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Green Policies and Politics: An Investigation of Green Parties' Environmental Legislative Performance and Popularity in Western Europe

Carlsson Theander, Leo LU (2023) WPMM43 20231
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Green parties are increasing in popularity in many Western European countries. In light of the planet's environmental challenge, this research analyses the performance of Green Parties while in governing positions and what variables impact their support in national elections. By looking at election data for Green parties in 18 European countries from Grant (2021) and mitigation policies from the Climate Change Laws of the World dataset (2023), Povitkina, Alvarado Pachon & Dalli (2021) and party data from ParlGov (2023), the research utilises multiple linear regression analysis to determine the impact different ideological cabinets have on policy output. Using a theoretical framework influenced by Downs (1957), Meguid (2009) and Lowndes... (More)
Green parties are increasing in popularity in many Western European countries. In light of the planet's environmental challenge, this research analyses the performance of Green Parties while in governing positions and what variables impact their support in national elections. By looking at election data for Green parties in 18 European countries from Grant (2021) and mitigation policies from the Climate Change Laws of the World dataset (2023), Povitkina, Alvarado Pachon & Dalli (2021) and party data from ParlGov (2023), the research utilises multiple linear regression analysis to determine the impact different ideological cabinets have on policy output. Using a theoretical framework influenced by Downs (1957), Meguid (2009) and Lowndes (2018), the results show that political partisan factors have a negligible effect on policy output. However, the research also shows how policies enacted by Green parties in power are positively associated with an increase in their support in national elections. (Less)
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author
Carlsson Theander, Leo LU
supervisor
organization
course
WPMM43 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Multiple linear regression, Green party support, environmental mitigation policies, cabinet positions, issue ownership
language
English
id
9134132
date added to LUP
2024-11-07 16:18:47
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2024-11-07 16:18:47
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  abstract     = {{Green parties are increasing in popularity in many Western European countries. In light of the planet's environmental challenge, this research analyses the performance of Green Parties while in governing positions and what variables impact their support in national elections. By looking at election data for Green parties in 18 European countries from Grant (2021) and mitigation policies from the Climate Change Laws of the World dataset (2023), Povitkina, Alvarado Pachon & Dalli (2021) and party data from ParlGov (2023), the research utilises multiple linear regression analysis to determine the impact different ideological cabinets have on policy output. Using a theoretical framework influenced by Downs (1957), Meguid (2009) and Lowndes (2018), the results show that political partisan factors have a negligible effect on policy output. However, the research also shows how policies enacted by Green parties in power are positively associated with an increase in their support in national elections.}},
  author       = {{Carlsson Theander, Leo}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Green Policies and Politics: An Investigation of Green Parties' Environmental Legislative Performance and Popularity in Western Europe}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}