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Greens Of Burkina
The Greens of Burkina (french: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party in Burkina Faso. History The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (''Union des Verts pour le Développement du Burkina'', UVDB), and was initially led by Ali Kassamba. The UVDB contested the 1992 and 1997 parliamentary elections, but failed to win a seat. The UVDB nominated Ram Ouédraogo as its candidate for the 1998 presidential election. Ouédraogo finished second in the vote with 6.6%, losing to incumbent Blaise Compaoré. The party split after the 2002 parliamentary elections, with a faction led by Ouédraogo leaving to form the Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina, with the remainder of the party renamed Greens of Faso.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p205 In the lead up to the 2007 elections, the party joined the Convention of Democratic Forces alliance, alongside the Convention for Democracy and Federatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Politics
Green politics, or ecopolitics, is a political ideology that aims to foster an ecologically sustainable society often, but not always, rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social justice and grassroots democracy. Wall 2010. p. 12-13. It began taking shape in the western world in the 1970s; since then Green parties have developed and established themselves in many countries around the globe and have achieved some electoral success. The political term green was used initially in relation to ''die Grünen'' (German for "the Greens"), a green party formed in the late 1970s. The term political ecology is sometimes used in academic circles, but it has come to represent an interdisciplinary field of study as the academic discipline offers wide-ranging studies integrating ecological social sciences with political economy in topics such as degradation and marginalization, environmental conflict, conservation and control and environmental identities and social movements. Supporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
