Evolution of Green Politics

Running Head: EVOIUTION OF GREEN POLITICS
Evolution of Green Politics
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1EVOLUTION OF GREEN POLITICS
Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
1. Key Tenets of Green Politics................................................................................................................2
1.1. Economics....................................................................................................................................3
1.2. Participatory Democracy.............................................................................................................5
1.3. Other Issues.................................................................................................................................5
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................6
References...................................................................................................................................................7

2EVOLUTION OF GREEN POLITICS
Introduction
Green Politics refers to a political ideology that has as its focus, the creation of an
ecologically sustainable social and natural environment that is rooted in the concept of
environmentalism as well as in the notion of a grass roots democracy, social justice and non
violence. Green Politics originated in the decade of the 1970’s and ever since that time, a number
of green parties have been conceived and established in different parts of the globe, a few of
which have even managed to achieve something as important as electoral success (Anderson,
2014). Those who support Green Politics are known to be acquainted with other important social
and political movements such as feminism, environmentalism, ecological conservation and even
peace movements (Burchell, 2014). This essay outlines the evolution of Green Politics as it is
known today, by alluding especially to the key tenets of Green Political Ideology. The essay
argues that Green Politics is vital in today’s day and age, given the rise in global warming and
the gradual onset of environmental degradation in various countries of the world.
1. Key Tenets of Green Politics
Green Politics is something that is defined by four important pillars, namely, ecological
wisdom, grass roots democracy, non violence and social justice. In the year of 1984, a few Green
Correspondence Committees were set up in the United States of America, that expanded all of
these four pillars into as many as ten key values that include community based economics,
decentralization, future focus, global responsibility, respect for diversity and post patriarchal
values, with the latter later being translated into feminism (Delman, 2018). A Global Greens
initiative was organized in 2001 as part of a large scale and international green living movement.