Social Movements

A Green assessment of the DiEM25.

Did the agreements that came out of the December 2015 COP 21 in Paris really hold any meaningful weight?

In November 2015, Romanians protested to take down a corrupt national system, and the Prime Minister with it. The tragedy of the fire at a concert in Bucharest that killed 62 and seriously injured many more has been largely blamed as the fault of the system of corruption that rots the country. In turn, it triggered massive protests, signalling that Romanian society has had enough.

An interview with Danielle Paffard and Melanie Mattauch from the UK and EU branches of 350.org.

The idea that the war in Syria can be partially explained by climate change is one that is often overlooked. The connection between conflict and climate change – whether it’s down to drought, food scarcity, or environmental degradation to homes – is stronger than it appears, and is one that needs to be urgently addressed before it is too late.

An interview with Chantal Mouffe.

An interview with Nancy Fraser on the role of marginalised groups in protests, the problems of Zuccotti Park and neoliberalism’s impact on environmentalism.

Have the Greens lost their connections to political movements? Did they become just another political party like all others?

An interview with Gerhard Schick.

A strong anti-austerity civil society started to be a reality in Portugal in 2011.