Depuis 1990, le Parti du Socialisme Démocratique est-allemand (PDS) présente l’extrême droite comme étant son ennemi. En tant que successeur du SED, le parti communiste au pouvoir en RDA, le PDS s’appuie pour ce faire sur l’héritage, en partie positif, de la propagande antifasciste de...

Since its reform in 1998, the national association of French employers and industry, MEDEF, appears to be an example of strong interest organisation. Unlike trade unions, the peak business organisation has been stable and unified, especially in terms of membership density. Through a study of the...

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