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In this final chapter we summarize and conclude on the main themes of the book: how and to what extent green institutional change can follow from inside activism; what contexts that tend to give rise to green inside activism and how it may be legitimized. We further discuss future research needs, in terms of mapping the importance and relevance of inside activism in different contexts (countries as well as policy fields), capturing the dynamics of inside activism, elaborating on the legitimacy of inside activism, and addressing methodological challenges of studying a phenomenon which is often hidden and controversial. Finally, we discuss some key practical implications addressed to politicians and mangers as well as potential inside activists.
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Hysing, E., Olsson, J. (2018). Conclusions, Future Research, and Implications for Practice. In: Green Inside Activism for Sustainable Development. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56723-5_8
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