Long-Term Trends in Conventional Political Participation in the Federal Republic of Germany
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https://doi.org/10.12775/HiP.2019.034Keywords
political participation, conventional actions, participation trends, Federal Republic of GermanyAbstract
The purpose of this study was to identify long-term trends in conventional participation in the Federal Republic of Germany. The time frame for the analysis covered the period between 1946 and 2016. Conventional participation was measured against two variables using regression analysis: the level of participation in elections and the level of membership in political parties. For both variables, statistically significant development trends were identified, which were mainly of a declining nature. The data employed concerned voter turnout in elections to the Bundestag and Landtags, and the development process of membership levels in six major political parties: CDU, SPD, CSU, FDP, Alliance 90/The Greens, and the Left/PDS.References
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