Parteipolitische Aktivitäten, Sozialstruktur und politische Netzwerke der Grünen Rheinland-Pfalz im Jahr 1984: Eine Fallstudie

Between ideology and empirical research

“…Except for two studies on Rhineland-Palatinate Land party (Pfenning 1990;Heidger 1987), analyses of the Green Party organization have so far been confined to the federal level, where the extra-parliamentary party organization has attracted considerably more interest than have structures and processes inside the Green parliamentary group (for the latter see: Ismayr 1985; Klotzsch et al 1989). There are basically two approaches, which emphasize different aspects:…”

“…Hence, the Greens could not build up exclusive organizational links with the new social movements. Instead, informal networks of overlapping memberships have been the dominant mode of movement-party relationships (Kitschelt 1989: 245ff ;Pfenning 1990). When it comes to modes of political participation, however, the Greens are still the sole unambiguous proponent of unconventional, and sometimes even illegal.…”