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politics

vr.tr.politics · ACT.ACT

Let an agent handle politics by arena, actors, processes and policies, strictly neutral and with sourced facts.

Thing Registry Activities and processes

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle politics by arena, actors, processes and policies, strictly neutral and with sourced facts.

The activities through which people and groups make collective decisions, distribute power and resources, and resolve conflicts, including elections, government, parties, policy-making and public debate.

What it is for: Governing societies and deciding public matters.

It can be vote and take part; follow policy processes; contact representatives; analyse politics with evidence.

Distinguishing features

Collective decision-making

Contest over power and policy

Formal and informal

Deeply contested views

What it looks like

Elections, parliaments, parties, campaigns, debates and policies.

How it is recognised

Actors: parties, governments, movements

Processes: elections, legislation

Policy fields such as asylum or development aid

Related models

is a kind of - category

activity and group behaviour

takes place in - arenas

legislature and government

is studied by - field

political science

produces - outputs

policy and law

In practice

Families and kinds

electoral politics

legislative politics

public policy

international politics

grassroots and movement politics

Standards and regulation

Constitutions and electoral law

Political finance rules

Freedom of expression and assembly

Failure modes and hazards

Partisan framing by the agent

Misinformation

Unsourced claims about politicians

Also called

mass media and politicspoverty alleviation programme in Indiapolitical decisionlibrary policyasylum policydevelopment aidUK asylum policy after Brexitimmigration policylocal politicsspatial politicshard powerbilateral development cooperationEROA Fundprivate aideconomic aidJust Energy Transition Partnershipdecentralised cooperationofficial development assistanceAfro-Arab Cooperationracial politicsimmigration policy of the United Kingdomimmigration policy of the United Statesimmigration policy of Norwayimmigration policy of The Netherlandsimmigration policy of South KoreaHong Kong immigration policySame-sex immigration policy in BrazilSame-sex immigration policy in the United StatesU.S. immigration policy toward the People's Republic of ChinaImmigration policy in Texaslocal politics in Germanygrey-zonerailway policyMaori politicsimmigration reform in the United StatesFrench industrial policymetapoliticsart and politicsfederal politics of GermanyPassivism

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.politics-2

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Arena Where politics happens.

Arena decides rules.

Level

Local to international.

Level

Arena.

  1. At which level: local, national or international? definition
  2. Which institutions are involved? provenance

Process

Elections, legislation.

Process

Process.

  1. Which process is under way? definition
  2. What are the key dates? measurement
Actors Who is involved.

Actors need fair description.

Parties

Positions.

Parties

Actors and positions.

  1. Who are the main actors, and what are their stated positions? provenance
  2. From their own sources? provenance

Finance

Funding.

Finance

Political finance.

  1. How are they funded, according to official disclosures? provenance
  2. Which rules apply? provenance
Policy Issues.

Policy needs evidence.

Issue

Topic.

Issue

Policy issue.

  1. What is the policy question? definition
  2. What options are proposed? definition

Evidence

Research.

Evidence

Evidence.

  1. What does evidence say about likely effects? provenance
  2. Where is it contested? boundary
Neutrality Balance.

Agents must be neutral.

Balance

Views.

Balance

Balanced account.

  1. Are competing views represented fairly and attributed? boundary
  2. Is loaded language avoided? boundary

Participation

Civic action.

Participation

Participation.

  1. How can someone register to vote or take part? action
  2. Where is official information? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should policy fields be separate entries?
  • How should neutrality be checked?
  • How should political actors be linked?
Draft as JSON