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Position paper "Do you agree with Katz& Mair's so-called "cartel party" theory in contemporary politics?
Please submit your position papers dedicated to the suggestion of so-called "cartel party theory" of Katz & Mair in "Changing Models of Party Organization and party Democracy: the emergence of cartel party", Party Politics , Vol. 1. No. 1, pp-5 - 31 (1995), regarding the proposition that modern parties actually disengage from the voters due to their dependence on state subsidies and support. Please indicate wheter you agree or disagree with this observation and the theory in general.