The Left Libertarianism of the Greens

ISBN-13: 9783031392627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Kire Sharlamanov

Opis

This book offers a systematic and multifaceted analysis of the Greens on the levels of political philosophy, political concepts, social movement, political parties, and political ideology. The originality of the book lies in the determination of the political philosophy of the Greens as left libertarianism. Such a determination of the Greens can already be found in the writings of Herbert Kitschelt, but while he only makes a cursory mention of it, this book offers a detailed elaboration of the points of contact between left-libertarianism and the Greens. The book also attempts to explain the acceptance of left-libertarianism by the Greens with social processes in Western Europe, the emergence of a new middle class and post-materialist values. At the same time, the book examines the relationship between the left-libertarian political philosophy of the Greens and the organizational structure of the Green parties, their relationship to the state, and to democracy.

Spis treści

1. Introductory Remarks About the Greens

2. Environment Protection in a Left-Libertarian Political Philosophy

3. Green Political Thought

4. The Greens as a Social Movement

5. The Green Parties

6. The Ideological Orientation of the Green Parties

7. A Critical Review of the Green Political Ideology

O autorze

Kire Sharlamanov is Full Professor of Sociology at the International Balkan University, Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. His specialty is in the field of political sociology. He is the author of several books and articles in the field of sociology. In 2022, Kire Sharlamanov was the president of the Association of Sociologists of Macedonia.