding the importance of developing a party platform in the field of environment and energy
Strengthening the political parties capacity to include positions on environment and energy in their
platforms
Questions and Answers
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