Infobox musical artist name A Political image caption background group or band alias origin Baltimore, Maryland genre Anarcho Punk br Peace punk br Hardcore punk years active label associated acts Krema 1 br Flag Fallen br Coexist br U.S. War Commission br Machine Gun Congress website current members A Political was an anarcho punk band from Baltimore, Maryland . History A Political was active during the mid to late 90s. Their style is similar to that of many peace punk bands from the early 1980s and was heavily influenced by anarcho punk bands like Crass and Conflict band Conflict . Members were involved in the Crasshole Collective and the Anarcho Punk Federation A.P.F. . Many members were in other local punk bands such as Coexist, Flag Fallen and U.S. War Commission. Stas vocals also sang for Boston area anarcho punk band, Krema 1. A Political also started the Anarcho Punk Federation A.P.F. , but was stopped short because of political disagreement on key issues between members. The band, along with the Crasshole Collective, produced several communiques ref cite web title A Political Communiques url http www.geocities.com SunsetStrip Hall 8691 communiques mainlist.html work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5klUEG9yP archivedate 2009 10 24 deadurl yes ref explaining their ideas on peace and anarchy . The band has also produced several other writings on anarchy and their political beliefs. ref cite web title Other writings by A Political url http www.geocities.com SunsetStrip Hall 8691 otherwritings.html work archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5klUEcms1 archivedate 2009 10 24 deadurl yes ref The Crasshole Collective also doubled as a record label. While they were mainly ... SunsetStrip Hall 8691 APolitical.html A Political Writings http www.webcitation.org 5klUDnijd Archived 2009 10 24 http www.profaneexistence.com Pe36apolitical.html Interview with A Political http www.piratedradio.net band apolitical A Political Archive Site DEFAULTSORT A Political Category Musical ... more details
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Political Agent or political agent may refer to Political Resident , a representative with consular duties and political contacts with local chiefs Political officer British Empire , an officer of the British imperial civil administration Election agent , a person legally responsible for the conduct of a candidate s political campaign disambig ... more details
Political officer may refer to Political officer military , Occasionally, a synonym for political commissar Political officer British Empire , in the context of the British Empire, for a pseudo ambassadorial role in areas bordering imperial territories disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A political organization is an organization that involves itself in the politics political process. In a broader sense, a political organization can also be viewed as a political system , as long as it includes the entire system and body of government. It creates a form of structure to abide by. A political organization as distinct from a Political Party is generally a non partisan body that is established and engaged in the political process in order to bring about or support a partiare separate from Political parties in that they do not endorse and run candidates for public office, their membership is open and non partisan . See also Political anthropology Politics stub DEFAULTSORT Political Organization Category Political organizations id Organisasi politik ... more details
A political T shirt is a T shirt that has a political slogan or image printed on it and which is intended to convey a political message. Katherine Hamnett revived the use of such shirts in 1984. ref citation title Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion page 342 author Valerie Steele year 2005 ref References reflist Category Political communication Category Fashion ... more details
Conceptdab Political cleansing may refer to Party purge , cleansing of a party of perceived undesirables Political cleansing of population Decommunization Denazification disambiguation ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Wiktionary A political scandal is a kind of political corruption that is exposed and becomes a scandal , in which politicians or government officials are accused of engaging in various illegal, political corruption corrupt , or unethical practices. A political scandal can involve the breaking of the nation s laws or moral codes. Lists of political scandals by country Albania Political scandals of Albania Australia List of Australian political controversies Belgium Belgian political scandals Canada List of Canadian political scandals Chile Chilean political scandals Colombia Colombian parapolitics scandal France French political scandals Germany German political scandals Iceland Icelandic political scandals India Indian political scandals Ireland Irish political scandals Italy Italian political scandals Japan The Black Mist Scandal Japanese baseball Black Mist Scandal Japanese politics Philippines List of Philippine political scandals South Africa Category Political scandals of South Africa South African political scandals United Kingdom List of political scandals in the United Kingdom United States List of federal political scandals in the United States , List of state and local political scandals in the United States See also Moral panic Sensationalism Deviancy amplification spiral Mass media Sex scandal DEFAULTSORT Political Scandal Category Political scandals el es Esc ndalo pol tico fa id Skandal politik is Stj rnm lahneyksli nl Politiek schandaal ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Political methodology is a subfield of Political Science that studies the quantitative property quantitative methods used to study politics. It combines statistics , mathematics , empiricism empirical techniques , and formal theory . Political methodology is often used for positive science positive research, in contrast to Norm sociology normative research. External links http polmeth.wustl.edu The Society for Political Methodology s homepage http www.paulhensel.org methods.html Paul Hensel s Political Methodology Page Polisci stub Category Political science ... more details
Orphan date September 2010 notable date January 2011 Political innovation is development of new political systems and public policies . It has been said that political decentralization can help enable political innovation. ref citation title Political Innovation and Institution Building The Experience of Decentralization Experiments. author Yates, Douglas date 1977 url http eric.ed.gov ERICWebPortal recordDetail?accno ED141443 ref See also Competitive governance Charter city References Reflist Poli term stub Category Political culture ... more details
Political Communication redirects here. For the academic journal, see Political Communication journal . Political communication is a sub field of political science and communication that deals with the production, dissemination, procession and effects of information, both through media and interpersonally, within a political context. This includes the study of the media, the analysis of speeches by politicians and those that are trying to influence the political process, and formal and informal conversations among members of the public, among other aspects. Defining the concept As with many terms in social science, political communication has also been difficult to define. For instance, Robert E. Denton and Gary C. Woodward in their book Political Communication in America characterize political communication in the form of intentions of its senders to influence the political environment. In their words the crucial factor that makes communication political is not the source of a message, but its content and purpose. ref name a Denton R.E., Woodward G.C. Political Communication in America , New York Praeger, 1998, p.11 ref Brian McNair provides a similar definition when he writes that political communication is purposeful communication about politics. For McNair this means that this not only ... a political identity or image . ref name b McNair B. An Introduction to Political Communication , London ... in political communication. These programs are housed in programs of communication, journalism, and political science, among others. The study of political communication is clearly interdisciplinary. References reflist External links http www.apsanet.org polcomm Political Communication section at the American Political Science Association APSA http www.natcom.org index.asp?bid 10827 Political Communication Division at the National Communication Association NCA Category Communication Category Political science de Politolinguistik fr Communication politique id Komunikasi politik sv ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The term political statement is used to refer to any act or non verbal form of communication that is intended to influence a decision to be made for or by a political party. A political statement can vary from a mass demonstration to the wearing of a badge with a political slogan . It was a term popularised in the 1960s but still has some currency. The term has also been used to describe negotiated statements such as the Seville Statement on Violence or the Waldorf Statement , or extempore utterances with political implications. DEFAULTSORT Political statement Poli term stub Category Political activism ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2008 Expert verify date February 2008 Political efficacy is a theoretical concept used to explain political behavior in Political Science . It indicates citizen s faith and trust in government and his her own belief that he she can understand and influence Politics political affairs . It is commonly measured by Statistical survey survey s and used as an indicator for the broader health of civil society . Feelings of efficacy are highly correlation correlated with participation in social and political life however, studies have not shown any relationship between public confidence in government or political leaders and voting . Efficacy usually increases with age and education level. There are two types of political efficacy internal efficacy the belief that one can understand politics and therefore participate in politics and external efficacy the belief that one is effective when participating in politics, for example that the government will respond to one s demands . See also Political alienation Category Political terms Efficacy Gov stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 In the British Empire a Political Resident or Political Agent was an official diplomat ic position involving both consular duties and liaison function. A Consul or Consul General has largely consular functions, such as looking after United Kingdom British business persons abroad. A Political Resident or Political Agent, on the other hand, not only has consular duties but also has political contacts with chiefs, nizam s, nawab s, raja s, sultan s, sheikh s and the like. With the end of the British Empire this distinction was no longer made because the Political Resident or Political Agent no longer exists. See also Resident title Political officer British Empire Category British colonial political officers UK gov stub ... more details
orphan date October 2009 Political ReviewNet is an online database of book review s from academic journals in the field of international relations and political sciences . Academic journals that participate Australian Journal of Politics & History. Australian Journal of Public Administration IPAA . Constellations journal Constellations . Diplomatic History SHAFA . International Affairs journal International Affairs RIIA . International Studies Review ISA . Journal of Common Market Studies UACES . Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management . Journal of Politics SPSA . Middle East Policy . Nations and Nationalism . Peace and Change. Political Quarterly . Political Studies PSA . Public Administration Review ASPA . Governance and Public Administration. External links http www.politicalreviewnet.com Political ReviewNet website DEFAULTSORT Political Reviewnet Category Political science journals Category Political science Category International relations journals Category Books about international relations Category Political databases ... more details
A political hack is a negative term ascribed to a person who is part of the political party apparatus, but whose intentions are more aligned with victory than personal conviction. The term hired gun is often used in tandem to further describe the moral bankruptcy of the hack . Political hack may also be used by a political opponent in order to erode confidence or credentials of an opponent or his hired campaign help. Often used to demean well credentialed individuals for political purposes. Poli term stub Category Pejorative terms for people ... more details
Political structure is a term frequently used in political science . The term political structure, used in a general sense, refers to institutions or groups and their relations to each other, their patterns of interaction within political systems and to political regulation s, law s and the norms present in political systems in such a way that they constitute the political landscape of the political entity. In the social domain its counterpart is Social structure . External links http www.loc.gov law guide usconst.html Law Library of Congress website with links to Political structure articles http www.yale.edu lawweb avalon medieval athemain.htm Avalon project at Yale Law School on the Athenian Constitution by Aristotle in English Sir Frederic G. kenyon s translation of Aristotle on the political structure or constitution of the ancient city state of Athens , which is usually considered a prime inspiration for the form of government chosen for the United States http web.archive.org web 20080311063310 http www.2ontario.com welcome bcgo 803.asp Provincial political structure of Ontario, Canada http www43.statcan.ca 04 04a 04a 001 e.htm Political structure of Canada Category Social philosophy poli stub sociology stub ... more details
Political suicide is the concept that a politician or political party would lose widespread support and confidence from the voting public by proposing actions that are seen as unfavourable or that might threaten the status quo . A politician who committed political suicide might be forced to resign. A political party could stand to lose followers by deviating greatly from its core values and policies. Another term for such policies are the third rail metaphor third rail . Cynics may blame this concept as a reason for a lack of real change or progress in society and that actions described as political suicide are usually sound intentions shot down by reactionism and fear of change. Poli term stub Category Political terms Category English phrases ... more details
Political alienation refers to an individual citizenship citizen s relatively enduring sense of estrangement from or rejection of the prevailing political system . Political alienation falls into two broad categories political incapability and political discontentment . In the first instance, social alienation alienation is forced upon the individual by his environment, whereas in the second case it is voluntarily chosen by him. ref name Olsen 1968 Cite journal author Olsen, Marvin E. title Two Categories of Political Alienation year 1968 url http heinonline.org HOL Page?handle hein.journals josf47 ... different ways in which political alienation may be expressed ref name Finifter 1970 Cite journal author Finifter, Ada W. title Dimensions of Political Alienation date June 1970 jstor 1953840 journal The American Political Science Review ref Political Social alienation Powerlessness powerlessness . An individual s feeling that he cannot affect the actions of the government. Political Social alienation Meaninglessness meaninglessness . An individual s perception that political decisions are unclear and unpredictable. Political Social alienation Normlessness normlessness . An individual s perception that norms or rules intended to govern political relations are broken down, and that departures from prescribed behavior are common. Political Social alienation Social isolation isolation . An individual s rejection of political norms and goals that are widely held and shared by other members of a society. Political alienation is adversely related to political efficacy . ref name Olsen 1968 ref name Finifter 1970 The most common election electoral consequences of political alienation ... col begin col 2 Abstention Anomie Democratic deficit Disfranchisement Political apathy col 2 Political ... of Democracy Congressional Quarterly Books Political alienation Category Political terms Category Political science et Poliitikast v randumine pl Alienacja polityczna ... more details
Political campaigning globalize USA date April 2011 Political consulting , beyond the self evident definition of consulting in political matters, refers to a specific management consulting industry which has grown up around advising and assisting political campaign s. This article deals primarily with the development and nature of political consulting in the United States. Though their most important ... , political consultants advise campaigns on virtually all of their activities, from opposition research ... has several early antecedents. President William McKinley s closest political advisor Mark Hanna is sometimes described as the first political consultant. In California in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s ..., political consulting blossomed with the increasing use of television advertising for campaign ... person to describe himself as a political consultant Perlmutter, ed. Manship Guide to Political Communication , pg19 . In the subsequent years, political consulting has grown in importance and influence .... Many consultants work not only for campaigns, but also for other political organizations, including political party parties and political action committee s, sometimes through independent expenditure ... Personal benefit As political consulting became more prevalent, political consultants increasingly .... Many successful political consultants, such as James Carville , capitalized on their fame to become professional or semi professional pundit politics pundits . Such political consultants ... ahead of their clients. Citation needed date October 2007 Even some political consultants allege that too ... date October 2007 Style of modern campaigns Critics also blame political consulting, at least in part ... are often paid on commission, they are blamed specifically for the rising cost of political ... campaign would be a serious economic threat to the political consulting field such candidates ... Party , charge that political consultants are a major obstacle to participatory democracy , political ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A political line is the general view a politicalPolitical party party , organization, faction, or ideology takes on a given question. The existence of a political line gives its advocates guidance on what to say, which makes their work easier. It also gives opponents an understanding of who is linked together by listening closely to who uses what words or phrases. The concept of political line which goes back at least to the Communist Party of the 1930s is somewhat similar to the 21st century concept of echo chamber. Those who repeat a political line are serving as an echo chamber it is widely asserted that conservatism conservatives have a much bigger echo chamber than liberals , due to the proliferation of right wing journals, newspaper columns, foundations, publications, blogs , etc. DEFAULTSORT Political Line Category Political terms ... more details
Expert subject Politics date February 2007 Politics Political communication is a field of communication s that is concerned with politics . Communication often influences political decisions and vice versa. Fields and areas of Study The field of political communication concern 2 main areas Election campaigns Political communications involved in campaigning for elections. Government operations This role is usually fulfilled by a Ministry of Communications , Information Technology or similar political entity. Such an entity is in charge of maintaining communication legislation and would be responsible for setting telecommunications policy and regulations as well as issuing broadcasting licenses, comments press releases , etc... According to James Chesebro , there are five critical approaches to contemporary Political communications Machiavellian i.e. power relationships Iconic symbols are important Ritualistic Redundant and superficial nature of political acts manipulation of symbols. Confirmation political aspects looked at as people we endorse Dramatistic politics is symbolically constructed. Kenneth Burke See also Political campaign Government operations List of basic political science topics Technological nationalism External links http ics.leeds.ac.uk eurpolcom Centre for European Political Communications http pcl.stanford.edu The Political Communication Lab Stanford University http www.ksg.harvard.edu prg topics politicalcommunications.htm Working Papers on Political Communications Kennedy School of Government http www.crl.edu content PolitWeb.htm Political Communications Web Archive Project http www.greenwood.com catalog subject Communications Political Communications.aspx A list of Political communications books http judecalvillo.blogspot.com Power and Persuasion blog Where Politics Meets Communication http digitalcrusades.com Digital Crusades observing the political communications of populist nativist parties SVP, PVV & the FN Category Subfields of political science ... more details
Political Wire is a political blog based in the United States . It was founded in 1999 and published by Taegan D. Goddard pronounced IPA en te n ref http www.msnbc.msn.com id 3036789 vp 37314164 37314164 ref , a former policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor and the co author of the political management book, http www.amazon.com dp 0684852039 You Won Now What? In an interview with PR Week , ref http www.prweekus.com pages login.aspx?returl interview taegan goddard political wire article 138337 &pagetypeid 28&articleid 138337&accesslevel 2&expireddays 0&accessAndPrice 0 ref Goddard described ... out what s going on in the world of politics... the people who read Political Wire tend to be the political insiders and political junkies, the lawmakers and their staffs, journalists, and people who make a living in the world of public affairs. Political Wire is officially non partisan. Goddard told Fishbowl DC , ref http www.mediabistro.com fishbowldc the fishbowldc interview with political wires ... was expanded in early 2009 so that CQ now sells advertising on Political Wire . The site is still ... States presidential election, 2008 2008 presidential election , PC Magazine named Political Wire one of the 20 best political web sites. ref http www.pcmag.com article2 0,2817,2329086,00.asp ref The site has also been praised by political analysts such as Chuck Todd , Stuart Rothenberg , Charlie ... Taegan Goddard s Political Dictionary ., ref http politicaldictionary ref which explores the language of politics, as well as Taegan Goddard s Political Job Hunt ., ref http politicaljobhunt ref which helps people interested in working in politics and public affairs. Political Wire is directly descended from Political Insider , a political website published by Goddard and the co author of his book ... a dozen websites from 1998 to 2000. References Reflist External links http politicalwire.com Political Wire Category Political weblogs Category American political websites ... more details
unreferenced date April 2009 see also Political theatre A political drama can describe a Theatre play , film or TV program that has a politics political component, whether reflecting the author s political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events. Dramatist s who have written political dramas include Aaron Sorkin , Robert Penn Warren , Sergei Eisenstein , Bertolt Brecht , Jean Paul Sartre , Caryl Churchill , and Federico Garc a Lorca . Television series that can be classified as political drama include Yes Minister , its sequel Yes, Prime Minister , The West Wing TV series The West Wing , Jack and Bobby , The Bold Ones The Senator , and Commander in Chief TV series Commander in Chief . There have been notables films that have been labeled as political dramas such as Thirteen Days film Thirteen Days . A famous literary political drama which later made the transition to film was Robert Penn Warren s All the King s Men . The reimagined Battlestar Galactica 2004 TV series Battlestar Galactica was very much a political drama due to the way the show dealt with political issues and government very closely resembing that of other political dramas such as The West Wing or Yes Minister but, due to the genre it s based in the show also dealt with political & social isuues that can arise from the show s science fiction background as well as common issues arising in normal political dramas that are based on our world in our modern day or the history of our world. There are also political dramas that don t relate to diplomatic politics but daily politics, like 30 Rock or Parks and Recreation . theatre stub Category Political drama Category Television genres ko ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Political egalitarianism is a term used to define a state of affairs in which the members of a society are of equal standing in terms of political power or influence. It is a founding principle of various forms of democracy . It is a concept similar to moral reciprocity and legal equality . See also Suffrage Due process Cause of action Freedom of speech Freedom of religion Freedom of assembly Freedom of association DEFAULTSORT Political Egalitarianism Category Political terms Category Egalitarianism Poli term stub ... more details
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