Table 3 Types of collateral organizations
From: Party expats? Mapping transnational party branches of French, German and UK parties
Independent collateral organization | Cooperative connected collateral organization | Affiliated organization | Ancillary organization | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of membership | optional individual membership | cooperative membership (individual optional) | individual membership | individual membership |
Overlap of membership | Partial | partial | partial | full |
Membership rights | Individual | collective (individual optional) | individual | individual |
Type of organizational link | Informal | formal | formal | formal |
Control of national party | Low | low | high | very high |
Example | Civil Society organizations which support and share political views with party | Party Trade Union links | Party Youth Movements | Intra-Party Women Group |