What Is 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. The Atlas covers 10 green ideologies, listed below with their estimated positions.

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Green politics explained

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.

Definition quoted from Wikipedia: Green politics (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; checked October 20, 2026).

Core ideas

Environmental sustainability.
Social justice.
Grassroots democracy and nonviolence.

Origins

Green parties founded from the 1970s, notably in West Germany.

Associated thinkers

Petra Kelly

Types of green politics on the Atlas

Ideology	Economic	Social	Authority
Green Politics	36	13	29
Eco-Socialism	14	10	30
Eco-Conservatism	46	78	30
Green Liberalism	62	15	26
Social Ecology	23	8	22
Deep Ecology	20	34	40
Agrarianism	58	73	26
Eco-Anarchism	21	11	18
Degrowth	25	25	34
Post-Growth Politics	38	18	30

Economic: 0 collective/planned – 100 market. Social: 0 progressive – 100 traditional. Authority: 0 libertarian – 100 authoritarian. How these are calculated.

Average position of the family

Map dimension	Score (0–100)	Reading
Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market	34	toward collective / planned
Social Progressive ↔ Traditional	29	toward progressive
Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian	28	toward libertarian
National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist	36	near the center
Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention	15	strongly toward non-intervention

Simple average of the 10 ideologies above; the family is a grouping used by the Atlas, not a single doctrine.