Thomas Scharf is Senior Lecturer in Social Gerontology, University of Keele.

'... of considerable value to those interested in the impact of the Greens at the local level of government.'German Politics'... this is a meticulous book. It adds to our knowledge and makes the local dimension of German Green politics more accessible to English-speaking readers.'Environmental Politics'One of the strengths of the book ... is that it provides valuable insights into the German system of local government.'Local Government Studies'Thomas Scharf has produced a stimulating analysis of Green Party involvement in German local politics. ... it is a valuable contribution to a relatively under-researched area.'Graham Timmins, University of Huddersfield'...an excellent contribution to the subject...merits careful reading.'West European Politics

• The Greens in Germany's local politics - Germany's old local politics, German local politics in transition - the rise of the new local politics, the Greens in Germany's local politics, the organisation of the Greens - the failure of the grassroots democratic model at local level, the disappearing consensus - Green ideology and the old local politics, the Greens and the Mainz party system, the selection of Mainz as a case-study community; the Greens and the Mainz party system 1984-1988 - a new politics agenda? analysis of council initiatives in Mainz, the local political agenda in Mainz - persistence and change, the German Greens and the new local politics; the German Greens and the new local politics - the German Greens and the new local politics.