The Impact of Party Political Education on Cadre Political Attitudes

Abstract

This research is motivated by the strengthening role of political parties, especially in carrying out one of its functions, namely political education. DPD PDI-P West Java as one of the parties that has a strong and loyal cadre base is a background of researchers interested in exploring the role of this party in influencing the political attitude of its cadres. The formulation of the research problem is how is the impact of political education organized by the DPD PDI-P West Java in influencing cadre politics? The research approach used is qualitative with the c ase study method. The results of this study explain that party cadres are given political education consistently starting from the lowest level, namely branches, so that the results seen in the cadres are high growth of loyalty towards the party, growing critical thinking, having more open insight towards politics and becoming more active participate in various activities and socialize both with fellow cadres and with non-cadres in self-maturation efforts. The conclusion that can be drawn is the political education carried out by the DPD PDIP West Java in influencing the political attitude of its cadres carried out in stages, within a relatively long time but proven to be able to build the soul of a cadre as the goal of political