POLI 101 Lecture 10: Functions of Parties
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No set definition, lots of room for debate: recruit, aggregate & articulate, educate the public. They are people that answer questions and go door-to-door. They want people that meet their criteria and who will be winners. Get a broad spectrum ideas then choose which to use as a platform. Political parties should aggregate and articulate on ideas. Policy is formulated by members of the beaurocracy. Parties inform the public about their platform (proposed policies) Also inform the others of how the voting system work department of justice. John meisel"s list of party roles: recruitment, aggregation and articulation, organize government, staffing government, mobilize voters, develop policy ideas, communication, societal roles. Constituency office: where members of the public can go to talk to their local. Staff members hired by mp"s are also members of that political party. Mp"s were the channel of communication between ottawa and their. Before the advent of social media, meetings were held to discuss what was.
