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A '''party political foundation''' ({{lang-de|Parteinahe Stiftung}} or ''Parteistiftung'') in [[Germany]] is a state-subsidised political foundation that's affiliated to a [[political party]]. There are seven foundations at the federal level: one for each party represented in the federal parliament (''[[Bundestag]]''). The major characteristics of all such organizations is that they do party related work like general information about the ideological cause, training of volunteers, publication of pamphlets and international aid for democracy building (in co-operation with partners around the world). |
A '''party political foundation''' ({{lang-de|Parteinahe Stiftung}} or ''Parteistiftung'') in [[Germany]] is a state-subsidised political foundation that's affiliated to a [[political party]]. There are seven foundations at the federal level: one for each party represented in the federal parliament (''[[Bundestag]]''). The major characteristics of all such organizations is that they do party related work like general information about the ideological cause, training of volunteers, publication of pamphlets and international aid for democracy building (in co-operation with partners around the world). |
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The party political foundations receive 95% of their funding from government grants, thus blurring the definition of '[[non-governmental organisation]]'. |
The party political foundations receive 95% of their funding from government grants, thus blurring the definition of '[[non-governmental organisation]]'. All except the [[Friedrich Naumann Foundation|FNF]] and the [[Desiderius-Erasmus-Stiftung|DES]] are not legally registered as a 'foundation' but as a private “Verein” under german law.<ref>{{cite book |title=Transnational European Union: Towards a Common Political Space |editor1-last=Kaiser |editor1-first=Wolfram |editor2-last=Starie |editor2-first=Peter |year=2005 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=978-1-134-21697-0 |page=151 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oG_LnlI8jF8C }}</ref> |
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Similar institutions have also been organized in the Netherlands, Austria, France and Greece. In the U.K. and the U.S. the general setup differs because institutions like the [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]], the [[National Democratic Institute]] (NDI) or the [[International Republican Institute]] (IRI) are limited to responsibilities in international aid. The same applies for the [[Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy]] (NIMD). |
Similar institutions have also been organized in the Netherlands, Austria, France and Greece. In the U.K. and the U.S. the general setup differs because institutions like the [[Westminster Foundation for Democracy]], the [[National Democratic Institute]] (NDI) or the [[International Republican Institute]] (IRI) are limited to responsibilities in international aid. The same applies for the [[Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy]] (NIMD). |
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A party political foundation (German: Parteinahe Stiftung or Parteistiftung) in Germany is a state-subsidised political foundation that's affiliated to a political party. There are seven foundations at the federal level: one for each party represented in the federal parliament (Bundestag). The major characteristics of all such organizations is that they do party related work like general information about the ideological cause, training of volunteers, publication of pamphlets and international aid for democracy building (in co-operation with partners around the world).
The party political foundations receive 95% of their funding from government grants, thus blurring the definition of 'non-governmental organisation'. All except the FNF and the DES are not legally registered as a 'foundation' but as a private “Verein” under german law.[1]
Similar institutions have also been organized in the Netherlands, Austria, France and Greece. In the U.K. and the U.S. the general setup differs because institutions like the Westminster Foundation for Democracy, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) or the International Republican Institute (IRI) are limited to responsibilities in international aid. The same applies for the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD).
List of foundations
Literature
- Pinto-Duschinsky, Michael, The Party Foundations and Political Finance in Germany. In: Seidle, Leslie F. (ed.), Comparative Issues in Party and Election Finance. Toronto, ON: Dundurn Press, 1991, pp. 179–250. ISBN 1-55002-100-1
- Lucardie, Paul/ Voerman, Gerrit, 'Party Foundations in the Netherlands', in: Nassmacher, Karl-Heinz (ed.), Foundations for Democracy. Approaches to Comparative Political Finance, Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2001, pp. 321–337.
See also
- Political foundation at European level
- Party finance in Germany
- Party funding in Austria
- Party funding in the Netherlands
Footnotes
- ^ Kaiser, Wolfram; Starie, Peter, eds. (2005). Transnational European Union: Towards a Common Political Space. London: Routledge. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-134-21697-0.