Inside the Greens : the origins and future of the party, the people and the politics /

Inside the Greens : the origins and future of the party, the people and the politics /

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Author / Creator:	Manning, Paddy, author.
Imprint:	Carlton, Vic. : Black Inc., [2019]
Description:	xx, 540 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Green Party (Australia) Green Party (Australia) Progress. Political parties -- Australia. Green movement -- Australia. Green movement. Political parties. Politics and government. Progress. Australia -- Politics and government -- 2001- Australia.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11964333

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ISBN:	9781863959520 (pbk) 1863959521 (pbk)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	A revelatory examination of the history and future of the Australian Greens. After a decade of leadership changes and volatility in Canberra, the Australian electorate is disillusioned with the two major parties. But what about the Greens, the supposed 'third force' in Australian politics? Inside the Greens exposes the workings of a divided, defensive organisation reckoning with structural and strategic challenges. Reeling from a series of shocking seat losses, the dual-citizenship crisis, dramatic factional showdowns and suggestions of internal sabotage, can the party hang together? Has it strayed too far from its origins in grassroots activism? Can the Greens do politics differently and still succeed at the polls?

Table of Contents:

Part one: The life of a party. Chapter 1. The world's first Green party
Chapter 2. Democrats, blockaders, disarmers
Chapter 3. Green independents
Chapter 4. Getting together
Chapter 5. Breaking through
Chapter 6. Picking fights
Chapter 7. Turning the corner
Chapter 8. Taking a stand
Chapter 9. Into power
Chapter 10. Milne rebuilds
Chapter 11. The real opposition
Part two: The challenge ahead. Chapter 12. Confronting the climate emergency
Chapter 13. Tackling inequality in the aspirational era
Chapter 14. Pursuing peace in the age of the strongman
Chapter 15. Cleaning up Australia's democracy.