ecosocialism

plural ecosocialisms · alternative eco-socialism

1. uncountableusuallygovernmentAn ideology merging aspects of Marxism, socialism, green politics, environmentalism, etc. that opposes capitalism.

   Whenever he launched an ideological crusade, he did so zealously — even if, as in the case of ecosocialism, its very definition and the collateral demand for an appealing alternative to capitalism were not self-evident.

   2018 May 4, Sam Roberts, “Dr. Joel Kovel, a Founder of Ecosocialism, Is Dead at 81”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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   Mrs. Lienemann, the French Housing Minister, sees socialist and ecological forces proposing what she calls “a new culture”—perhaps named “Ecosocialism”—that might, she believes, work for innovations like a 32-hour workweek, more democracy at the workplace, and “a greater stress on quality than quantity in everyday life.”

   [1992 November 1, Roger Cohen, quoting Marie-Noelle Lienemann, “Ideology Wanes for Europe, Leaving Politicians Adrift”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms: environmental socialism, envirosocialism, enviro-socialism, green socialism