September 10, 2025Party Politics

How green is my party? Programmatic stances towards environmental protection in Europe

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Analysis reveals links between economic ideology and environmental positions in political parties, highlighting regional variations.

A significant relationship exists between economic ideology, social conservatism, and parties’ environmental protection stances.
The analysis of 280 political parties across 38 European countries reveals distinct patterns concerning party competition on environmental issues.
Findings show that economic left-right positions rarely correlate with environmental stances in Central and Eastern Europe.
This research underscores the importance of regional specificities in understanding the environmental agendas of political parties.

Grzymała-Busse et al. (2025) studied this question.

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