On the Organizing of Global Political Parties

Abstract

There is tremendous tension between on the one hand, the processes where ideas, communication patterns, struggles and challenges are increasingly global in nature when at the same time, and on the other hand, the focus, action and spatial organization of political parties remain national. Global threats, such as global climate change, or regional issues, such as the euro crisis, are of cross-border concern and must be addressed together by way of shared mechanisms and according to shared visions. What is more, these issues can only be successfully dealt by way of universal rule and according to democratic principles where everyone concerned will have a say. In short, today, globalization affects everything but the organization of political parties.