Tad Shull works as an independent research consultant in New York City. He has taught at Fordham and Long Island Universities and has written several articles on the European ecologists.

• ForewordPrefaceAbbreviationsChapter OneIntroduction: Competition and Change in Progressive PartiesChapter TwoThe Greens in Comparative Historical Perspective: From Social Democracy to EcologyChapter ThreeTheoretical Considerations: Ideology and Strategy in Contemporary Party CompetitionChapter FourIdeology and Competition Inside Ecology Parties: Reexamining Herbert Kitschelt's "Logics of Party Formation"Chapter FiveContrasting Images of Ecological Politics: The Programs of the Verts and Grünen in Comparative PerspectiveChapter SixEntering the Political Arena: Strategic Cues and False StartsChapter SevenDefining Moments: Finding a Niche in the Party SystemChapter EightConsolidation-and New TensionsChapter NineCataclysm and RenewalChapter TenConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

"The puzzle that Tad Shull seeks to explain in this stimulating and informative study is the dramatic contrast between the Green parties of France and Germany. Although the German Grünen receive more scholarly attention, the little-studied French Verts have arguably had a greater impact on their country's politics. Explaining the two parties' different trajectories, Dr. Shull focuses on structural opportunities and constraints, highlighting the importance of Green Party strategy and the relationship to the larger, established center-left party. This book will be of great value to students of political parties and party systems, Green movements and West European politics." — Mark Kesselman, Columbia University "Professor Shull's book provides scholars a fresh view of ecological parties in Europe. It is extremely well written and it breaks new ground on this topic." — Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California"Tad Shull has provided a thoughtful, informative, and compelling account of Green parties and their role in European party systems. Redefining Red and Green is an important contribution to our understanding of emergent center-left politics, all the more timely with the formation of a governing Red-Green coalition in Germany." — Joel Krieger, Wellesley College

Tad Shull works as an independent research consultant in New York City. He has taught at Fordham and Long Island Universities and has written several articles on the European ecologists.

• ForewordPrefaceAbbreviationsChapter OneIntroduction: Competition and Change in Progressive PartiesChapter TwoThe Greens in Comparative Historical Perspective: From Social Democracy to EcologyChapter ThreeTheoretical Considerations: Ideology and Strategy in Contemporary Party CompetitionChapter FourIdeology and Competition Inside Ecology Parties: Reexamining Herbert Kitschelt's "Logics of Party Formation"Chapter FiveContrasting Images of Ecological Politics: The Programs of the Verts and Grünen in Comparative PerspectiveChapter SixEntering the Political Arena: Strategic Cues and False StartsChapter SevenDefining Moments: Finding a Niche in the Party SystemChapter EightConsolidation-and New TensionsChapter NineCataclysm and RenewalChapter TenConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

"The puzzle that Tad Shull seeks to explain in this stimulating and informative study is the dramatic contrast between the Green parties of France and Germany. Although the German Grünen receive more scholarly attention, the little-studied French Verts have arguably had a greater impact on their country's politics. Explaining the two parties' different trajectories, Dr. Shull focuses on structural opportunities and constraints, highlighting the importance of Green Party strategy and the relationship to the larger, established center-left party. This book will be of great value to students of political parties and party systems, Green movements and West European politics." — Mark Kesselman, Columbia University "Professor Shull's book provides scholars a fresh view of ecological parties in Europe. It is extremely well written and it breaks new ground on this topic." — Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California"Tad Shull has provided a thoughtful, informative, and compelling account of Green parties and their role in European party systems. Redefining Red and Green is an important contribution to our understanding of emergent center-left politics, all the more timely with the formation of a governing Red-Green coalition in Germany." — Joel Krieger, Wellesley College

Tad Shull works as an independent research consultant in New York City. He has taught at Fordham and Long Island Universities and has written several articles on the European ecologists.

• ForewordPrefaceAbbreviationsChapter OneIntroduction: Competition and Change in Progressive PartiesChapter TwoThe Greens in Comparative Historical Perspective: From Social Democracy to EcologyChapter ThreeTheoretical Considerations: Ideology and Strategy in Contemporary Party CompetitionChapter FourIdeology and Competition Inside Ecology Parties: Reexamining Herbert Kitschelt's "Logics of Party Formation"Chapter FiveContrasting Images of Ecological Politics: The Programs of the Verts and Grünen in Comparative PerspectiveChapter SixEntering the Political Arena: Strategic Cues and False StartsChapter SevenDefining Moments: Finding a Niche in the Party SystemChapter EightConsolidation-and New TensionsChapter NineCataclysm and RenewalChapter TenConclusionNotesSelected BibliographyIndex

"The puzzle that Tad Shull seeks to explain in this stimulating and informative study is the dramatic contrast between the Green parties of France and Germany. Although the German Grünen receive more scholarly attention, the little-studied French Verts have arguably had a greater impact on their country's politics. Explaining the two parties' different trajectories, Dr. Shull focuses on structural opportunities and constraints, highlighting the importance of Green Party strategy and the relationship to the larger, established center-left party. This book will be of great value to students of political parties and party systems, Green movements and West European politics." — Mark Kesselman, Columbia University "Professor Shull's book provides scholars a fresh view of ecological parties in Europe. It is extremely well written and it breaks new ground on this topic." — Sheldon Kamieniecki, University of Southern California"Tad Shull has provided a thoughtful, informative, and compelling account of Green parties and their role in European party systems. Redefining Red and Green is an important contribution to our understanding of emergent center-left politics, all the more timely with the formation of a governing Red-Green coalition in Germany." — Joel Krieger, Wellesley College