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Book SynopsisAn analysis of the international Green political movement, with an emphasis on Green parties across Europe.
Trade ReviewWith his long experience and deep insights in green politics, Per Gahrton - like no one else can - provides a comprehensive picture of the global green party family. An outstanding contribution. -- Claudia Roth, German Green Party MP and Vice President of the German Bundestag
Per Gahrton's experience as a parliamentarian, organiser and activist combines with his skills as a journalist and sociologist to tell a wonderfully readable story. -- Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future and author of The Positive Deviant: Sustainability Leadership in a Perverse World (2010)
Proves that Greens can indeed make a political difference and can be the real alternative needed by our countries. -- Frank Habineza, Founding President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, President of the African Greens Federation and Executive Committee Member of the Global Greens Coordination
A fascinating overview of key debates and developments, with unique insights into the internal life of green parties in Europe and across the world. -- Wolfgang Rüdig, University of Strathclyde
'A valuable manual in realpolitik that resonates here and now in the UK' -- The Ecologist
Table of ContentsList of Figures
Preface
Foreword by Caroline Lucas
Introduction: The Greens – Towards Hegemony in the Anthropocene
1. The Green Awakening
2. Green Philosophy, Science and Social Theory
3. Green Parties All Over the World
4. Green Policies: Building Stones of a Green ideology
5. Greens in Governments
6. Green Global Governance for the Twenty-First Century
Appendix: Green Parties in 100 Countries
Notes
Index
