HOW TO BUILD A YOUTH WING

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LIST OF CONTeNTS CHApTer 1 10 BUILDING A sOLID HOUse – THe BAsIc seT-Up 1. Name, purpose and membership 13 2. Congress as the highest authority 13 3. Management and structure 14 4. Rules of procedure 16 5. Amendment of regulations and dissolution 16 CHApTer 2 18 YOUr cOre WOrK – DeVeLOpmeNT Of pOLITIcAL pOsITIONs 1. Political foundation and programme 21 2. How to develop policies 21 3. Ways to debate and decide 23 4. The resolutions 23 5. Define your political culture 24 CHApTer 3 26 memBers – THe pILLAr Of eVerY DemOcrATIc YOUTH WING 1. The membership criteria 29 2. Recruitment of members 29 3. Reception 30 4. Retaining members 31 5. The rights of the members 32 CHApTer 4 34 cOmmUNIcATION WITH memBers – sms AND WHAT eLse? 1. Communicating your plan of action 37 2. The content of the communication 37 3. Internal media 38 4. Communication in times of crisis 39 5. Communication by members 39 CHApTer 5 42 THe reLATIONsHIp TO THe mOTHer pArTY 1. Formal and informal cooperation 45 2. Best friend and best watchdog 45 3. When political positions differ? 46 4. The role of youth during elections 46 5. Future political candidates or agents for change? 47 CHApTer 6 50 cAmpAIGNs AND cOLLABOrATION 1. Know your campaign 53 2. Campaign planning – top-down 53 3. Campaign planning – bottom-up 54 4. The involvement of volunteers 55 5. Best counterpart and your strongest ally 55 HOW TO BUILD A YOUTH WING DANIsH INsTITUTe fOr pArTIes AND DemOcrAcY pAGe 6
CASeS “If you really want to start a new party, the first thing you should do…” 12 Mahmoud Salem, Free Egyptians Party “It’s worth all the hours of voluntary work – especially during times of election” 17 Rasmus Brygger the Danish Libertarian Youth “Internal democracy is indispensable in all our actions” 20 Taher El-Shafei, The Egypt’s Freedom Party ”We are just totally passionate about policy development” 25 Ditte Søndergaard, The Danish Social Liberal Youth “forget about the media-exposure – that’s not how we get new members involved!” 28 Nehal El-Banna, The Egyptian Social Democrats “start listening, stop talking (At least if you want new members)” 33 Gry Möger Poulsen, The Danish Socialist People’s Party Youth “Voluntary work is an indispensable part of our political program” 36 Aly Khafagy. The Egyptian Freedom and Justice Party “Why people stay with us – and what we do to prevent them from leaving” 41 Morten Dahlin, The Danish Liberal Youth “Be critical and independent when working together with the mother party” 44 Kristoffer Beck, Young Conservatives of Denmark ”You just can not overestimate the importance of the political voice of the youth” 49 Ulla Tørnæs, Member of the Danish Parliament former Minister of Education and Development “You liars..! campaigning one year after the revolution” 52 Hossam Mamdouh, The Egyptian Awareness Party “Generation garbage can unite to fight youth unemployment in europe” 57 Peter Hummelgaard, The Social Democratic Youth of Denmark HOW TO BUILD A YOUTH WING DANIsH INsTITUTe fOr pArTIes AND DemOcrAcY pAGe 7
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Page 55 and 56: 4th TOPIC THE INVOLVEMENT OF VOLUNT
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