CDI's 2007 Political Party Development Course (PPD) was run at the ANU in Canberra between 7 - 18 May
The course covered the nuts and bolts of party politics from the inside. Topics addressed included running effective campaigns; public opinion and polling; successful electoral strategies; media relations; policy development; membership recruitment; issue management; and political party funding.
The course is aimed at those engaged in the actual business of politics, political advising and political campaigns - political advisers, campaign workers, party activists, and politicians themselves - in the new democracies of the Asia-Pacific region.
Click on these links for details on the 2007 PPD and reporting from the inaugural PPD in 2006:
Convenor:
The convenor of CDI's Political Party Development course is Mr Norm Kelly. Mr Kelly is a former Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia, where he represented the Australian Democrats. He is currently a member of the Political Science Program at the Australian National University, where he is completing a PhD.
