Based upon an analysis of the protest events reported in one quality newspaper in each of eight countries during the ten years 1988 to 1997, this is the first systematically comparative study of environmental protest in a representative cross-section of EU member states. It breaks entirely new ground in the study of environmental politics in Europe and is a major contribution to the study of protest events.

• Preface


• List of Contributors


• List of Figures


• List of Tables


• Abbreviations and Accronyms


• 1: Christopher Rootes: The Transformation of Environmental Activism: An Introduction


• 2: Christopher Rootes: Britain


• 3: Olivier Fillieule: France


• 4: Dieter Rucht and Jochen Roose: Germany


• 5: Maria Kousis: Greece


• 6: Mario Diani and Francesca Forno: Italy


• 7: Manuel Jiménez: Spain


• 8: Iñaki Barcena, Pedro Ibarra, Eunate Guarrotxena, and Jon Torre: The Basque Country


• 9: Andrew Jamison and Magnus Ring: Sweden


• 10: Christopher Rootes: Conclusion: Environmental Protest Transformed?


• Appendix A: The Methodology of Protest Event Analysis and the Media Politics of Reporting Environmental Protest Events


• Appendix B: The TEA (Transformation of Environmental Activism) Project


• Index