title: [Crisis of political representation of the aged--the situation of community senior councils in West Germany].
abstract: The feature reports the results of research studies on political representation of interests of the aged. It's focus is an empirical research project of objects, constituting procedures, members, working fields and restrictions of municipal senior councils in the FRG. The feature finishes with a discussion of the democratic legitimation of these councils as representatives of the political interests of the aged.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005860:Germany, West; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D011057:Politics
vernacular_title: Zur Krise der politischen Interessenvertretung älterer Menschen-Die Situation kommunaler Seniorenbeiräte in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.