A theory of militant democracy : the ethics of combatting political extremism / / Alexander S. Kirshner

• Autore: Kirshner Alexander S
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, Connecticut ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Disciplina: 303.48/4
• Soggetto topico: Radicalism; Right and left (Political science); Political participation; Democracy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One. Introduction -- Two. The Self-Limiting Theory of Militant Democracy -- Three. Political Regulation in Defense of Democracy -- Four. Justifying the Exclusion of Antidemocrats -- Five. On Preventive Intervention -- Six. Political Exclusion and the Limits of Militant Democracy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: How should pro-democratic forces safeguard representative government from anti-democratic forces? By granting rights of participation to groups that do not share democratic values, democracies may endanger the very rights they have granted; but denying these rights may also undermine democratic values. Alexander Kirshner offers a set of principles for determining when one may reasonably refuse rights of participation, and he defends this theory through real-world examples, ranging from the far-right British Nationalist Party to Turkey's Islamist Welfare Party to America's Democratic Party during Reconstruction.
• Titolo autorizzato: A theory of militant democracy
• ISBN: 0-300-18985-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791316003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II