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MDC YOUTH ASSEMBLY POLITICAL SCHOOL

SUMMER SCHOOL SCHEDULE

The MDC Youth Assembly has established a political school for the purposes of enriching the capacity of its membership in understanding issues and thinking politically.

The Political School will be run in seasons and the Summer School will be run from the party’s Bulawayo Provincial Offices from September 2011 to February 2012. The Winter School will be held in a province yet to be determined. Members of the Youth Assembly are to register with the National Youth Secretary for Training and Political Education Mr. Andrew Nyathi. Interested non-members of the Assembly may also enrol through an application addressed to the Secretary General Mr. Discent Bajila.

The initial package is as follows:

PART 1

DISCPLINE

PRINCIPAL PRESENTER

1. National Heritage

Moses Mzila Ndlovu

2. Party Heritage

Albert Masotsha Ndlovu/ Rita Ndlovu

3. Contemporary Politics

TBA

4 Understanding Ideologies; Systems of Government

Ngqabutho Nicholas Dube

5. Policy Studies; Lobbying and Advocacy

Qhubani Moyo

6. Professional Ethics

Joshua Mhambi

7. National Administration; Electoral Systems and strategies; Youth Adult relations

Discent C. Bajila

PART 2

DISCIPLINE

CONTENT

1. National Heritage

The history of Zimbabwe

2. Party Heritage

The history and legacy of MDC

3. Systems of Government

A detail of all existing systems of government and an analysis of their impact on development

4. Political ideologies

The ideological spectrum

Ideologies , their origins and impact on development

5. Policy studies

What is policy

The policy cycle

The National Budget as policy

6. Lobbying and advocacy

7. Professional Ethics

Understanding the development of organisational culture.

The impact of individual conduct in collective outlook

Confidential decisions and communication.

8. National Administration

The Arms of State and their composition

Separation of powers

9. Electoral systems

Existing electoral systems and their impact on representative democracy

Campaign strategies

10. Youth – Adult relations

Trans-generational relations

11. Contemporary Politics

Analysing the present day political landscape and its effect on the future.

Electoral Strategies

Contemporary Politics

PARTY HERITAGE

ELECTORAL STRATEGIES

YOUTH ADULT RELATIONS

NATIONAL HERITAGE

ADVOCACY

professional ethics