Political organizations play a special role in the public life and 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 activity of the population that arose at the dawn of the birth 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 the unification of processes, developing democracy. And in any system there are organizations. Political goals differ from others. They participate in the formation of the power structure, they fight for it. The appearance of organizations is preceded by the emergence in society of some activity that unites a largenumber of people. They interact on the basis of common interest, gradually coming to the idea of forming a structure, developing goals. For example, parties strive for 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 bring about the declared changes in society. Workers' parties strove for power in the nineteenth century to enforce 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 into people's lives. Any organization, political or not, has a certain structure. It arises for the purpose of planning, organizing and directing the common work of its members.
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 singled out. They must have enough influence in society, the support of a certain percentage of the population, so that their activities influence the state system. According to the law, they set themselves the following goals:
- shaping the opinion of large masses of the population;
- participation in political education and education of citizens;
- collecting and reporting people's opinions to the authorities;
- nomination of candidates for elected bodies.
That is, any political organization is trying to attract attention. She needs the support of the masses to realizestated goals to life.
Characteristics of political organizations
Let's consider the criteria by which the considered associations of citizens are distinguished. In order to influence or come to power, organizations must operate in a legitimate political field. This requires them to comply with a number of normative norms prescribed in the legislation. Political organizations are characterized by the following features:
- formality and reality of existence;
- form of ownership - public;
- non-commercial purposes;
- social value;
- national importance.
Besides, the association must operate openly. People enter them on various grounds of consolidation, from an idea to a creed that holds them together. Let's take an example. The All-Russian Popular Front brings together specialists 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 the population, political parties have mandates in parliament. These signs are taken into account when qualifying by size. Organizations can be large or small. According to the basics of activity, they distinguish:
- ideological;
- traditional;
- clerical;
- class;
- leader;
- ethnic;
- affiliate;
- alternative;
- corporate and others.
According to the form and content of activities, they are distinguished:
- public associations (All-Russian Popular Front);
- trade union;
- party.
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 extending 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 survey of people's opinions in order to identify potential adherents. On the other hand, propaganda should be carried out to attract people.
That is, each organization is fighting with other forces in order to make its idea generally accepted, natural, to get the support of the largest possible number of the population. The forms of work are different. The main emphasis is on constant communication with the population through public events, individual conversations, and the creation and distribution of promotional materials. Lasttime a lot of attention is paid to work in social networks. Unfortunately, this form of activity was invented by completely unofficial, legitimate forces. It was spawned by completely different, destructive organizations seeking 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 alliances, and so do individual citizens with common interests. A striking example is the military-political organizations. They can be both interstate, official, and illegal (IG is banned in the Russian Federation). HPEs unite countries based on common external threats. For example, NATO is an organization that aims to protect member countries from military attack. And the SCO members have set themselves more global tasks. They oppose global terrorism, thereby opposing informal or illegal military-political organizations. The latter, in turn, also have stated goals that unite adherents. For example, ISIS is fighting against the modern order of the world. Its leaders are carrying out systematic and purposeful work to destroy states.
And what about in Russia?
Now let's talk a little about Russia's political organizations. 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 modern political structure of the Russian Federation is diverse. Together with the trade unions - the legacy of the USSR - various parties now operate. Among themallocate parliamentary (for example, United Russia) and young, who have never won a single mandate. Since the criterion for creating a political force 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 influenced 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 brings together people who want to improve the government, cleanse it of negative phenomena.
News in political life?
It should be noted that society does not stand still, it is constantly evolving. On May 9, a very interesting event is taking place in Russia. It is already known all over the world and has received the name "Immortal Regiment". In the current international situation, this movement of patriots exerts a gigantic, as yet unappreciated, influence on the broad masses of the population of countries. Conceived as an action of memory, the event grew into a great movement that rallied millions of citizens with the idea. It lies in the fact that all the inhabitants of the post-Soviet space are the descendants of the winners. This is a very deep thought (or feeling). The new idea makes the masses wake up, analyze the events from a different point of view. Probably, people need to look at the international position of the country through the eyes of their undoubtedly great and at the same time simple ancestors. Where it leads? Soor otherwise, the "Immortal Regiment" is an example of a political movement from below, from the masses, not related to material problems, like all previously existing ones.
Conclusion
The political process in a democratic society is a very complex system. Its participants strive to involve every citizen in their activities. They perform both regulatory and educational functions in society. Surprisingly, in recent years, young people have begun to show interest in political life all over the world. This speaks first of all about the beginning of the process of updating the system and is a positive factor. The political future of the whole civilization is now vague. Experts talk about the aging of the system. People need new ideas, common interests, activities. Whether it will appear or is already available ("Immortal Regiment") - we'll see. The most interesting things are ahead.
