The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to green politics: Green politics – political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy. It began taking shape in the western world in the 1970s; since then Green parties have developed and established themselves in many countries across the globe, and have achieved some electoral success.
Nature of green politics Green politics can be described as:
activism an ideology a political ideology a social movement a political movement part of the environmental movement
Essence of green politics
Green nationalism Green party
Contributing philosophies Agrarianism – Philosophy supporting rural society Environmentalism – Philosophy about Earth protection Localism – Political philosophy prioritizing local governance and community control Social liberalism – Political ideology within liberalism
Overlapping movements Green politics shares many ideas with the following movements:
Animal rights movement Anti-globalization movement Alter-globalization movement Climate movement Conservation movement Environmental movement Feminist movement Local food movement Peace movement
Green schools of thought
Bright green environmentalism
Car-free movement – Movement to reduce the use of private vehicles Climate movement Conservation movement – Sociopolitical advocacy for protecting natural resources Eco-modernism – Environmental movement emphasizing technological innovation for sustainability Ecological modernization – Environmental theory linking economic growth with sustainable technological solutions Prometheanism – Philosophy advocating human progress through technology and mastery over nature Technogaianism – Favor of technology to fight environmental threats Positive environmentalism
Deep green environmentalism
Anti-consumerism – Sociopolitical ideology Degrowth – Philosophy calling for reduced consumption and production to achieve sustainability Anti-globalization movement – Worldwide political movement against multinational corporations Alter-globalization movement – Advocacy for globalization models prioritizing human rights, environment, and fairnessPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Global justice movement – Network of organized efforts around international justice Anti-nuclear movement – Movement opposing nuclear energy and weapons due to environmental and safety concerns Bioregionalism – Philosophy advocating governance and culture based on ecological and geographic regions Ecoauthoritarianism – Political ideology combining environmental protection with authoritarian governance Ecocentrism – Stance of environmentalism that values should be centered around nature, not humanity Eco-fascism – Authoritarian environmentalist ideologyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Green anarchism – Branch of anarchism focused on the environment Anarcho-naturism – Practice and advocacy of social nudityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Anarcho-primitivism – Anarchist critique of civilization Rewilding (anarchism) – Anarchist critique of civilizationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Communalism (Bookchin) – American social theorist (1921–2006)Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets, proposed that communities manage affairs using popular assemblies Eco-communalism – International policy development bodyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Back-to-the-land movement – Agrarian movement of former urbanites Democratic confederalism – Political ideology and government structure Green municipalism – Political philosophy advocating sustainability through grassroots municipal institutions Libertarian municipalism – Local self-government political systemPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Social ecology (Bookchin) – concerned with the relationship between ecological and social issues Inclusive democracy – Greek political philosopher, economist and writerPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Neo-Luddism – Philosophy opposing modern technology Radical environmentalism Animal rights movement – Social movement for animal consideration Deep Green Resistance – Radical environmental movement Earth liberation movement – Part of radical environmentalismPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Light green environmentalism
Free-market environmentalism – Political and economic philosophy Eco-capitalism – View that capital exists in nature as "natural capital" Sustainable capitalism – Capitalism based on sustainable practices Georgism – Economic philosophy centered on common ownership of land Geolibertarianism – Political and economic ideology integrating libertarianism with Georgism Green libertarianism – Political ideology with mixed green and libertarian beliefs Green conservatism – Combination of conservatism and environmentalism Fiscal environmentalism – Economic approach linking fiscal policy with environmental goals Green liberalism – Political ideology
Other
Eco-feminism – Approach to feminism influenced by ecologist movementPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Eco-nationalism – Political ideology combining environmentalism with nationalism Green Zionism – Branch of Zionism Green left – Ideology merging aspects of socialism with green politics, ecology and alter-globalizationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Eco-socialism – Ideology merging aspects of socialism with green politics, ecology and alter-globalization Localism – Political philosophy prioritizing local governance and community control Queer ecology – Environmental approach informed by queer theory Green syndicalism – Branch of anarchism focused on the environmentPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Opposition Anti-environmentalism
Religious variants
Ecotheology – Theological reflection on the environment Spiritual ecology – Field in religion, conservation, and academia Christian environmentalism Evangelical environmentalism – Christian environmental movement Islamic environmentalism, also known as Hima – Traditional Arabian land-stewardship system Jewish environmentalism – Jewish environmental ethics and stewardship Maori environmentalism, also known as Kaitiakitanga – Māori concept of guardianshipPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
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