Preparing for power
The German Greens and the challenge of party politics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6050101 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael O’neill (0000-0001-5224-9121, Nottingham Trent University, corresponding author), Michael O''Neill, Michael O'Neill |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 165-184 |
| Publication date | 2000-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/713658354 |
| OpenAlex | W2053925243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
This article argues that although there is no contradiction as such between radical commitment and practical politics, the demands of modern party and electoral politics present a challenge to radical parties. The case of the German Greens, Europe's most successful ecology party, is examined in this context, as they have faced this dilemma since their take-off into mainstream politics in the 1980s. This article assesses their response to the radicalism versus realism challenge over the past two decades, as well as considering its impact on the organizational structure of the party, its electoral strategy, ideology and policy agenda
Context (archaeology · Contradiction · Dilemma · Epistemology · German · Ideology · Mainstream · Neutrality · Political economy · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Realism · Sociology · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
The Transformation of European Social Democracy
Political Parties in Western Democracies
The Culture of Contentment
Environmental Belief Systems in Western Europe
Unconventional Participation in Party Politics
The Split Between the Established and the Non‐established Left in Germany
The organization of a participatory party – the German Greens
Goodbye to movement politics? Organisational adaptation of the German green party
The Socialist Tradition
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |