288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous. The author argues that 'greens' share a common ideological framework but are divided over strategy. Using social... Read more
1. The Green Movement as a Social Movement2. The Emergence and Growth of the Green Movement3. Green Ideology4. Green Parties5. Mass Environmental Movement Organizations6. Ecological Direct Action Groups7. Local Environmental Protest Groups8. Conclusion - the Future of the Green Movement
Biography
Brian Doherty is a Lecturer in Politics at Keele University, and also a member of the UK Green Party. He has published widely on green ideas, parties and movements. Previous publications include Democracy and Green Political Thought (co-edited with Marius de Geus) and Direct Action in British Environmentalism (co-edited with Ben Seel and Matthew Patterson)
'This book has some significant strengths: a broad political imagination, a refreshing ability to draw together comparisons between different forms of green political activity, and a useful sense of the different trajectories of green movements. It also presents some engaging case-study material.' - Environment and Planning A, David Featherstone, University of Liverpool
