The Logics of Party Formation : Ecological Politics in Belgium and West Germany

Drawing on interviews with more than 130 party activists, Herbert Kitschelt provides an incisive account of the development of three vanguard ecological parties in contemporary Western Europe—the Green party of West Germany, and the Belgian ecological parties Agalev and Ecolo. Left-libertarian Parties In Western Democracies -- Organization, Strategy, And Elections -- Founding Ecology Parties -- Getting Involved -- Acting Locally -- Making Choices -- Moving Up -- Reaching Out -- The Temptations Of Power -- The Future Of Left-libertarian Politics. Herbert Kitschelt. Includes Bibliographical References.