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With his long experience and deep insights in green politics, Per Gahrton - like no one else can - provides a comprehensive picture of the global green party family. An outstanding contribution. -- Claudia Roth, German Green Party MP and Vice President of the German Bundestag Per Gahrton's experience as a parliamentarian, organiser and activist combines with his skills as a journalist and sociologist to tell a wonderfully readable story. -- Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future and author of The Positive Deviant: Sustainability Leadership in a Perverse World (2010) Proves that Greens can indeed make a political difference and can be the real alternative needed by our countries. -- Frank Habineza, Founding President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, President of the African Greens Federation and Executive Committee Member of the Global Greens Coordination A fascinating overview of key debates and developments, with unique insights into the internal life of green parties in Europe and across the world. -- Wolfgang Rudig, University of Strathclyde

Per Gahrton's experience as a parliamentarian, organiser and activist combines with his skills as a journalist and sociologist to tell an admirably coherent and wonderfully readable story about Green Parties and their politics world-wide. Much really helpful learning for those inside or outside the movement, about not only the past, but also what needs to happen next. -- Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future and author of The Positive Deviant: Sustainability leadership in a perverse world (2010) Per Gahrton's book is a must read for all Green Party politicians and activists all over the world. Not only does it detail all the long walk to a Greener future but also drives us back into the past and helps us avoid similar political errors. It's very motivating for young Green Politicians, since it proves that Greens can indeed make a political difference and can be the real alternative needed by our countries. -- Frank Habineza, Founding President of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, President of the African Greens Federation and Executive Committee Member of Global Greens Coordination

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Per Gahrton is a Swedish sociologist and politician, former MP and MEP of the Swedish Greens. He was the 1985-89 co-secretary of the Co-ordination of European Greens, and has participated at all congresses of the Global Greens. He is the author of Green Parties, Green Future (Pluto, 2015) and Georgia: Pawn in the New Great Game (Pluto, 2010).

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