The (anti-)establishment of the Norwegian Green Party

One year after Breivik’s terrorist attack of July 22, and one year before a possible green electoral breakthrough in Norway, Nikki Schei and Øyvind Strømmen discuss the mobilisation of green voter.

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“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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GroenLinks preparing pro-European campaign for Dutch elections

The ongoing euro crisis has made “Europe” a main issue of national elections throughout the European Union. The Netherlands, where general elections will take place on September 12, are no excepti.

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Canadian Greens – the importance of targeting

Elizabeth May being sworn in as Canada's first Green MP This article was written following an interview with Johan Hamels, executive director of the Green Party of Canada The Green Party has bee.

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Brighton & Hove Greens – not an overnight success

In May 2010 the Green Party of England and Wales celebrated the election of its first Member of Parliament when its leader, Caroline Lucas, was elected in the Brighton Pavilion constituency. A year la.

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The First Green MP in the House of Commons

Contents 1. The long campaign trail 2. Skills and tips 3. Assessing the campaign       The long campaign trail Working on Caroline Lucas’s successful General Election campaign in Brighton was.

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Green Youth Organisations

 Content 1. Introduction 2. Preparation of the campaign 3. During the campaign [Print version of the entire article] [Click here for Best Practice Examples] A youth wing can prove to be an importan.

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Targeting Voters

  Contents 1. Who to target 2. Milieu analysis 3. Network analysis 4. Micro-targeting [Print version of the entire article] [Click here for Best Practice Examples] Who to target Parties engaged i.

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The Last 72 Hours

Until the last minute ‘Getting out the vote’ – every political campaigner and every politician in the USA knows this claim. It is a symbol for election campaigning on election day itself, until .

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