PT Journal AU Gehrig, T TI Sozialistische Büro und die Wiederkehr der Organisationsdebatte SE Sozial.Geschichte Online: Zeitschrift für historische Analyse des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts PD 12 PY 2020 BP 87 EP 118 VL 2020 IS 28 DI 10.17185/duepublico/19418 LA de AB The question of organization is always virulent, especially within the left. Grassroots organization vs. party is a key dichotomy here. This question was approached theoretically and practically in the Sozialistisches Büro (SB). The SB's approach to the field of work is illustrative of this. On the occasion of the publication of Carsten Prien’s book Rätepartei, the author presents Prien’s criticism of the SB and discusses the idea of self-determination and organization in light of the history of the SB. ER