Environmental Ngos, Elections and Community Organising

Posted: 27 Sep 2014

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Date Written: 2014

Abstract

This paper examines current changes within the Australian environment movement to project where the movement might be trending in coming years. It references the movement’s past history to describe why it lost its way around the turn of the century. However, it paints a more positive picture of current trends, especially community organising, and co-operative relationships between groups. The renewal is sourced to (a) new climate change groups that have benefitted from US influence; and (b) the strength of domestic groups that cut across traditional political lines, such as the very successful Lock the Gate organisation.

Suggested Citation

Staples, Joan I., Environmental Ngos, Elections and Community Organising (2014). The Australian Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Sydney Paper​, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2440109

Joan I. Staples (Contact Author)

RMIT University ( email )

Melbourne, CT Victoria 3000
Australia

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