Key PointsAnimal parties are minor (niche) political parties with a single-issue focus on animals.Animal parties can win seats in elections that use proportional representation. The most important strategic decision is to choose to contest elections where seats can be won with just a couple of percent of the vote. Animal parties have won seats in five countries (Australia, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Portugal).When an animal party wins even one seat or a couple of seats, the impact for animals is typically positive and moderate. Occasionally, the impact can be enormous.We recommend a handful of countries where we think small grants are likely to help animal parties win at least one seat. Providing initial funding for animal parties in these countries appears to be low-hanging fruit, and this small level of funding is likely to have a disproportionately high level of impact.Executive SummaryThis approach involves establishing political parties with an explicit [...] ---Outline:(00:09) Key Points(01:07) Executive Summary(08:06) Table of Contents(10:18) 1. How Do Animal Advocacy Parties Work?(12:45) 2. Theory of Change(16:08) 3. Voting Systems and Minor Parties(16:38) 3.1 We focus on proportional representation(24:05) 3.2 Contesting more elections seems better than spending more on advertising(29:10) 4. Current Seats: Where Have Animal Parties Won Seats?(32:31) 5. Expanding Existing Parties: Where Could Animal Parties Win More Seats?(32:38) 5.1 Where do animal parties exist?(34:08) 5.2 Method: How we forecast the chance of winning a seat(39:22) 5.3 Results: Our predicted chances of winning a seat for existing parties(40:51) 6. Future Parties: Where Could Future Animal Parties Be Established?(40:58) 6.1 Where do animal parties not yet exist?(42:14) 6.2 Results: Our predicted chances of winning a seat for future parties(43:20) 7. European Parliament: Could Animal Parties Win More Seats in the European Parliament?(45:29) 8. Track Record of Existing Parties(45:53) 8.1 Australia: Animal Justice Party (New South Wales)(51:15) 8.2 Belgium: Victoria Austraet, Independent(54:39) 8.3 France: Ecological Revolution for the Living (REV)(56:30) 8.4 Netherlands: Party for the Animals(59:45) 8.5 Portugal: People-Animals-Nature (PAN)(01:02:11) 9. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis(01:02:16) 9.1 Costs: Parties often pay for themselves(01:07:51) 9.2 Impact: Our rough back-of-the-envelope calculation(01:17:09) 10. Academic Literature(01:17:13) 10.1 What do studies tell us about animal parties?(01:22:22) 10.2 How do minor parties influence policy?(01:31:34) 10.3 What is the relationship between elections, veg\*n voters, and animal welfare?(01:35:34) 11. An Alternative Strategy: Voting Blocs(01:43:55) Acknowledgements(01:44:09) Bibliography---
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October 6th, 2023

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https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/kiq83nGBoK8tih4wB/party-politics-for-animal-advocacy-part-1-animal-focused
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