1. Political Parties in Transitional and Post- Conflict Societies Governance Innovation in Security and Development (GISD) Program Review: Governance Sector Colombia University 18 – 19 June 2014 Dr. Jessica Piombo Associate Professor, Naval Postgraduate School 18 June 2014 jrpiombo@nps.edu

2. Traditional Roles of Political Parties Parties as the central mediating structure between citizens and government. Roles Symbolic Integration Aggregative function Electoral structuring Governing function Individual Citizens Political Parties Representative Institutions

3. Post-Conflict Challenges Fulfilling the Traditional Roles of Parties Symbolic Integration – National vs regional vs other parties Aggregative function – National vs regional vs communally-based parties Electoral structuring – New vs established parties Governing function – New vs established parties

4. Challenges Facing Political Parties in Transitional Environments Party development – Organizational – Programmatic – Leadership Funding – External donors – Dues and internal funding Responsible campaigning – Positive vs negative campaigns – Messaging in post-conflict environments Function – Programmatic parties vs personal vehicles Representational Roles – Particular vs general interests

5. Opportunities for Engagement Organization – Organizational models – Mechanics of building an organization – Branch management Operations and management – Leadership structures – Internal management systems Finances – Party funding – Financial management

6. Opportunities for Engagement Programmatic platform building – Movement beyond personalized parties – Identification and development of ideology, programs, platforms – Roles of parties: trustee vs delegate Electoral campaign-specific assistance – Techniques and methods – Media relations and management – Messaging

7. Citizen Engagement Beyond Parties Various associational forms that can play a mediating role Individual Citizens Political Parties Representative Institutions Interest Groups Social Movements Civic Associations Encourage civic engagement and participation outside of electoral moments, sustained participation and engagement. Parties can work with these other associational forms.

8. Additional Resources International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (www.idea.int)www.idea.int – Political party assistance handbook Political party assistance – Political parties in conflict-prone societies Political parties in conflict-prone societies – Funding of parties and election campaigns Funding of parties and election campaigns National Endowment for Democracy – National Democratic Institute https://www.ndi.org/political-parties – International Republican Institute Pubs on Democratic Governance International Foundation for Electoral Systems (www.ifes.org)www.ifes.org