@article{2014:nestler:einzelbewe,
title = {Einzelbewerber bei den Bundestagswahlen von 1949 bis 2013: zahlreich, aber chancenlos},
year = {2014},
note = {With 261 in 1987 and as many as 81 candidates in the last federal
election non-party actors are a numerically significant group. Taking
into account the legal framework, the development of the German party
system, the election results since 1949 and the personal motivation of
the applicants, it is possible to outline fundamental assertions about
this group. Idealism and party disaffection are the key drivers of
engagement - directly followed by advertising and promoting oneself.
In this sense, election posters and the very limited media attention
are used as a platform for the presentation of more or less personal,
social, economic and political agendas. The conclusion is that
non-party actors, although numerous, are without chance at the federal
level. [ZParl, vol.  45, no.  4, pp   796 - 811]},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {796--811},
author = {Nestler, Christian},
volume = {45},
number = {4}
}