“For a richer New Zealand” – Successes of a green campaign

In the last election, the New Zealand Greens achieved a record result. For the first time, more than 10% of votes were cast for the Greens, making them the third largest party in the country’s House.

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Water as a right: the latest European Citizens’ Initiative Campaign

The European Citizens Initiative was launched on the 1st April 2012 giving European citizens the possibility to directly influence the agenda setting process of the EU. But gathering 1 million signat.

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1 million European citizens for better animal welfare

8hours is another example of a successful campaign of mobilisation of European citizens which can provide good tips for handling the new tool of European Citizens’ Initiative. After the European Cit.

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Making Berlin a city that has a say

The Green party’s campaign in Berlin elections in 2011 was marked by new ideas and tools. The Greens did a lot to make the campaign more personal and to reach a bigger audience. The article “Door-.

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Regional elections in the Netherlands – using technology to connect with voters

The Dutch Greens – innovative ideas to engage with younger voters This article was written following an interview with Truuske Smits, campaign manager for the North Brabant Greens in the recent regi.

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Campaigning Online

Contents 1. Why should you campaign online? 2. In what elections does internet campaigning work? 3. Where to start 4. How to commission a website 5. Additional tools 6. Keeping an eye on your online r.

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Using Mobile Phones

Contents 1. Using mobile phones: a strategic approach 2. How to prepare for the campaign 3. Specific examples of campaigning with mobile phones [Print version of the entire article] Using mobile phone.

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