The Green Party

Michel Perottino (1, 2)

1 CEFRES - Centre Français de Recherche en Sciences Sociales
2 IMS FSV UK - Institut d'études internationales (Institut Mezinárodních studií)

This chapter is focused on the Czech Green Party. It presents its turbulent existence since the Velvet Revolution, his recent electoral and governmental emergence. The paper discusses the difficulties in implementing a green program in the Czech governmental context. It concludes on an analysis of the limited institutionalization of the party in practice and its dependence from political personalities.

Mots clés: Green Party; Strana zelených; Nuclear issue; Climate change; Elections; Institutionalisation

Domaines: Science politique; Sciences de l'environnement

Michel Perottino. The Green Party: An undeserved success?. Pascal Marty, Sandrine Devaux. Social movements and public action: Lessons from environmental issues, Centre français de recherche en sciences sociales (CEFRES), pp.55-72, 2009. ⟨halshs-00503086⟩