Dr. Niko Switek presents his lecture "The Rise of Green Parties in European and EU Politics (Especially in Germany)" on Aug. 17, 2021.

This lecture was part of the 2021 EU Policy Forum for Educators--Master Teacher Workshop. More information about the workshop can be found here: jsis.washington.edu/euwesteurope/ed…or-educators-2/

Niko Switek is DAAD Visiting Assistant Professor for German Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School for International Studies and the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington. His research interests focus on political parties and party systems as well as on coalition politics. He wrote extensively about the green party family in Western Europe and he worked on parties on European level (‘Europarties’).

The EU Policy Forum is supported by The UW Jackson School of International Studies’ Erasmus+ funded Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, the Center for West European Studies, the Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, and the World Affairs Council. This lecture was co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.