@article{2018:lammert:parteip,
title = {„Parteipolitik ist nicht schön, die Beschäftigung mit ihr aber eine Pflicht“ – Zehn Bemerkungen zur Parteiendemokratie},
year = {2018},
note = {The present picture, which can be drawn from the German party
democracy, is a hazy one: On the one hand, for some time now the
turnout and the number of party members has been rising again. On the
other hand, it is difficult to argue that the parties are at the peak
of their public reputation. Not for the first time, the question of
how relevant political parties are is arising. Ten remarks are made
here on the almost encyclopedic theme of party democracy and party
reputation, objections to and expectations of as well as perspectives
on parties. The success story of the second German democracy, despite
all the criticisms and problems, is not least also owed to political
parties. They are still the main transmission belt of social change in
to political action. Parties must therefore understand themselves as
living membranes that convey change - in both directions. Therefore,
they deserve more recognition for their achievements than is usually
the case in the public’s perception.},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {933--939},
author = {Lammert, Norbert},
volume = {49},
number = {4}
}