Short Analysis Paper
on Ruritania
The paper is divided into 5 parts with each section
1-2 pages long. Answer the following
questions:
1) Describe
the essence of your party using the notion of cleavages which we have discussed
during the course of the semester.
Assume that your party is only an “interest” in the
2) What were your party’s preferred ministries? Why did your party prefer these ministries? Be sure to discuss how these ministries
reflect the interests of your party’s members and why the “control” of these
ministries is vital them.
3) What was
your general organizational strategy? Ie., why
did you invest money in the electoral districts that your did? What party/ parties did you consider to be your
major competition in each of these districts?
Why?
4) You now
know the results of the election. Were
you successful? Why or why not?
5) You had an
opportunity to be successful in the coalition formation phase. What was your strategy? Were you successful? Why or why not?