green parties
Nature-focused political groups
Green parties are political parties organized around environmentalism, sustainability, and ecological responsibility.
They typically also advocate for social justice, grassroots democracy, and nonviolence.
Green parties emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, first gaining significant influence in Western Europe: The German Greens entered parliament in 1983.
Most democracies now have a green party, though their electoral success varies widely.
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- activismDirect effort for reform
- direct actionConfrontational political tactics
- European ParliamentEU's elected legislative branch
grassroots · grassroots organizing · proportional representation · coalition government · rainbow coalition · electoral reform · conservation · global warming · climate change · democratic socialism · eco-socialism · elections · local elections · environmentalism · candidates · social democracy · advocacy groups · progressive movements
- European PoliticsEU, European Parliament, European Union, EU Commission, eurozone
- green politicsclimate justice, environmental justice, climate activism, eco-activism, climate policy
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland