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social science subjects > sociology > social theory > German social theory > green movements
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green movements  

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  • Green Movements Defined?The diversity of stances on green movements makes a unitary definition problematic. For present purposes, however, green movements are collective actors engaged simultaneously in conflictual contestation and cooperative capacity building informed by ecological and environmental paradigms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Theory; Green Movements]

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