political organization
Let an agent classify political organisations and explain their kinds, relay registration and regulatory frameworks from official sources, describe organisations neutrally with attribution, and distinguish them from governmental bodies and non-political associations.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Classify What kind of organisation.
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of political organisation exist, and how do they differ? definition
- Is the body a political organisation, a government body or a non-political association? boundary
Structure
Structure.
Structure
Structure.
- How are political organisations structured and governed? definition
- Which entry fits the specific organisation? action
Law Regulation.
Registration
Registration.
Registration
Registration.
- How are political organisations registered and regulated in a given jurisdiction? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Finance
Finance and lobbying.
Finance
Finance.
- What campaign finance and lobbying rules apply? provenance
- Which entry fits campaign finance? action
Describe Neutral description.
Neutral
Describing organisations.
Neutral
Neutral.
- How should an organisation, its aims and its positions be described neutrally with attribution? action
- Is the presentation neutral and sourced? boundary
Contested
Contested status.
Contested
Contested.
- How should organisations that are banned, proscribed or contested be described, with attribution? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Study Study and history.
Research
Research.
Research
Research.
- How do political scientists study organisations, and which references are standard? provenance
- Which entry fits political science? action
History
History.
History
History.
- How did political organisations develop from factions to mass parties and movements? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of political parties? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
What it is Filled
An organisation formed to pursue political goals, including political parties, movements, advocacy and pressure groups, youth wings, coalitions and international political associations; political organisations seek to influence or hold public power, are regulated by laws on parties, campaign finance and lobbying, and vary from formal registered bodies to informal networks.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent classify political organisations and explain their kinds, relay registration and regulatory frameworks from official sources, describe organisations neutrally with attribution, and distinguish them from governmental bodies and non-political associations.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Political purpose
- Formal or informal structure
- Regulated by party and campaign law
- Wide range of kinds
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Campaign for or against a political organisation on its own initiative.
- Infer or disclose a person's political membership without consent.
- Produce fake supporters, accounts or messages for a political organisation.
- Help a political organisation evade funding or election laws.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing content on behalf of a political organisation.
- Classifying an organisation as extremist in public.
May
- Describe a political organisation's stated aims, structure and record from its own and independent sources.
- Explain registration and funding rules for political organisations in a stated jurisdiction.
Moral aspects Filled
- Political affiliation is sensitive data that has been used to persecute people.
- Free association and fair elections depend on honest political information.
Who is affected
- Members and supporters
- Voters
- Political opponents
Owners Filled
Steward
Its members and leadership; electoral authorities register parties where the law requires.
Master systems
- Registers of political parties
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q43229 - registry parent class
related
- organization - the general category
- political party - the main formal kind
- electoral law - and party law
- government agency - a public body
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.political-organization
- Wikidata: Q7210356 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7210356)
- party or organisation register number: per jurisdiction
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Organisation with political goals
- Parties, movements, advocacy groups and coalitions
- Government bodies exercise public power; charities and clubs are non-political
- Not a visible object; offices, members, symbols and public activity.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- classify kinds of political organisation
- relay regulatory frameworks
- describe organisations neutrally
- distinguish from governmental and non-political bodies
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Non-neutral description
- Confusing organisations with governments
- Stale information on registration and status
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Political party registration laws
- Campaign finance and disclosure rules
- Lobbying regulation
- Freedom of association guarantees
Context of use required Filled
- Pursuing political goals collectively.
- political parties
- political movements
- advocacy and pressure groups
- youth and affiliated wings
- coalitions and alliances
- international political organisations
- think tanks with political aims
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7210356: political organization - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Political organisation - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each kind be a separate entry?
- How should registers be linked?
- How should organisations with contested status be described?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7210356/spec.json