Political international

A political international is a trans-national organisation of political parties having similar ideology or political orientation (e.g. Communism, Socialism, and Islamism).[1] The international works together on points of agreement to co-ordinate activity.

Political internationals have increased in popularity and influence since their beginnings in the political left of 19th-century Europe, as political activists have paid more attention to developments for or against their own ideological favor in other countries and continents. After World War II, other ideological movements formed their own political internationals in order to communicate among aligned parliamentarians and legislative candidates, as well as to communicate with intergovernmental and supranational organisations such as the United Nations and, later, the European Union. Internationals also form supranational and regional branches (e.g. a European branch or an African branch) and maintain fraternal or governing relationships with sector-specific "wings" (e.g. youth or women's wings).

Usually internationals do not have a significant role.[2] Internationals provide the parties an opportunity for sharing of experience.[2] The parties belonging to internationals have various obligations and can be expelled for not meeting those obligations.[1] For example, in 2011, during the Arab spring, the Socialist International expelled the governing parties of Tunisia and Egypt for performing actions incompatible with values of this international.[1]

List of notable internationals

Current

Defunct

Not internationals but similar in functioning

See also

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Wood, Tim (2015). "Reinforcing Participatory Governance Through International Human Rights Obligations of Political Parties" (PDF). Harvard Human Rights Journal. 28: 147–203.
  2. 1 2 Day, Stephen (2006). "Transnational party political actors: the difficulties of seeking a role and significance". EU Studies in Japan: 63–83. doi:10.5135/eusj1997.2006.63.
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