Green Foreign Policy Snapshots
Green foreign policy, lacking an agreed upon definition, is often misquoted and misinterpreted, narrowed down to only protecting the natural environment or dismissed as wishful thinking. In this preliminary study conducted in 2022, we attempted to see beyond scattered political opinion by analysing data, i.e. foreign policy positions of green parties from around the world, through the lens of political science and international relations theory. Indeed, these preliminary findings indicate global points of reference, in the direction of the liberal institutionalism school of thought. Partial or complete, a green foreign policy doctrine may be an eventuality based on these initial findings. Nevertheless, this remains to be seen through further studies based on international relations theory.
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Table of contents
Prologue: Identifying the values behind the terms 2
Chapter 1: Introduction 4
Chapter 2: Methodology 8
2.1 Preparatory Stage 8
2.2 The selection criteria for sampling 9
2.3 The material selected 11
Chapter 3: Preliminary Characteristics 15
3.1 Introductory remarks 15
3.2 Preliminary analysis of characteristics 18
3.2.1 Characteristic 1: Elements of Normative Foreign Policy 18
3.2.2 Characteristic 2: Elements of Interventionism 20
3.2.3 Characteristic 3: Climate Policy & Sustainability 22
3.2.4 Characteristic 4: Elements of Feminist Foreign Policy 24
3.2.5 Characteristic 5: Fair Trade, Development & Resources 26
3.2.6 Characteristic 6: Promotion of Peace / Non Violence 28
3.2.7 Characteristic 7: Promotion of Human Rights 30
3.2.8 Characteristic 8: Prohibition-Restriction of Arms / Arms Trade 32
3.2.9 Characteristic 9: International Cooperation / Alliances 34
3.2.10 Characteristic 10: Participatory Decision-making 36
Chapter 4: Conclusions 39
Endnotes 40