Introduction
German Party Membership in the 21st Century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6262268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandra Nonnenmacher, Tim Spier |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 150-161 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4008 • E-ISSN: 1743-8993 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644008.2018.1540691 |
| OpenAlex | W2937396971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 48 |
The party membership decline experienced in Germany in the last decades raises a number of theoretical, empirical, and normative questions, a selection of which is addressed in this special issue of German Politics. In this introduction, we summarise some of the central arguments and findings presented. Although the individual articles take various perspectives and present specific insights, as a whole they allow for drawing some consequences: Firstly, party membership decline seems to be irreversible, secondly, it does neither imply an inadequate organisational linkage between society and state institutions nor, thirdly, a threat to democracy
Democracy · Economics · German · Linkage (software · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Selection (genetic algorithm · Sociology · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Polyarchy
Participation in America
Labour’s Grass Roots
Party Members and Activists
High-Intensity Participation
Parties Without Partisans
Das Parteiensystem der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
An economic theory of democracy
Political man
Going, going, . . . gone? The decline of party membership in contemporary Europe
The Transformation of the Western European Party Systems
When Parties Fail
The Logic of Collective Action
Party Membership Role and Party Cartelization in Belgium and Italy
Charismatic Legitimation and Bureaucratic Rule
Political Parties
Declining memberships, changing members? European political party members in a new era
Party Membership in Twenty European Democracies, 1980-2000
Attitudes, Opportunities and Incentives
Party Change and Party Membership Decline
Emancipated party members
Is the party over? The decline of party activism and membership across the democratic world
Cadre, Catch-all or Cartel
Where Have All the Members Gone? The Dynamics of Party Membership in Britain
Party as linkage
The ‘paradox of enrollment
Party as linkage
A decline of linkage? Intra‐party participation in Norway, 1991–2000
Rationality and party activism
Explaining Activism Amongst Fine Gael Members
Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy
Urban Structure and Social Participation
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |