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As the 2022 French presidential elections draw near, Quentin Ariès examines who will champion the Green voice and political ecology in France today.
Read moreAn interview with political scientist Vanessa Jérome analysing what motivates activists to mobilise and campaign for the French Greens.
Read moreAfter its success at the 2019 European elections, can the French Greens break their pattern of constantly rising and falling green waves?
Read moreIn a France dominated by leaders without movements and rocked by movements without leaders, can political ecology build on EU election success to help fix the crisis of representation?
Read moreWill the trial against a former Green politician for sexual harassment mark a milestone for wider French society?
Read moreWith France’s presidential election just months away – what role is there for political ecology to play?
Read moreThe state of the French Greens, Europe Écologie Les Verts, is in disarray, and the paradoxical gap between a shrinking Green electorate and ecologically conscious citizens and movements grows. However, the grass is always greener on the other side, especially in the case of Italy, where Green prospects in comparison are bleak. A book review of “Manifeste des écologistes atterrés”.
Read moreWithout a doubt, the news of Jean Vincent Placé (leader of Green group in the French Senate) and other Green members’ departure from the group – during the summer 2015 after having accused others in the party Europe Ecologie Les Verts (EELV) of “shifting too far left” and demanding too much of the Socialist government – was a relief to the Greens and their supporters. But, it is far from fully cathartic, perhaps partly because losing members is always a failure.
Read moreAgainst the tide of right and far-right success in the French local elections, the Greens scored a big win in the race for Mayor of Grenoble. In doing so, they created a new and vibrant alternative to the left of the Socialists. What can we learn from this?
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