Political organizations play a special role in public life and the system of any state. They perform many functions, uniting people, ensuring that their interests are taken into account by the authorities. Political organizations are a special form of population activity that arose at the dawn of democracy. Today they are the main structural element of the social system. Let's look at the forms of political organization of the population and the features of their activities.
Definition
The state lives and functions according to its own rules. Today the planet is moving towards a unification of processes, developing democracy. And in any system there are organizations. Political differ from other goals. They participate in the formation of the power structure, and are fighting for it. The emergence of organizations is preceded by the emergence in society of a kind of activity uniting a large number of people. They interact on the basis of common interest, gradually coming to the thought of forming a structure, developing goals. For example, parties seek power. They unite certain segments of the population and express their interests. This group seeks to influence the political structure of the state in order to cause the declared changes in society. Parties of workers sought power in the nineteenth century to implement social standards. Liberals want to reduce the role of the state in society, establish other rules in the economy, politics, culture, and bring their values to people's lives. Any organization, political or not, has a certain structure. It arises with the aim of planning, organizing and directing the general work of its members.
The goals of political organizations
Not all associations take part in the struggle for power. And this is the main criterion by which political organizations are distinguished. They should have enough influence in society, support a certain percentage of the population, so that their activities affect the state system. According to the law, they set themselves the following goals:
- formation of opinions of large masses of the population;
- participation in the political upbringing and education of citizens;
- collecting and communicating to the authorities the opinions of people;
- nomination of candidates to elected bodies.
That is, any political organization is trying to attract attention. She needs the support of the masses in order to realize the stated goals.
Characteristics of Political Organizations
Let's look at the criteria by which the considered associations of citizens are distinguished. In order to influence or come to power, organizations must act in a legitimate political field. This requires them to comply with a number of regulatory requirements prescribed by law. Political organizations are characterized by the following features:
- formality and reality of existence;
- type of ownership - public;
- non-profit goals;
- social significance;
- national significance.
In addition, the association must act openly. People enter them on various bases of consolidation, from the idea to the religion that unites them together. We give an example. The All-Russian Popular Front ties together experts fighting corruption in power, striving to improve the state system.
Classification of Political Organizations
Each association has a certain number of members. In addition, it enjoys the support of a certain number of people; political parties have mandates in parliament. These characteristics are taken into account when qualifying for size. Organizations can be large or small. The basics of activity include:
- ideological;
- traditional
- clerical;
- class;
- leadership;
- Ethnic
- partnership;
- alternative;
- corporate and others.
The form and content of the activities distinguish:
- public associations (All-Russian Popular Front);
- trade union;
- the consignment.
It should be noted that there are other classifications. Since we are interested in their role in society, we will not cite others. They are interesting only in the theoretical plane.
Political Activities of Political Organizations
Unification sets a goal. As a rule, it consists in spreading the declared idea or principle to the whole society. For example, socio-political organizations focus on the situation of the most vulnerable segments of the population, their rights. By the way, they have great support in all countries, including developed ones.
Political organizations work closely with the population. Their activities are twofold. On the one hand, they need to conduct a study of people's opinions in order to identify potential adherents. On the other hand, propaganda is needed to attract people.
That is, each organization is fighting against other forces in order to make its idea universally accepted, natural, to receive the support of as many people as possible. The forms of work are different. The main emphasis is on constant communication with the public through public events, individual conversations, and the creation and distribution of promotional materials. Recently, much attention has been paid to working in social networks. Unfortunately, this form of activity was invented by completely unofficial, legitimate forces. It was spawned by completely different, destructive organizations striving to undermine the stability of the entire planet.
International political organizations
In the global world, there are no barriers in the form of boundaries for ideas. States form unions; so do individual citizens with common interests. A vivid example are military-political organizations. They can be either interstate, official, or illegal (IG is prohibited in the Russian Federation). Malware brings countries together based on common external threats. For example, NATO is an organization that aims to protect member countries from a military attack. And the SCO members have set themselves more global tasks. They oppose global terrorism, thereby informal or illegal military-political organizations. The latter, in turn, also have stated goals that unite adherents. For example, the IG is fighting against the modern structure of the world. Its leaders are conducting a systematic and focused work on the destruction of states.
And what about Russia?
Now let's talk a little about the political organizations of Russia. The Russian Federation has a long tradition of self-organization of the population. Ideas have always been perfectly absorbed by the masses in this territory. The current political structure of the Russian Federation is diverse. Together with the trade unions, the legacy of the USSR, various parties now operate. Among them are parliamentary (for example, "United Russia") and young, who have never won a single mandate. Since the criterion for creating political power was changed some time ago, people began to create new parties mainly on the idea of patriotism. With a high degree of probability, the process was affected by political changes in the world, reunification with Crimea and further events in Ukraine. In addition, there are cohesive forces that are not parties. For example, the All-Russian Popular Front. As already mentioned, this organization unites people who want to improve power and cleanse it of negative phenomena.
Innovations in political life?
It should be noted that society does not stand still, it is constantly evolving. A very interesting event is being held in Russia on May 9. It is known all over the world and has received the name "Immortal Regiment". In the modern international situation, this movement of patriots has a gigantic, yet unappreciated, impact on the broad masses of countries. Conceived as an action of memory, the event grew into a big movement that rallied millions of citizens with an idea. It lies in the fact that all residents of the post-Soviet space are descendants of the winners. This is a very deep thought (or feeling). A new idea makes the masses awaken, analyze events from a different perspective. Probably, people need to look at the international situation of the country through the eyes of their undoubtedly great and at the same time simple ancestors. Where it leads? One way or another, the Immortal Regiment provides us with an example of a political movement from below, from among the masses, not related to material problems, like all that existed before.
