»Political Party or Association? A Historical and Systematic Study on the Term ›Political Party‹ in the German ›Grundgesetz‹«: Dr. Jörn Grotjahn is a graduate of Oxford University (MSt in Modern History) and a German lawyer. His PhD thesis (Free University Berlin) is an analysis of the term »political party« as laid down in the German constitution. The history of the German party system is considered key for a closer definition of this constitutional term and shall enable a more precise distinction from mere political associations.weiterlesen