Commonwealth Greens
Comparing Australian and Canadian Green Parties
Tim Boston, PhD
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Synopsis
The very first Green Party was established in Tasmania, Australia less than forty years ago - a short time in political
history.
Since 1972, Green parties have gained seats at the federal, provincial or state, and municipal levels worldwide. Greens have gained federal seats in France and Sweden, as well
as acquiring political influence in Australia, and more recently, Canada. Specifically, Australia has federal and state Greens, while polling data reveals that since 1991,
Canadian Greens have shown gains in the popular vote. Notwithstanding their electoral successes, the two countries' Green parties have also had a notable effect on the
public's conception of environmental issues.
Commonwealth Greens provides a paradigmatic, comparative analysis of the Green parties of Canada and Australia, providing policymakers, activists and academics with an
understanding of the beliefs that shape Green Party action, while offering the general public an overview of Green thought.
About The Author
Tim Boston is a writer, researcher and philosopher with a broad interest in topics that span the arts, humanities,
sciences, and social sciences. He resides with his wife, two cats, and husky/dog in a small cottage in the forested Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, just north of Montreal. He
has a PhD in Environmental Studies from the University of Tasmania, Australia, and has taught at McGill University, University of Tasmania, Thompson Rivers University, and
Simon Fraser University.
He has an extensive publication record in the area of environmental thought, education, and politics, and is also the author of Toward A Greener
Millennium.
From The Book
...Greens are not frozen or static bodies, but radiate and set in motion a kaleidoscope of colours, shapes and patterns
relative to what is occurring in society and the larger political sphere, and so a scholar's own construction of such a transformative, movable and vibrant Green political
force is, by definition, a more subjective exercise.
It is not possible to manufacture one, fully objective and correct way of structuring an examination of the Greens. There is no complete, linear path to enlightenment. Social
research is not entirely 'value-free' and objective, nor is it based on an unchanging world, where inquiry can always be replicated in a perfectly logical fashion.
Change is a constant, and the social world we live in is under continual reconstruction. The Greens are a multifarious, complex, and ever-changing social movement which alters
relative to circumstance...
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