Greening the mainstream: party politics and the environment

• Published in: Environmental politics Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 73 - 94
• Main Author: Carter, Neil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis 01.02.2013; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Comparative Analysis; Competition; Conservatism; Environment and politics; Environmental Policy; environmental politics; Experts; Family; Green Parties; Green party; Left-wing parties; Liberalism; Libertarianism; Libertarians; party competition; party family; Party politics; Places of Worship; Political Parties; Politics

If the environment becomes the subject of party competition so that mainstream parties compete to be the 'greenest' party and move closer to Green party positions that may produce more environmental policy measures and better environmental outcomes. A comparative analysis of the impact of...