Usual Low in an Increasingly Favourable Context
Despite flatlining in terms of poll ratings, membership and exposure between the 2010 General Election and the 2014 European Election, the major political events of this period offered the Greens an unprecedented opportunity to appeal to voters. Of partic
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James Dennison
The Greens in British Politics
James Dennison
The Greens in British Politics Protest, Anti-Austerity and the Divided Left
James Dennison European University Institute San Domenico di Fiesole FI, Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-42672-3 ISBN 978-3-319-42673-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-42673-0
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
There are a number of people whom I would like to thank for helping to make this project a reality. Two colleagues, without whom the project would have been far more difficult, deserve special acknowledgement. Hanspeter Kriesi was a consistent source of guidance, wisdom and, as importantly, morale throughout the process and beyond. Matthew Goodwin’s energy, ideas and willingness to discuss challenges and opportunities, in numerous ways, made writing this book a far more exciting process. Kalypso Nicolaïdis and Geoff Evans gave me the timely opportunity to work at Nuffield College during the last election, every day of which was, not least because of their involvement, inspiring and fulfilling. Working with Sarah Birch offered direction in writing, while comparing notes on the Greens was a real pleasure. Harold Clarke’s encouragement and insights gave me additional confidence in this study. Hearing Lynn Bennie’s expertise on the Scottish Greens was useful and added perspective to the study. Tim Bale, Paul Webb and, particularly, Monica Poletti went out of their way to share data from their Party Members Project on the Green Party’s membership, which was key to reinforcing the empirical findings of the book. Finally, I would like to thank Alistair McMillan
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