Cadre party
Kaderpartei denotes firstly a certain type of party in authoritarian , in particular socialist or seldom also fascist regimes and secondly in political science a certain type of party in the 19th century.
Cadre party in authoritarian forms of government
A cadre party is a mostly communist or Marxist-Leninist party that occupies its most important positions with politically intensively trained and specially selected party members ( nomenklatura ). These, if possible, well-trained cadres should lead to a proclaimed avant-garde position.
Cadre policy plays a major role within such parties. So that a cadre party does not degenerate into an undemocratic organization of an authoritarian leadership clique, the aim is to train as many members as possible to become cadres. In a healthy cadre party, numerous in-depth discussions should take place before decision-making.
In the real socialist states , the leading role of the Communist Party is usually enshrined in the constitution . Their nomenclature cadres hold all important positions in the party, state apparatus and mass organizations ( trade unions , youth associations , women's associations , military sports associations , etc.).
Cadre party as a concept of political science
The typologies of Duverger and Katz and Mair use the term "cadre party" to describe parties of the 19th century that represented the old possessing classes before universal and equal suffrage was introduced . They represented an elitist and authoritarian understanding of governance and claimed to be best able to provide for the common good. Typically these parties disappeared with the extension of the right to vote to the entire population.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lexicon entry on spiegel.de ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Maurice Duverger : Les partis politiques. Armand Colin, Paris, 1951.
- ^ Richard S. Katz, Peter Mair: Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy: the Emergence of the Cartel Party. In: Party Politics. Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1995, ISSN 1354-0688 , pp. 5-28, doi : 10.1177 / 1354068895001001001 .
